Friends of Art presents a gala holiday ornament auction to raise funds for the University of New Mexico Art Museum on Friday, Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m. at the Richard Levy Gallery, 514 Central Avenue SW. The auction features ornaments made by more than 70 artists, including Constance DeJong, Barbara Grothus, Holly Roberts, Ed Haddaway, Suzanne Sbarge and Patrick Nagatani. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Friends of Art is the community support group for the University Art Museum. The group has helped with hundreds of acquisitions on behalf of the University Art Museum and the Jonson Gallery for more than 40 years, including works by Albrect Durer, David Hockney, Georgia O’Keefe, Andy Warhol, Goya and Jasper Johns.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information call Anne Engelhardt at 255-3534 or Lou Liberty at 345-3254.
Posted by scarr at November 7, 2007 05:50 PM