14th Annual Faculty+Alumni Fine Art Auction Set for Nov. 7

The Academy of Art University's annual Faculty+Alumni Fine Art Auction, set for Nov. 7, benefits the Student Scholarship Fund. Photo by Bob Toy.

[Janet Preloger] The Academy of Art University’s 14^th annual Faculty+Alumni Fine Art Auction takes place Saturday Nov. 7 at 79 Gallery (79 New Montgomery St., San Francisco). A reception at 2 p.m. is followed by the live auction at 3 p.m. An auction preview is offered Nov. 5 from 5–7:30 p.m.

The auction continues to grow in scale and range of items each year — in 2008, it generated more than $160,000 in sales. Fifty percent of all proceeds are donated to the Academy’s Student Scholarship Fund (this portion is tax deductible). The other half goes directly to the artist.

“The annual Fine Art Auction is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the incredible work of our talented faculty and alumni,” says Hillary Welde, director of Galleries. “This event reaches a broad art-buying audience and supports our Student Scholarship Fund.”

To see a complete list of participating artists and auction items, visit the online auction catalog. To obtain a hard-copy catalog, e-mail your postal address to alumni@academyart.edu.