View artwork tomorrow, attend "Somewhat Off the Wall" Arts Council fundraiser on Sunday

Arts Council of Greater New Haven
70 Audubon St., 2nd floor, New Haven, (203) 772-2788
Somewhat Off the Wall
Sun., Sept. 13, 2009, 5-9 p.m.
View artwork: Fri., Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. at the O'Donnell Company, 760 Chapel St., New Haven

Press release

Come party at Somewhat Off the Wall and take home a piece of original art.

The Arts Council's longstanding gala fundraising event is back and more exciting than ever!

Somewhat Off the Wall, a unique art exhibition and party from which guests will take home original works of art, will be held on Sun., Sept. 13, from 5-9 p.m., at 760 Chapel St., New Haven, in the spectacular space that is home to the O'Donnell Company.

This year's event features drawings, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, prints, sculpture, and stained glass by 60 outstanding artists who have each donated three pieces of their work. These works will be on display on Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 9 & 10, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and on Fri., Sept. 11, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 5-8 p.m.

Then, at 7 p.m. on the night of the party, premium tickets will be numbered, put into a hat, and drawn at random. As each premium ticket-holder's number is called, he or she will select a piece of original artwork to take home.

Only 120 premium tickets at $100 each are available to the public! Each of the 60 participating artists will be given a premium ticket. An unlimited number of tickets to the event are available for $50 (these will not include artwork).

Participating Somewhat Off the Wall artists include Cheryl Albaine, Amy Arledge, Cat Balco, Laura Barr, Hayne Bayless, Marion Belanger, Ben Blanc, Ethan Boisvert, Alexis Brown, Greg Cochenet, Larry Cowles, Peter Craig, Jessica Cuni, Terry Dagradi, Jennifer Davies, Anne Eisner, Freddi Elton, Roxanne Faber-Savage, Silas Finch, Joan Fitzsimmons, Julie Fraenkel, Josh Gaetjen, Joyce Greenfield, Larissa Hall, Barbara Harder, Louise Harter, Brian Huff, Keith Johnson, Jaime Kriksciun, Leslie Kuo, Melody Lane, Mara Lavitt, Mary Lesser, Art Liem, Ann Lindbeck, Vanilia Majoros, Barbara Marks, Fethi Meghelli, Irene K. Miller, Paul Nager, Dana Osborn, David Ottenstein, Liz Pagano, Jacob Pongratz, Michelle Reynard, Dawn Rudd, Gerald Saladyga, Inger Schoelkopf, Harold Shapiro, Alan Shulik, Judy SirotaRosenthal, Katro Storm, Rashmi Talpade, Juliana Thaens, Alicia Van Campen, Lori Warner, Jonathan Waters, Marjie Wolfe, Joy Wulke, and Trevor Youngberg.

Call the Arts Council at (203) 772-2788 or visit www.newhavenarts.org for more information about Somewhat Off the Wall.