By: Carrie Heath, February 23, 2022
Art’s Friends is a group that formed in the last year to support the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Their first major fundraiser will be an Art Auction! Please consider donating a piece to this great event. We will gladly accept works from artists within a 150 mile radius of the Gmeiner. Pieces in ANY artistic medium will be accepted (1 piece per artist). They do not have to be new. All funds raised will go toward the Gmeiner’s goals.
Pieces for the auction can be brought into the Gmeiner between now and March 17th. Next week, there will be someone in the gallery between 3-6PM every day except Thursday. After that, pieces can be dropped off whenever the gallery is open 12-6PM Tuesday through Sunday.
There is a one-page form that you will need to fill out with information on the piece (and you can get another form to write it off on your taxes, if you would like).
All donated items will be photographed and uploaded to the online program that Jelliff’s Auction Group uses. The auction will be online for a month and will culminate with an in-person "Auction Finale" event on Saturday, April 29th where visitors can come into the gallery to see all of the items displayed, have a little food and wine, and get assistance with doing online bidding if they need help. Even if you are unable to donate a piece right now, we hope that you
will participate in the auction and come to the finale!
The Gmeiner is open from 12-6PM Tuesdays through Sundays and is located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro behind the Green Free Library. Admission to the gallery is
free.