January 30, 2013

BAEA Silent Auction


Check out our press release for the upcoming silent auction!  It is only a couple of weeks away, so mark it on your calendar now!  Special thanks to Greg Robinson for donating his P.R. skills by creating the press release for us, to Mollie Blackwood for creating our flyer design (images to come soon), and of course a big thanks to all of the artists and businesses who donated items to be auctioned off.  Another huge thanks to Daniel George restraunt in Mountain Brook for providing refreshments and to Avondale Brewery for hosting us!  We are so very excited!

-Lindsay and Casey

Birmingham Art Educators Host Silent Auction at Avondale Brewing Company
Guests will support professional development workshops by bidding on local and national artists’ work, among other items.

Birmingham—The Birmingham Art Education Association is hosting a silent auction at Avondale Brewing Company (201 41st Street South, Birmingham) 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15 to fund its professional development workshops for art teachers throughout central Alabama. This auction, open to the public, will include original artwork and other local business offers.

“With this event, we are hoping to establish a better grassroots connection with art patrons and would-be patrons of Birmingham, which makes Avondale Brewing an excellent venue,” said Lindsay Mouyal, a BAEA representative and participating artist. “The professional development activities that this event helps fund will impact our ability to develop the next generation of Alabama artists.” Past workshops have included topics such as the use of assessments in art education, cross-content connections through arts integration, teacher-tested art lesson plans and glass fusing with kilns.

Items for bid at the silent auction will include the following: original artwork by local and national artists, such as Jessie Rau, Sharon Christman and Becky Guinn; gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses; museum memberships; and more.

Daniel George Restaurant, of Mountain Brook, will serve refreshments during the event, and Avondale Brewing Company will open their private upstairs bar. Admission will be free, but bidders should make sure and bring cash or checks—the only accepted forms of payment for the auction.

About BAEA
BAEA or the Birmingham Art Education Association is a local organization affiliated with its state and national sister groups AAEA (Alabama Art Education Association) and NAEA (National Art Education Association). BAEA conducts professional development meetings and workshops to encourage best teaching practices among art educators in the Birmingham and Central Alabama region. Keep up with the BAEA here: http://bhamartteachers.blogspot.com/.

About Avondale Brewing Company
Combine the charm of a historic town, the passions of several good friends, a rooted respect for the craft of brewing and you have unearthed the beginning of what Avondale Brewing Company is all about. A byproduct of the collaboration between Coby and Hunter Lake and Craig Shaw, ABC is a locally owned and operated brewery in the heart of the Deep South with an unmistakable affinity for hand-crafted brews. For more information, visit http://www.avondalebrewing.com/.

Contact:

Lindsay Mouyal                                  Greg Robinson
Visual Arts Teacher                             PR Coordinator
BAEA Representative                        (229) 507-8343
(205) 222-4413                                    gregwrightrobinson@gmail.com

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