Veggielution Community Farm
Veggielution is seeking artists to donate pieces to our silent art auction. We will be hosting an art and food fundraiser, Avant Garden, taking place on Friday, April 13th, 2012, 7-10pm at The Armory in Downtown San Jose.
The Event
We are building an interactive and engaging evening around tasty food, live music, and a silent art auction. The program will include farm fresh appetizers/small plates, beverages, local musicians, and video. Veggielution’s mission and programs will be featured, and we hope to inspire farm and food related conversation. We expect to have 300-500 people in attendance.
The Artist and the Art
We are looking for pieces that are connected to food and/or farming in some way. In addition to a focus on Veggielution, we hope to explore many aspects of food – the land, people that work the land, farm worker rights, rural and urban settings, gardening, eating together creating community, food justice, food insecurity, childhood food memories, taste, and any other connections you can make.
We are also looking for handcrafted items that can be offered at a set price (not auction). These items would follow the same compensation guidelines listed below.
Compensation
We know that as an artist, you gotta eat. You set the starting bid for your art, and you choose to donate 60-100% of the sale price of your piece. You keep the remainder. You will receive 2 free tickets to attend this awesome event. You also get yourself exposed to a bunch of people, and a warm fuzzy feeling inside from supporting a great non-profit.
We hope to have art offered at a variety of price points, so that there is something for everyone. When you set the starting bid for your piece, a general guide is 30% of the retail value. To give you a bit of guidance from last year, most pieces sold were purchased in the $50-$200 range.
Deadlines
ALL PARTICIPANTS – Commit to Participate by Wed, March, 14th: Sign up using this form. Then email julial@veggielution.org a representative picture of your work that is not the piece you will be submitting. We will post your info on our website to create buzz for the event.
AUCTION ITEMS – Submit your art by Sat, March 31st:Fill out this form for each auction item. We will create a bid sheet with the info you provide. We will contact you before this date to arrange a drop off.
SET PRICE CRAFTS – Submit your crafts by Sat, March 31st: Fill out this form for each set price item. We will create a price tag from the info you provide. We will contact you before this date to arrange a drop off.
What is Veggielution?
Veggielution is a 2 acre nonprofit community farm seeking to create a sustainable food system in San Jose. Our volunteer workdays, youth programs, sliding scale Farm Stand, low cost CSA, free cooking classes, and educational workshops, make fresh produce affordable, and teach the community how and why to eat healthier. Veggielution works hard to offer sustainable, locally grown food and knowledge of real food to the community.
For submissions and further info please email: JuliaL@veggielution.org
