Crafters take a seat for ‘Chair-ity’ event
Bidding will begin at Nov. 4 reception
By Paula Brewer
Staff Writer
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Wintergreen Arts Center will kick off its second annual “CHAIR-ity” fundraising event with an opening reception Friday, November 4, during the First Friday Downtown Art Walk.
This event, slated from 6 to 8 p.m., is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served and music provided by Brian and Doug from Common Crossing.
The CHAIR-ity event was held for the first time last year. Craftspeople and artists were invited to choose a simple wooden chair and make it into a work of art. The pieces were then auctioned off to benefit the center’s programs.
“Last year the artists did a phenomenal job at recreating, repurposing, building, and designing art chairs,” said Board Co-chair Heather Harvell. “It was a wonderful success and this year we are excited to announce a small twist to this popular event. We have added a mini CHAIR-ity auction, along with the fine art CHAIR-ity auction.”
Thirty mini wooden chairs were built and donated by Leonard Hutchins and Rathbun Lumber, specifically to be given out to local creative people to make into original art pieces.
Both the fine art chair collection and the mini chair show will open and be on display at Wintergreen for the entire month of November. Opening bids will begin during the Nov. 4 reception. The mini chair show will then go “on the road” to the 69th Annual Presque Isle Rotary Auction from November 29 through December 1, 2016.
The TV auction airs live statewide on Time Warner Cable Channel 9.
