Here are 2 new digital pieces I have been working on for The Society’s Winter Small Works Auction this Friday.  Check out the Facebook invite HERE.

Patrons, Art Lovers, Christmas present shoppers, Wheelers & dealers…here’s your chance to help raise money for our Community Driven art space in a show with all original works, ranging from oil paintings to pottery, starting under $100. The funds raised will be used to continue providing a comfortable work environment for OKC artists as well as building out more space, creating storage and assisting in community efforts such as Oklahoma’s Foster Care Program and other local endeavors.

It will be an atmosphere with warm drink, specialty foods and local acoustic acts including Matt Lowery. These artists are some of OKC’s finest and rarely ever have original pieces offered at these prices. Want to buy local for a loved one’s X-mas gift? Here’s your chance! Resident artists Phillip Danner, Joe Garcia, Tommy Poole, Kaleen Ezelle, Jerrod Smith and TIm Krause will be featuring their works. In addition we will have “Friends of The Society” participating as well. These artists will include Andy Boatman, Julie Robertson, Ryan Cunningham, Bjorn Bauer, Amanda Christine, Dylan and Amanda Bradway and other wonderful OKC artists.

DEC. 9TH DURING LIVE ON THE PLAZA.

5PM-7PM BEAT THE RUSH AND COME BID ON YOUR FAVORITE PIECE DURING OUR 2 HOUR “CHILL” TEMPO BIDDING. PIECES BIDDED ON DURING THESE TWO HOURS WILL BE FROZEN ON THE LAST BID RIGHT AT 7PM SO THAT MEANS *****FIRST COME FIRST SERVE*******

7PM-11PM WE’LL START OUR MORE UP TEMPO TIME AND GET THE REMAINING WORKS OF ART FLYING OFF THE WALL.

Here’s a nice little comment from a blog I found about buying local art: So true.

“Without the support of the immediate market in this city, artists who are not independently wealthy will find it almost impossible to spread out and find success in other comparable markets like Kansas City & Dallas, or larger markets like Chicago and New York. Thinking about this in economic terms helps by envisioning a single artist like a start up company. As the smart company begins selling product, they allocate money towards advertising outside of their immediate market, thus stimulating interest. An artist does this by entering national juried shows, and being a part of group shows in galleries. When a company is doing well in one market, it may have the available funding to expand business in another region. This would correspond in the art world to an artist being represented by a gallery or dealer in another city. Without the initial capital being raised in this market, many Oklahoma City artists will never be able to take their ability to higher levels and “export” their work from Oklahoma City into different markets.”