Original works by 50 regional artists will be up for bids tonight, Sept. 24, at the SmArt Auction + Benefit at Stratton Hall.
Proceeds from this “carefully curated” art auction are earmarked for the Southern Lit Alliance’s community outreach programs promoting literary arts. Half of the sale goes to the event, half to the participating artists. Hence, the “smart” part of the name, says Rhett Reeves, So Lit’s program director.
“We really pride ourselves on this event in particular and that relationship with the artists,” she previously told the Times Free Press. “It’s a way to show our gratitude for them and a way to continue a relationship with visual artists for years to come.”
The artworks encompass several media, from pottery to found art to paintings. They will be sold in a silent auction.
Reeves says SmArt ties together several missions for the So Lit Alliance, which was established in 1952 to celebrate Southern writers and readers (first as the Adult Education Council and later as the Arts & Education Council).