Live Art Auctions every Friday at the Artisan Castle

Friday's are not one of my normal virtual world days so I haven't had a chance to check this out as of yet.  Not sure I'll be able to today, but hope to in the near future. It looks to an interesting business model.

                                       Music and dancing from 3:30 to 5:30

                                         Live Art Auction 5:30 PM, SLT (PST)

                                  See the items up for bid in the live auction

                           Browse all the bid boards placed around the castle

     There is some extraordinary art to bid on aside from the live auction items

                 The Artisan Castle deals exclusively  in one of a kind artwork

                          never sold before in Second Life nor will it be again

                                           unless by the original purchaser

                             Please honor us with your visit to the Artisan Castle

                                      We look forward to seeing you every Friday.

Avalon Town to Hold Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fundraiser

Good friend and manager of Avalon Town, Tricia Aferdita sent out the announcement below. Definitely a good cause to be involved with and with the season theme, it looks to be a fun as well.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fundraiser

Scary Art Contest & Auction

Avalon Town is pleased to announce its next semi-annual fundraising event, this time on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide).

To put a little "fun" in our fundraiser and celebrate this haunting season, we're inviting artists and creative types to participate in our "Scary Art" contest and benefit auction.

To participate, dream up your scariest art: photos, paintings, sculptures, you name it, and submit it by Sunday, October 23rd, noon SLT. The art will be displayed and open for voting and auction bids through the week of the 24th with a grand finale Halloween Ball on Friday, October 28th at 7pm SLT. The bidding and voting will end at 9pm on the 29th.

All proceeds from the bidding will go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Winners of the Scary Art Contest will win a linden prize donated by Avalon Town.

3rd place: L$1000

2nd place: L$2000

1st place: $3000

1.) Limit 1 entry per artist - if we have space to open up to a second submission we will notify the participants

2.) Please keep the size of the work within a 10m diameter and 20m height

3.) Prim limit 50 prims

4.) Scripts are allowed within reason, please consider sim performance

5.) Bots are not permitted

6.) Avalon Sims are rated moderate, please submit appropriate works.

7.) Mod and copy rights are optional, but works should allow transfer for auction purposes.

8.) Avalon Town management reserves the right to turn down any entry for any reason.

9.) Avalon Town management may participate in the art auction, but will not be eligible for the linen prize.

10.) Entry Deadline Sunday, October 23rd, 12pm SLT.

Submit Entries to:

Tricia Aferdita

Thank you all for your continued support!

Tricia Aferdita

Avalon Town Manager

tricia.aferdita@avalontown.com

Bid4aCure’s Annual Date Auction Today in Second Life

Bid4aCure is a fund-raiser event and is in its fifth year. The group raises  money for diabetes research for member organizations of the International Diabetes Federation: Diabetes UK and the American Diabetes Association. Each year in Second Life the group hold its signature Bid4aCure Date Auction to raise money for  which the proceeds are shared equally between the member organizations.

I'd become aquatinted with the cause, along with Jocelyn Sands and team that runs Bid4aCure two years ago when I interviewed her for an article which appeared in the SL Newspaper. The cause itself had become a personal one for me that year and I am grateful for both the efforts put forth by Ms Sands and the Bid4aCure crew. Each year since, I have provided my support for them. Last year the team raised over 900,000, which when you take in account the global economy, it was a remarkable success.  As noted previously, the high light event of the drive and favorite of mine is the date auction. Yours truly had been on the block two years running and will again this year.

Event Date: Sunday September 25, 2011

Event Time:  11 AM PDT/SLT until it ends

Event Location: Bid4aCure Event Park

Even if you're not interested in the bidding, do stop by and make a contribution and enjoying the entertainment of the event itself. 

Hope to see you all there.

Survivors & Caregivers Art Show and Auction

The note card arrived when I had been off line and when I had the chance after I'd logged in-world, I ported over to look around.  With pieces donated by RAG Randt, Miso Susanowa, Trill Zapatero, Gracie Kendal, Feathers Boa …. I could go on and on here, but it'll be easier to attach the list Tricia Aferdita provided. A worthy cause and good art to view and or bid on. Enjoy!

The RFL Survivor/Caregiver Committee exists to honor cancer survivors and cancer caregivers during the RFL of SL fundraising season, and during Relay.

Toward this end, we bring you the Annual RFL Survivors/Caregivers Art Show & Auction!

Beginning on Sunday, June 12th, 2011 at Noon SLT, the public viewing and the Silent(scripted)Bid Auction will take place on the American Cancer Society sim. This part of the event will run an entire week, ending on Saturday, June 18th at 11:59pm.

Once the Silent Bid Auction has ended, everyone will be notified. Those with the winning bids will automatically be sent instructions on what to do next.

The Live Auction will take place on Sunday, June 19th at 2pm SLT. Come early to get a good seat. Woodstock Burleigh is again our Auctioneer. Thanks Woodstock!

Use the attached Landmark to come and take stroll around looking at the fabulous artwork. You just may see a piece of art that you just have to have.

All proceeds will go the RFL of SL General Donations. To help in the fight against cancer, not only where you live, but internationally.

Thank you,

Tricia Aferdita

Chair of the Survivor Art Show & Auction,

and the entire RFL Survivor/Caregiver CMTE

Silent Auction: (12pm June 12th to 12pm June 18th)

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AL Series: Lunch - by RAG Randt

Bird Shine Sculpture - by Hypatia Pickens

Daddy (For Sylvia) - by Miso Susanowa

Perseids 2/10 - by Bump Squeegee

Baby Y - by Kolor Fall

You Will Not Forget - by Timomachos Pegasi

PATRON: Momento Mori - by Eliza Wierwight

Apartment 5 B 3 - by Alexx Fenstalker

Netherlands: Spring Flowers - by Samara Barzane

Japan: Kyushu (Broken Glass) - by Moeuhane Sandalwood

Agave - by Winter Nightfire

Through the Ice into the Depths - by By Darwin

Angel Wings - by Briawinde Magic

Arctic Past - by Schmonson Dalglish

Shimmer - by Douglas Story

Set Fire to the Rain - by Raven Haalan

Innocence on a Creek - by Longfellow Playfair

Katje's Garden no. 1 (signposts) - by Konrad Jansma

Tessa Cristole - by Van Caerdnow

A Star of Hope - Hermes Kondor

A Gap in the Clouds -  by Cassandra Ushimawa

Reaching for the Light - by Tricia Aferdita

Live Auction:  (Sunday June 19th, 2pm SLT)

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Soft White Bloom - by Cardinalwildflower Sommer

Rust Mandala in Green - by Scottius Polke

One of a Kind Season of Hope - by Tayzia Abattoir

Unleashing the Light - by Fuschia Nightfire

Complex Heart - by Glyph Graves

Alive in Wild Paint: Love - by Feathers Boa

Fire Tree - by Trill Zapatero

Fall Flight - by Kimba Sideways

In the Grid - by PJ Trenton

Let Them Eat Cake - by Gracie Kendal

Art Auction to Benefit Mental Health Research

The auction opened yesterday evening at Avalon and the proceeds are ear marked to go toward Mental Health Research. Th auction ends today, but there is still time for you to stop by and make a bid on items donated by the generous and talented artists noted below. The bidding will end at 6:30 pm SLT so hurry on over to the Labyrinth Theater.

Alexx Fenstalker
Avatara Alchemy
Bump Sqeegee
By Darwin
Eliza Wierwight
Feathers Boa
Glyph Graves
Gwen Carillon
Ichiko Miles
KyrArt
Lucidique Quarri
Oona Eiren
PJ Trenton
Polygon Riddler
Raven Haalan
Samara Barzan
Scarp Godenot
Sledge Roffo
Sunn Thunders
Texanna Schumann
Tricia Aferdita
 
A specia note from Ms Aferdita:
 
"Join us from 2 to 5pm for a Halloween costume party, drive up the bids, outbid your friends, let's get vicious in the spirit of Halloween and  a great charity!"

Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Art Auction

An invitation arrived from noted photographer, Sennaspirit Coronet about the ongoing event. His note follows:

"The Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Art Auction is underway and we would love for you to come and to spread the word about this charity event. We have collected some amazing pieces of art to auction off this year, including quite a few rare pieces (not sold in SL) and limited editions."

I exchanged off line messages with him and he told me that, "The show opened last Saturday and will run until Sunday Oct 3. There are approximately 50 pieces of art."

Art Auction & Carnival to Benefit Make a Wish

I received the group notice from good friend Tricia Aferdita. The event is currently underway in second life:

Join us from 10am to noon in Avalon Town, above the Labyrinth Theater! We've rezzed a special fall Carnival, featuring Rides, Games, Food and a charity kissing booth, where a few Avalon Management and Residents will take their turns puckering up to benefit Make a Wish. More than a dozen works of art were donated for the benefit art auction starting this morning! Music provided by UK DJ Gregster Kidd for your entertainment! Come early, bid high!

Artists Caring for Artists - Benefit Art Auction

On Saturday, August 22, 2009 at noon PDT/SLT a silent auction will begin to benefit second life artists who have been severely affected by the global recession. The "Artists Caring for Artists" benefit art auction is being organized by the founders of the Caerleon SIM's to help those in desperate need. Everyone who bids gets a chance to own a beautiful piece of artwork from some of SL's best artists.

Donating artists include:

Feathers Boa

Pete Jiminy

Artistide Despres

Dekka Raymaker

Jeb Soderstrom

Bryn Oh

Georg Janick

FreeWee Ling

Sowa Mai

AuraKyo Insoo

Misprint Thursday

Glyph Graves

Ub Yifu

Sabrinaa Nightfire

Alizarin Goldflake

Olza Koenkamp (RL drawing)

luce Laval

Nonnatus Korhonen

Pixels Sideways

marnie Reinard

Please come by for the opening ceremonies and make a bid that will help those in need!

Art Donations for PeaceFest 09 Auction

A group notice from SL resident and good friend Siri Vita greeted my arrival in world on Sunday afternoon. Ms Vita is one of several members of the team that is planning for "PeaceFest '09". This year's festival is scheduled for early August. PeaceFest '09 is "a global, interfaith, cross-cultural effort to create lasting peace through mobilizing support and learning for RL Peace organizations". Organizers are currently setting up works of art that will be auctioned during the festival. She is asking patrons and artists in Second Life for donations to the cause.

Proceeds from this year's festival will go to benefit the following RL organizations:

The Edith Benson Babies Home in South Africa

Amnesty International's work to end child soldiering

Peace Direct - the Escuela for peacebuilders, in Colombia, South Africa

She asks that any donated pieces be sent to her (Siri Vita). They will be part of the auction taking place at Cedar Island during the festival.

More information can be obtained on the PeaceFest '09 web site, including plans, schedule of events, how to donate and stories to share.