My first art auction
Thursday, May 29th, 2008I bought my first piece of art! It’s not just any piece either, it is a painting by a Hispanic, female artists, Celia Casarez. I attended an art auction hosted by Plaza de la Raza, a nonprofit organization that provides arts education and serves as an art center and school for visual and performing arts. LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS was one of the sponsors for the event and I was happy to attend my first art auction.
There were two auctions happening that day: one was a silent auction and the other was a live auction. Looking through the gallery of the silent auction art pieces, it was very interesting to see the many different works by Hispanic artists. I was very proud to see not only the beautiful artwork, but was very happy to meet many of the artists as well. Getting toward the last set of pieces in the gallery, one caught my attention right away. This particular painting is titled, La Virgen (The Virgin Mary, pictured above). (more…)