"ART SHOW" Photos Posted

There could have been no better way to experience that blast of Spring we had for our Art Show Happy Hour! The late afternoon sun streamed in through the tall windows of Rockit's second story lounge, bathing the gorgeous artwork and our lovely BGCC members in golden light. Thanks to all of you who attended, and congratulations to those who won their favorite pieces of art!

Photos are posted - check them out! Part 1 Part 2

A very heartfelt thank-you from Heartland Alliance...

• On behalf of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights and the Junior Board, thank you for supporting Art Against AIDS by attending the March ART SHOW BGCC event! I hope you enjoyed the evening, which helped to raise more than $4,000, allowing Heartland Alliance to continue to support people living with HIV/AIDS and provide programs in housing, health care, legal protections, and economic security.

And if you think we couldn't possibly top March's event, just wait until April! Mark April 16th on your calendar, then put on your Cherry Chapstick for the "Kiss Me You April Fool" Happy Hour! Will your lips be ready in time?

BGCC Art Auction Sneak Preview!!

Here is a sneak peek at some of the FABULOUS pieces donated by our own Big Gay Cocktail Club members, that will be available at our silent auction. There will be a lot more pieces at the auction, so remember to bring your checkbooks and drinkin' shoes and help us raise money for the Heartland Alliance. Most importantly, come see your BGCC friends and have a FABULOUS night!!

"Camped Out" by Graham Carpio (paris75008@aol.com)
Value - $800
Giclée print








"Solitaire" by Graham Carpio (paris75008@aol.com)
Value - $1100
Giclée print

by Eric Paige
Mixed Media on Wood, 23.75" x 11.75"
Value - $325

"Adirondack Pride" by Eric Paige

8" x 10" Matted Photo to 11" x 14" Clip Frame

Value - $65

"Black Panters" by Rob Bondgren (www.robbondgren.com)
2007 Collage, acrylic, enamel, spray paint, gouache on paper,
8 1/2" x 7" in white wood frame
Value - $750

by Matt Belcher (www.mdbimagery.com)
8" x 10" matted Photo Print
Awarded Best in Show at Lincoln Thru a Lens

by Eric Doctors (find him on Facebook)
8" x 8" photo collage
Value - $250

by Gabe Giella
Acrylic & Modeling Compound on Canvas
10" x 24" and 14" x 18"
Values - $300 each










"Autumn's Light" by Nanette Loeff
white clay, low fire
5.5" x 5.5" x 9"














"untitled" by Deborah Boardman
gouache on paper
16" x 14"









"Yellow Screen (Unfolding Promise)" by Elvira Dimitrij
acrylic and oil on canvas
12" x 12"










"Curtains" by Liesel S. Fischer
photograph
16" x 24"









"Gravity and the Sunflower" by Magdalene Gorecki
color photograph
16" x 24"










"Bird Call" by John Gregg
acrylic on canvas
36" x 36"











"Eternal Rose" by Beth Hamhi
copper and glass
10" x 10" x 10"







"Manflower" by Jill King
mixed media: foam, steel, oil, epoxy
14" x 8" x 6"











"Amber Magic" by Jason Messinger
ceramic tile, glaze, wooden frame
12" x 12"










"I SWEAR I DIDN'T DO IT" by Jill Paider
white photography on matte
24" x 36"






"Relinquished Rapture" by Mary Porterfield
oil on wood panel
14" x 32"






"Desert Oasis #1" by Ted Preuss
platinum/palladium
16" x 20"









"Grand Ave Oct 08" by Peter J. Schulz
glicee archival photograph
20" x 26"









"NOW" by Philip Taylor
paint on canvas
24" x 32"








The following pieces are also included in the show, without a preview here...

"Dinner for One" by Jim Fishcher
oil on canvas
30" x 24"


"Mistake" by Karolina Kowalczyk
acrylic and colored pencil on canvas
18" x 24"

"Women with Cat" by Clarence H. Lindsey
oil
28" x 21"

"The Last Surviving Munchkin from the Wizard of Oz" by Tom Palazzolo
c-print
18" x 20"

"After the Rain" by Jacalin Subrinsky
acrylic/mixed media

"Summer" by Serene Wise
oil on canvas
18" x 18"

"Repose" by Louise M. Witkin
color solarized photograph
40" x 28"

"Art Show" Happy Hour - Location Announced!!

While the March weather may still tease and freeze us, we're going to TURN UP THE HEAT for our annual BGCC "Art Show" Happy Hour benefiting Heartland Alliance "Art Against Aids.

Sip a martini and explore the beauty around you. After all, you never now what (or who) you may discover.

Put on your drinkin' shoes and grab your checkbook for the fun, fabulous silent auction of original art by Chicago artists.

WHAT: It's the "Art Show" Happy Hour

WHEN: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 5:30 - 8:30pm

WHERE: Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60654 (click here for more information about our Rockit Bar & Grill)

DRINK SPECIAL: Enjoy premium $9 Martinis and $7 Cocktails

FOOD: Rockit will be providing appetizers from their Bar & Grill menu

BENEFICIARY: Heartland Alliance - Art Against AIDS (click here for more information on Heartland Alliance)

MINIMUM DONATION: $10, with 100% always going to our beneficiary

xoxo,
Your Hosts

PS. Stay turned for a sneak peek of some of the artworks that will be up for auction.