Friday, May 18
6:30 pm
ONLINE TICKETING IS NOW CLOSED. PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DOOR OR CALL 713.223.8346. Scroll down for ticket price and information.
Exhibition continues on view to the public through June 2, 2012 in the Main Gallery
Click here for a list of participating artists, to date.
Luck of the Draw, DiverseWorks’ annual summer fundraiser, has moved to May and will feature hundreds of 7×9 inch works of art, created especially for the event by invited artists from Houston and beyond. Participating artists to date include Elaine Bradford, Sasha Dela, Lynne McCabe, Rachel Hecker, Katrina Moorhead, Aaron Parazette, and Randy Twaddle (Houston); Sterling Allen and Anna Krachey (Austin); Fritz Haeg (Los Angeles); Graham Hudson (London); Karen Yasinsky (Baltimore); Nic Nicosia (Santa Fe); and Oliver Herring, Carrie Moyer, and Sheila Pepe (New York). Artwork is sold via lottery. Buy a Gambler Ticket for $125 (includes admission to the party) and get a number. Numbers are drawn at random. When your number is called, pick your artwork – the perfect way to start or add to your art collection!
Luck of the Draw works will be on view as an exhibition from May 18 through June 2, 2012. Any artworks not sold on May 18 will be available for purchase for $125. All proceeds from Luck of the Draw support DiverseWorks’ visual and performing arts programs, professional development workshops for artists, outreach activities, and educational opportunities. All participating Luck of the Draw artists receive a DiverseWorks Artist Membership and other special benefits in exchange for their participation.
For more information about sponsorships or tickets, please call (713) 223-8346.
Sponsors:
High Roller: Jim Petersen
Ante Up: William Betts, Jason Roth Fuller, Rob Greenstein, Greg Higgins & Tucker Sexton, Kellye Sanford & Fritz Lanham, Ann & Michael Wilde
Digital Media Partner: CultureMap
Beverage and Food Sponsors: Dripping Springs Vodka, Pura Vida Tequila, Saint Arnold Brewing Company, t’afia
Host Committee:
Devin Borden, Karen & Steve Farber, Fredericka Hunter, Kerry Inman & Denby Auble, Robert McClain, Mirjam & Bryan Miller, Betty Moody, Arturo Palacios, Paul Pettie, Meg Poissant, Patrick Reynolds, and Erin Siudzinski
Artist Steering Committee:
Natasha Bowdoin, Elaine Bradford, Sasha Dela, Rachel Hecker, Allison Hunter, Maria Cristina Jadick, Gabriel Martinez, Lynne McCabe, Katrina Moorhead, Aaron Parazette, Robert Pruitt, Kelly Lynn Sears, and Randy Twaddle
Underwriting and Ticket Details
All In: $2,500 (one available)
- 1 Double Down Art Chance Ticket with GUARANTEED FIRST PICK ($250 value)
- 3 Gambler Art Chance Tickets ($375 value)
- 4 Bystander Admission Tickets ($100 value)
- Sponsor recognition in promotional materials and at the event
High Roller: $1,500 (four available)
- 1 Double Down Art Chance Ticket with Guaranteed Top Five Pick ($250 value)
- 3 Gambler Art Chance Tickets ($375 value)
- 4 Bystander Admission Tickets ($100 value)
- Sponsor recognition in promotional materials and at the event
Ante Up: $500 (ten available)
- 1 Double Down Art Chance Ticket with GUARANTEED TOP 15 PICK ($250 value)
- 2 Bystander Admission Tickets ($50 value)
- Sponsor recognition in promotional materials and at the event
Double Down Art Chance Ticket: $250 / $225 for DiverseWorks members
(limited availability, top 40 pick)
Gambler Art Chance Ticket: $125 / $100 for DiverseWorks members
Bystander Ticket: $25 (includes admission only)
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Not Another Silent Auction
Founded by artists, DiverseWorks ArtSpace has been dedicated to supporting artists and their works for thirty years. Our commitment includes promoting a healthy and sustainable local arts ecology in which artists can financially support themselves. To those ends, DiverseWorks has decided to discontinue the silent auction of donated artworks as part of the annual Luck of the Draw fundraiser. The only works for sale at Luck of the Draw will be those created specifically for the event and which conform to certain criteria (for example, all works will be 7 x 9 inches). These special objects are purposefully distinct from those sold in the artists’ galleries and, as a result, do not put DiverseWorks in competition with the artists’ commercial markets. We believe that artists and gallerists are integral participants in our city’s cultural economy and ecology, and want to encourage collecting and patronage at all levels.
A few reasons why we are not including a silent auction of donated artworks:
- Artists are unable to receive a fair-market tax deduction for their donated works; they may only claim material costs (only a fraction of the total value).
- Auction “bargains” can negatively affect an artist’s market, therefore potentially impacting the artist’s income and ability to make a living.
- Gallerists are denied income necessary to sustaining their businesses, including their ability to support their existing artists or to add new artists to their rosters.