Deadline: September 27,
2014
The FOTAG (Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery) Fabulous Picture Show is an annual
fundraising auction held in Pietermaritzburg, to raise funds for the purchase
of new artworks for the Tatham Art Gallery’s permanent collection.
It is essential for an art museum collection to be added to,
on a regular basis, in order to reflect the dynamic nature of South African
artistic production. Without a purchasing budget, the collection would remain
stagnant.
This is where artists can make a meaningful contribution to
one of the top art museums in the country. By donating an unframed, original
artwork (A4 or A5) for this fundraising auction initiative, you will ensure the
continued growth of the Tatham Art Gallery permanent collection. The target is
to beat the R40,000 raised last year, and the only way this is going to be
possible is through generous donations from artists.
The Fabulous Picture
Show works as follows:
Artists donate up to three A4 or A5 original unframed works
of art to FOTAG. Signed, original digital prints are welcomed, but not prints
of existing originals.
Alternative format: 12cm square wooden blocks available at
R6 from the Tatham Art Gallery Shop.
All 2D artworks in the prescribed sizes will be framed by
FOTAG.
Boards and canvases are restricted to standard A4 or A5
only.
Works on paper should be smaller to allow for mounting and
framing.
3D works are also welcome, size not to exceed A4 dimensions.
The final submissions deadline for A4 or A5 donations is September
27, 2014. Staff will be at the Tatham Art Gallery between 10h00 and 15h00 to
assist. Café Tatham will be open.
Gallery staff will also be available to accept work prior to
the final deadline on Tuesdays - September 2, 9 and 16, 2014, from 14h00 to16h00.
Another option is to post artwork to Tatham Art Gallery. PO Box
321, Pietermaritzburg, 3201.
The exhibition of artworks will be opened at the Tatham Art
Gallery in Pietermaritzburg at 11h00 on November 16, and be on view from November
18 to 21 between 10h00 and 16h00. The exhibition culminates in an Auction which
will take place on November 21.
All artworks will be sold on the night. There is a reserve
price of R150 on every artwork and the auction is silent up to R800, after
which artworks are sold by live auction. Proxy bids can be arranged.
Enquiries to bryony.clark@msunduzi.gov.za
on 033 392 2825 (mornings only).
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