For a good cause

From Strathmore - I plan to donate a piece and hope that you do as well:

Dear Artist,

Drawing for Art has been one of Strathmore’s most popular traditions for 20 years. Visitors are able to peruse and examine donated artwork on exhibit, and the show culminates in a buyer’s reception and raffle where each person who purchases a $100 ticket goes home with a new piece. Through a process of picking numbers, ticket buyers are randomly drawn from a hat. In that order, they choose the work of art they would like to take home—which they get to do that same night! 

We are asking for your support for this successful fundraiser, whose proceeds benefit our fine arts programming through a donation of your artwork. Artists who donate will be honored publicly at our opening Thank You reception on April 23, 2013 from 6 to 8 PM; have their names printed in the Drawing for Art program; and have their artwork featured online, so that enthusiastic collectors can view the exhibit and choose their favorites to display in their homes. You will also receive contact information for the lucky winner who goes home with your artwork, and vice versa, so that he or she can learn more about your work and upcoming exhibits. In addition, artists who donate a piece will receive a complimentary one-year Strathmore Stars membership.

Professionals, students, collectors both young and old, and patrons of the arts all come together for this one night. The tickets they purchase, and the proceeds we receive from Drawing for Art, all go to support Strathmore’s visual arts exhibitions and Mansion programming. The atmosphere on the night of the drawing is electric, and the audience alive with the anticipation of actually owning an artwork of note. Traditionally, there have been more than 100 pieces donated and a matching number of guests—all art enthusiasts.

Drawing for Art is on view at the Mansion from April 18 to April 28, 2013. If you would like to donate work, please complete the form below and return it to Strathmore by Thursday, February 28. Donated artwork must ready to hang including appropriate hardware and wire, and valued at $100 or more.  The raffle and closing reception will take place on Sunday, April 28, from 6 to 9PM. For more information, please contact the Visual Arts department at (301) 581-5125 or Exhibits@Strathmore.org.

We hope you will be willing to donate your work to this signature Strathmore exhibition. Your involvement in this exhibition ensures the future of high quality of programming in the Mansion.

Sincerely,

Harriet Lesser

Curator

Sam Younes

Visual Arts Assistant

The Mansion at Strathmore

10701 Rockville Pike

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Artists can submit only one (1) work of art. You will find two forms provided below—one is for you to fill out ahead of time, and the other is to be attached to the back lower right corner of your art. (If you are bringing in sculpture, please attach it to the base.) The first form must be returned to Strathmore by Thursday, February 28, 2013 at close of business. (Strathmore offices are open from 10AM to 4PM.)

Your donation must be an original artwork—no photocopies or posters. Artwork must be exhibition-ready, complete with all the necessary framing and hardware to hang in the gallery. (If you are unsure of what constitutes “adequate hardware,” please ask.) Strathmore reserves the right to refuse any artwork.

We understand that we’re asking you to donate a valuable work of art, and we hope that you will consider donating a piece that best represents you as an artist and that can introduce new audiences to your work.

Thank you!

Drawing for Art FORM #1 (to be returned to Strathmore by Thursday, February 28, 2013)

Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone ________________________________________

Cell Phone ________________________________________

Title ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Medium _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Year Created ____________________________________ ________

Value _______________________________________

□ I do not want my artwork to be displayed online. (If left unchecked, artwork will appear on website.)

□ I do not want Strathmore to share my contact information with buyers.

Drawing for Art FORM #2 (to be attached to the back lower right corner of the art)

Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone ________________________________________

Cell Phone ________________________________________

Title ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Medium _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Year Created ____________________________________ ________  

Value _______________________________________