Friday, May 6, 2011

11TH ANNUAL GARDEN ART SILENT AUCTION
SHERWAY GARDENS JUNE 4 -19

Visit Sherway Gardens’ 11th Annual Garden Art Silent Auction for a chance to bid on an original piece of art! Local Canadian artists have transformed 30 folding White Pine Muskoka chairs and four children’s chairs into works of art in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs will be displayed during regular mall house from Saturday, June 4 to Sunday, June 19.

Local artists include designers, painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.

Featured Local Artists:
Judith Pelley - Totem (image one)
Anna McCusker - Fables (image three)
Brian Pelley - It's Good to Be King

Guest Artist: Glen Peloso, Glen Peloso Interiors – Muskoka Boat Races
In addition to the chairs designed by local artists, renowned designer Glen Peloso has returned for a second year to create a chair for this year’s Garden Art Silent Auction. Glen is the Principal Designer of Glen Peloso Interiors, Inc., and has been designing spaces for commercial, corporate, and residential clients for fifteen years. Glen is known from hosting such television design shows as Restaurant Makeover and Take This House & Sell It. Glen is a designer who is committed to creating spaces that are not only functional but adapt to your way of living. By combining client's needs with current trends, classic pieces, and green initiatives, Glen creates environments for clients that are true expressions of who they are, and living spaces that reflect their lifestyles!

BIDDING:
Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until Sunday, June 19. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 20. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).

Adult Chairs:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
Kids' Chairs:
Bidding starts at $100 (increments of $25) BUY IT NOW OPTION $350

ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre


For more information, call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

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