Fine Art Pieces from the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Center’s Annual Art Auction to be Availab Proxibid (www.proxibid.com) will provide live, online bidding for the 14th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition by the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Neb. on October 20.
News-Antique.com - Oct 09,2012 - Omaha, NE – October 1, 2012 – Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world’s largest, most trusted online auction marketplace for buying and selling specialized assets, announced today that it will provide live, online bidding for the 14th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition by the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Neb. The Center provides studio spaces, living accommodations and a monthly stipend to artists in the Omaha community. The live auction will take place Saturday, October 20 from 8-10 p.m. Central with a silent auction from 5:30-9 p.m. Central. With Proxibid, art enthusiasts and interested buyers from around the world can log on and place bids on these unique art pieces.
The auction features pieces from more than 200 local, national and international artists, as well as former artists-in-residence. Notable art pieces include:
• Ghost of a Dream Lot #03
Looking Up, 2011
Discarded lottery scratch off tickets with 4 coats of UV filter on Panel
34 x 90 in. Unique
• Betty Woodman Lot #22
Poppies, 1987
Glazed earthenware
30 x 18 x 9 in.
• Jun Kaneko Lot #10
Untitled, 2005
Glazed ceramic
39 x 27 x 13 in.
• Cedric Hartman Lot #06
Model 10WVLED — First Prototype, 2009
Milled stainless steel, brass, aluminum, polycarbonate, chromium and 24 kar
34.75 x 12.75 x 9.5 in.
• Endi Poskovic Lot #15
Under All Flags in Gray with Blue and Red King Kong ist Tot, 2012
Color woodblock print printed in 8 colors from 5 blocks on Kozo Haini washi
37 x 54 in.
“We are so pleased that these pieces will be available for bidding online,” said Andrew Hershey, Media Director of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. “The 14th Annual Art Auction and Exhibition highlights the generosity and diversity that characterize contemporary art and is one of the most important events of the year at the Bemis. We are happy to showcase such a large number of artists and to have the opportunity to share their pieces to people around the world through Proxibid’s online bidding solution.”
For more information or to view the auction catalog, visit www.proxibid.com/bemis.
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