This weekend is the annual auction for the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI, pronounced “baggy”). The auction supports BAGI’s Visiting Artist program, in which world-class artists from other areas are brought to BAGI for classes, lectures and public demonstrations of their work.
Donating artists are eligible for two award competitions. The Saxe Fellowship Award, named after world-renowned collectors George and Dorothy Saxe, is chosen by a jury of Dorothy Saxe, Maurine Littleton, Director of the Littleton Gallery, and Micaela Von Zwoll, Director of the Micaela Gallery. The winner of the Saxe Fellowship will receive a $2,000 cash prize and will be invited to participate in BAGI’s Visiting Artist series. The BAGI People’s Choice Award winner will be decided the night of the auction, and presented to the Bay Area artist whose work is voted the favorite by the auction attendees.
I donated my Cyclone Expecting to the auction, and will have my fingers crossed with hopes of winning an award!
Local readers, please join me at the auction preview on Friday evening, February 5, 6 – 9pm. All the donated works of art will be on display and many of the artists will be present and available to chat about our art. The preview event is open to the public at no charge.
The auction itself will be Saturday, February 6, and attendees must purchase advance tickets.
Both events will be at the Fourth Street Summit Ballroom, 88 South 4th Street, San Jose. For more detailed information, visit www.bagi.org