auction & raffle at sara meltzer gallery wednesday, may 6th preview work starting at 12pm event begins at 5pm auction at 6:30 pm followed by raffle ticket price: $225 each

a ticket guarantees you a work of art and entrance for two to the silent auction and raffle drawing held at sara meltzer gallery on may 6 ($50 discount on tickets ordered before april 24).

Auction Artists:

Kamrooz Aram Adam Fowler Joanne Greenbaum Mary Heilman Chris Martin Dan Walsh Michael Waugh Rob Wynne and The Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions Femfolio featuring work by Emma Amos Eleanor Antin Nancy Azara Betsy Damon Mary Beth Edelson Lauren Ewing Harmony Hammond Joyce Kozloff Diane Neumaier Faith Ringgold Miriam Schapiro Carolee Schneemann Joan Semmel Sylvia Sleigh Joan Snyder Nancy Spero May Stevens Athena Tacha June Wayne and Martha Wilson

Raffle Artists:

Alyson Aliano Amanda Alic David Ambrose Kristin Baker Michael Ballou Bengala John Bjerklie Josh Blackwell Andrea Blum Lee Boroson Leslie Brack Joe Bradley Sarah Braman Susan Breitsch Christopher Brooks Melissa Brown Lordan Bunch Ken Butler Sari Carel Carter Janice Caswell Anne Collier Jeri Coppola Ethan Crenson Mark Dagley Blane De St. Croix Steve Defrank Louise Despont Jim Dingilian Marianna Ellenberg Lori Ellison Redmond Entwistle the eteam Simon Evans Rochelle Feinstein Brendan Fernandes Keltie Ferris Glen Fogel Alexa Forosty Paul Gabrielli Chris Gallagher Marc Ganzglass Jackie Gendel Chris Gentile Bill Gerhard Tamar Halpern Kirsten Hassenfeld Susan Havens Karen Heagle Sean Hemmerle Oliver Herring Daniel Hill Alex Hubbard Andrew Hurst Yoko Inoue Jason Irwin Mathew Paul Jinks Jane Kaplowitz Jennifer Karady Jennifer Keshka Scott King Elisabeth Kley Chelsea Knight Aaron Krach Peter Krashes Larry Krone Fay Ku Nickolas Lascot Pam Lins Michael Mahalchick Stephen Maine David Mann Ari Marcopoulos Robert Marshall Patrick Martinez Keith Mayerson Tom McGrath Martin McMurray Maureen McQuillan Margery Mellman John Melville Terrence Miele Jeff Morris Erik Moskowitz and Amanda Trager James Nelson Odili Donald Odita Eung Ho Park Sean Paul Ian Pedigo Leanette Peles Marsha Pels Gelah Penn Gary Petersen Danica Phelps Heidi Pollard Barbara Pollack Ross Racine Robert Ransick Halsey Rodman Bea Romeo Kay Rosen Theo Rosenblum James Rosenquist Monique Safford Rafael Sánchez and Kathleen White Heidi Schlatter Mira Schor Eugene Schroeder Zoe Saldaña Sheehan Chelsea Seltzer Diana Shpungin Philip Simmons Judy Simonian Josh Smith Suzy Spence William Steiger Joshua Stern Rodger Stevens Barry Stone Kikuko Tanaka Gwenn Thomas Austin Thomas Joanna Tully Joanne Ungar Kathleen Vance Venske + Spänle Sarah Vogwill Don Voisine Sarah Walker Julie Weitz Alan Wiener Faith Wilding Jonas Wood and White Columns Portfolio featuring work by Peter Doig Dave Muller Kay Rosen and Adam Pendleton

The raffle will also offer a special limited edition print by Eve Sussman printed by Luther Davis – Axelle Editions

Momenta Art presents its fourteenth annual benefit to support its ongoing mission to exhibit the work of emerging and underrepresented artists. A ticket guarantees you a work of art and entrance for two to the silent auction and raffle drawing held at Sara Meltzer Gallery on May 6. Tickets are limited to the number of artworks included.

Tickets may be ordered online at http://momentaart.org for a $50 discount through April 24. ORDER NOW AND SAVE.

Momenta’s 2009 benefit will present work by both emerging and known artists. Raffle tickets may be purchased until all the tickets are sold. The work will be on view at Momenta for two weeks, and then it will be re-installed at Sara Meltzer Gallery, located at 525-531 W. 26th Street in Manhattan, for the event.

The benefit event will be held on May 6 beginning at 5PM. At 6:30 PM the live auction will begin, continuing until all works have been offered. After the auction, the raffle will begin, with the first randomnly drawn ticket giving its holder first choice of one work displayed. The drawing will continue with each ticket holder choosing until all tickets are drawn. We recommend that all ticket holders attend the preview and make a wish-list of 20-30 works before being called upon at the event.

As a not for profit exhibition organization, Momenta depends on the contributions of people like you. We sincerely thank all participating artists, ticket buyers and auction bidders for their generous support.

Auctioneer: Cary Leibowitz

Raffle Emcees: Christopher Gaillard Laura Parnes

Event Sponsors: Ann Fensterstock Atelier 4 Luther Davis – Axelle Editions