Host Committee members

• John Alves
• Joe Gianni
• David Greer
• Stacy Silk Rome
• James Vogt

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Sponsors

Real pARTy ‘08 is made possible by kind support from:

Pullman & Comley LLC

The Phoenix Companies, Inc.

Northland Investment Corporation/Hartford 21

AM Lithography

real pARTy Auction Items

The Real pARTy silent auction items are one-of-a-kind objects and experiences!

Sweet Road Trip!
Cruise Connecticut’s scenic byways in a Porsche Boxster, yours for a whole weekend, Friday-Monday.
Value:  $1,000      Opening bid:  $400

You’ll Look Great in a Chef’s Hat
Create dinner for you and five friends as the guest chef at Firebox Restaurant, named 2007’s Best New Restaurant in Hartford County by Connecticut Magazine.
Value:  $650                  Opening bid:  $300

Come On, Vogue…
Strike a pose for photographer Caleb Portfolio, whose innovative “fotography” technique will capture you in a whole new way. Tonight, go home with an original piece of Caleb’s work.
Value:  $1,000      Opening bid:  $400

A Private Tour of the Aldrich
Enjoy a private two-hour tour, for up to four people, of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. You will also receive a gift bag of the museum’s current catalogues.
Value:  $600                  Opening bid:  $250

Film Movement – Right to Your Door
Take home this collection of six DVDs, including El Violin, featured recently at Real Art Ways. Then, for the next six months, Film Movement will send one specially-selected independent film on DVD directly to your home each month.
Value:  $250                  Opening bid:  $100

A Sculptor's Studio
Bryan Nash Gill captures nature and transforms it into beautiful three-dimensional works. After a private tour of his studio for two people, you will have your choice of one of his unique works on paper.
Value:  $1,200      Opening bid:  $400

Barbara Hocker - Night Mirror IV
A framed, limited-edition print on Ogawara Japanese Paper by mixed-media artist Barbara Hocker.
Value:  $500                  Opening bid:  $250

Backstage at The Stage
Get behind the scenes as you enjoy a backstage tour for two of the Hartford Stage, sit in on a dress rehearsal of an upcoming production, and enjoy two VIP tickets to a performance.
Value:  Priceless   Opening bid:  $250

From Our Wall to Yours
This 16x16-inch black and white print from leading Connecticut photographer John Groo, from “The James Series,” was exhibited at Real Art Ways in 2004.
Value:  $600                  Opening bid:  $300

Can You See What He Sees?
Enjoy a private tour for 20 of Walter Wick’s magical studio, including the Wicks’ art collection and a behind-the-scenes look at his artistic process. Included is a collection of signed copies of Wick’s Can You See What I See and I Spy books.
Value:  Priceless   Opening bid:  $300

Imagine…
Your own, framed print from Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace campaign -- signed and dated by Yoko herself. 
Value:  $600                  Opening bid:  $300

Spend the Night with One-Armed Bandits
Stay in a deluxe room at Foxwoods’ Grand Pequot Tower and savor a gourmet dinner at one of the resort’s restaurants.  (One-night stay for two, Sunday-Thursday)
Value:  $305                  Opening bid:  $150

Ride on the Feast Train
Experience the classic elegance of another era and breathtaking views dining aboard the Essex Clipper Dinner Train.  Feast on a four-course dinner for four served in a lavishly restored Pullman car as you travel through the Connecticut River Valley.
Value:  $280                  Opening bid:  $150

ESPN Dream Day
This one-of-a-kind package starts with your own ESPN wardrobe. You’ll be perfectly outfitted for a private tour complete with a behind-the-scenes experience of SportsCenter with anchor Jay Harris.  You’ll even go home with a banner signed by the network’s on-air talent!
Value:  Priceless   Opening bid:  $300

A Think Film Collection
Take home these eight films from Think Film Company, including film-lover favorites The Aristocrats, Murderball, and Strangers with Candy.
Value:  $120         Opening bid:  $50

Breathe Deep
Treat yourself to that feeling of wellbeing only yoga can provide.  Ten classes at West Hartford Yoga complete with a sticky mat and towel, yours to keep.
Value:  $150                  Opening bid:  $75

You – Only Better
Leah Tinari creates a bold, colorful 8x10-inch portrait of you and your friends, based on photographs you provide. 
Value:  $1,000      Opening bid:  $400

Serious Funnies
Framed silkscreen print by R. Crumb, #199, signed and numbered by the artist, limited to 200 copies:  Let’s Talk Sense About This Here Modern America.
Value:  $500                  Opening bid:  $250

The Zeitgeist 8
Collection of eight films from Zeitgeist, including Peter Greenaway’s The Draghtsman’s Contract, an eerie architectural landscape of lust and cunning.
Value:  $225                  Opening bid:  $100

A Fay Ku Original
Bid on an original 12x19-inch graphite on paper work by Fay Ku, one of New York's rising stars. Typical of Ku's work, “Difficult Birth” (2008) is at once dramatic and enigmatic.  
Value:  $800                  Opening bid:  $300

An Evening of Theater with Olympia Dukakis
Four tickets to Tennessee Williams’ The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore at Hartford Stage, May 15-21, 2008, starring Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis.
Value:  $240                  Opening bid:  $100

Channel Your Inner Writer
Rid yourself of writer’s block – learn to write from the heart at Nancy Slonim Aronie’s four-day Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard.
Value:  $425                  Opening bid:  $200

Kurosawa Collection
A unique collection of fourteen of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpieces on DVD from Janus Films.
Value:  $580                  Opening bid:  $200

Pebbles and Marble
Framed 15x15-inch lithograph by Hartford’s own Chet Kempczynski.
Value:  $400                  Opening bid:  $150

To Top It All Off
Melissa Mullins, of NYC-based haberdashery edith loves hats, has created this work of wearable art just for you, inspired by the shapes and textures of the 1920s and ‘30s.
Value:  $300                  Opening bid:  $100

Your Own Private Cinema
Host a film party for 50 in Real Art Ways’ state-of-the-art cinema.  We’ll even help you choose a film.  Popcorn with real butter included – yum!
Value:  $1,000      Opening bid:  $400

New Yorker Films
Collection of 10 DVDs from New Yorker Films, including To Be and To Have and My Architect.
Value:  $290         Opening bid:  $125

New at the Wadsworth Atheneum!
Get to know the newest addition to the country’s oldest art museum.  Join Susan Talbott, incoming director of the Wadsworth Atheneum, on a tour for two of the museum’s collections. Discuss your tour over lunch with Ms. Talbott in the museum café.
Value:  Priceless   Opening bid:  $300

2 x 2
Framed, 15x15-inch silkscreen reproduction of the work of nine artists who showed at the MS gallery in June, 1986: Bob Manning, Chet Kempczynski, Mary Barringer, Terry Donsen, Janice La Motta, Merle Nacht, John Willis, Johnathan Frechette and Cheri Mittenthal.
Value: $300                   Opening bid:  $100

“Obama, Obama”
This 9x12-inch Joe Sam mixed media creation combines parallels of colors, patterns, and designs in a single piece of work, just as African-derived music combines parallel rhythms and melodies.
Value: $450                   Opening bid:  $200

 “Corner Light, Grape Arbor”
Mary Temple’s work investigates light and shadow in specific environments and architectural spaces.  “Corner Light, Grape Arbor” (2006) is an 18x24-inch work of handmade cotton paper on abaca with watermark image and graphite.
Value: $1800        Opening bid:  $600

Feel Like a Kid Again
Make a pledge in support of Real Art Ways’ family and education programming:  Film Fieldtrips for school groups; free summer art-making workshops for Parkville children through ParkArt; the Neighborhood Studios video production and editing program for high schoolers; and our monthly Family Weekends events.  Your donation will ensure that even more kids can enjoy all that Real Art Ways has to offer.
Value:  Priceless   Pledge Levels:  $250, $500, $1000…

 

 

Tickets for real pARTy '08

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