{"id":25702,"date":"2018-04-17T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25702"},"modified":"2018-04-17T02:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T07:02:21","slug":"downtown-artists-co-op-holds-annual-art-auction-gala-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/04\/17\/downtown-artists-co-op-holds-annual-art-auction-gala-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Artists Co-op holds Annual Art Auction & Gala event"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ClarksvilleClarksville, TN<\/strong> – F&M Bank’s Franklin Room was packed Friday night with art lovers and avid supporters of the Downtown Artists Co-op, for the DAC’s Annual Art Auction & Gala.<\/p>\n

This year’s event featured great food, live music and an incredible selection of artwork by local artists, that was auctioned throughout the evening. There were ten offerings in the live auction, including works by Peggy Bonnington, Janet Felts, Betty Liles and others, and more than a dozen pieces in the silent auction.<\/p>\n

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The Clarksville Downtown Artists Co-op held its annual Art Auction & Gala at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room Friday evening.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hope Brill is the current DAC Vice President. \u201cWe have an unexpectedly huge crowd this year,\u201d Brill said. \u201cI think we might have underestimated the community response for this year’s event. We are very pleased with the turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pieces for the auction are donated by local artists, then a group from outside the gallery select the ten works of art that are featured in the live auction, which is conducted by Sammy Stuard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we have 16 items in our silent auction this year,\u201d Brill said. \u201cGail Meyer, Bob Privett, D. C. Thomas, Gerald Gilman and several other wonderful artists donated their work to help us raise money for the DAC. All the money raised goes towards things like keeping the lights on and paying the rent, all the necessary expenses that keep us going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brill says that it’s not unusual for the silent auction to generate more funds than the live auction. \u201cI think a lot of bidders find the nature of the silent auction to be very appealing,\u201d she said. \u201cSome tenacious people find that thing they really like, and focus on it until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DAC has been in business on Franklin Street since 2001, and in its current location since 2004. DAC currently boasts almost 30 Full Artist Members, 16 Consignment Artists, and more than 50 Patrons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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