Enjoy some shots from our first annual Silent Night silent auction! Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a success, including the sponsors, donors, artists, and of course the visitors!!

XYZ Silent Night Art Auction 12-10-10

Silent Night

First Annual 'Silent Night'

Art Auction & Benefit

Friday, December 10, 2010, 6-10pm

 

Please join XYZ Gallery tonight for our first annual Silent Night Event. Support the magnificent work of artists and generous merchants of the Blacksburg community—by bidding on, and taking home to enjoy, or give as gifts—beautiful works of art, hand-crafted items, and gifts/gift cards from local restaurants, salons, and shops. The Silent Auction will be held at XYZ Art Gallery located at 223 North Main Street in Downtown Blacksburg tonight from 6:00 to 10:00pm. Tickets will be available at the door at $3 per person.

 

6:00—Doors Open, Hors d'Oevres & Refreshments served

6:30—Silent Auction & Live Music Begins

9:30—Silent Auction Closes

9:45-10:00—Pick-up of art or gifts

 

Featured Artists—Eric Standley• Deb Sim • Simone Patterson • Christine Munchak • Casey Nye •

Alexandra Militano • Sydney Beall • Candice Chu • Shea Gegan • Anthony Irwin • Andrew Wallace •

Karly Pope • Susan Willis-Walton • Rebecca Smeenk • Monica Wang •

 

Merchants—Buffalo Wild Wings • Gillies • Tan Co. • Ben & Jerry's • Kent Jeweler's • The Matrix Gallery •
Boudreauxs • Salad Creations • Bonomos • Bookholders • Sharkeys • Fringe Benefit • Lia's Hair Salon •
Log Cabin • Easy Chair • Roma Pizza • Runabout Sports • Amanda's Salon • New Image •
Kroger • Atlantic Dominion Distributors • School of Visual Art (Virginia Tech) •

All Proceeds go to XYZ Gallery

Thank you!

XYZ would like to thank everyone who has supported us in preparing for Silent Night, our event that is taking place this Friday at the gallery. Our team has worked hard to make this event happen and we could not have done it without the donations from local businesses and support from fellow students and faculty. We would like to thank the following businesses and groups who have contributed so far:

Tan Co.
Ben and Jerry's
Kent Jewelers
The Matrix Gallery
Boudreauxs
Salad Creations
Bonomos
Bookholders
Sharkeys
Fringe Benefit
Lia's Hair Salon
Buffalo Wild Wings
Log Cabin
Easy Chair
Roma Pizza
Hibbett Sports
Amanda's Salon
New Image
Kroger
Atlantic Dominion Distributors
School of Visual Art (Virginia Tech)

We would like to extend a special thank you to 16 Blocks Magazine for advertising our event and The Collegiate Times for giving us publicity with an article about the event. Make sure to check out the most recent issues of these publications to see XYZ in the news!!

Also, Thanks to everyone who has purchased tickets so far and is planning on coming out on Friday to support us. See you there!!

Ticket Sales for Silent Night!!

Ticket sales for Silent Night will be held Friday, Dec 3 in the foyer of the Armory Building (located on Draper Rd) from 5-7pm. Tickets will be on sale for $2. If you can't make it to this sale, we will be selling tickets at the door on the night of the event, December 10, for $3.

The Portfolio Review exhibit will also be going on at this time so come buy your ticket and view art by Virginia Tech students!

Submission Extension for 'Silent Night'!

Dear Artists,

XYZ Gallery would like to extend our submission deadline for Silent Night.
We would like to invite you to participate in our silent auction by
contributing your artwork to sell in our gallery. For only $10 you can sell as
much artwork as you wish during the event! You can choose to keep all of
the profits, or donate a portion of your profits to XYZ. This is a wonderful
opportunity to showcase your talents, contribute to the community, and of
course, make some money for yourself before the holidays! It is also a
great chance for you to buy gifts for others.

Please extend this offer to all your friends, professors, and family, as we
hope to make this event an annual success!

New deadline for submission: December 6, 2010 to militano@vt.edu

Directions to e-mail submissions:

Please include:

· ‘Silent Night Submission’ in the subject line of each e-mail

· Each work in jpeg format

· Name, local address, phone, e-mail

· Title, year, medium, dimensions

· Estimated Value and Minimum Bid (One third to one half of the estimated value recommended)

· How much of your profit you would like to contribute to the XYZ Gallery (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%--No Pressure!)

We are accepting artwork of all media--painting, drawing, photography, screent printing, jewelry, clothing, graphic design, metal work, ceramics, sculpture, and other forms--and from all artists!

Selected artworks must be delivered READY TO HANG OR DISPLAYED!!!

After the auction, artists will be notified by e-mail by December 15, with the sale price of artwork and directions for reimbursement. Unsold artwork can either be donated to the XYZ Gallery or picked up at the same location as drop-off. If artwork is unclaimed within three weeks of notification, it will become property of XYZ Gallery!

Questions? Comments? Concerns? E-mail: militano@vt.edu or visit http://xyzartgallery.blogspot.com

Thank you for your interest and support of XYZ Gallery!

This Is Highly Illogical Show Opening, 11-11-10

Photos from opening night of "This Is Highly Illogical"

Junk Art Show opening TONIGHT

Hello all!

Come to XYZ Gallery tonight from 7-9pm for the opening of "This Is Highly Illogical," a show of assemblage, junk art sculptures, and wood carvings. Hope to see you there.