Don’t forget, tomorrow night is the big closing reception for one of Santa Barbara’s most well-attended art shows. Art From Scrap’s yearly assemblage art show is one of my favorite shows of the entire year, and judging by the numbers that show up for this reception, I am not alone. Silent bidding for the pieces in the show has been going on for weeks now, but the chaotic final bidding will be taking place tomorrow night. Don’t miss this great event and make sure you get in on the bidding. See you there.

Click here for a preview of the work being auctioned in the show.

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Fire Story by Bari Ramoy

On June 13th the annual Assemblage Art Show opened at the Art From Scrap Gallery at 302 East Cota Street in downtown Santa Barbara. The show features many local artists using items found at the Art From Scrap Rescue Store. This year’s challenge to the artists was to incorporate circles into their pieces. The show ends with one of my favorite local art events of the year, the artist reception and silent auction of the work. The money raised from the auction acts as a fundraiser for Art From Scrap’s many projects, including their Green Schools environmental education program. The auction lasts until the reception festivities on July 25th when the final bidding occurs.

An added twist to this year’s auction will be the ability to silently bid on the art via Twitter.  Twitter users can either send a direct message or a reply to Art From Scrap regarding their bid on a particular item, and will be sent their bid number in return, which they will use throughout the show’s duration. The Art From Scrap Twitter profile can be found at www.twitter.com/artfromscrap.

I look forward to a bit of absurdity as people walk around with their faces stuck in their iPhones, bidding away.

You can find more information on the Art From Scrap website by clicking here.

Images of all the artworks up for auction can be found here.

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