Aljira

May 3rd, 2012 - May 17th, 2012
The Aljira Fine Art Auction 2012 Preview Exhibition

Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art presents The Aljira Fine Art Auction 2012, its 22nd installment, on Thursday, May 17th, 5:30–9:00pm. Aljira's annual, festive fine art auction features original works of art by leading established and emerging artists of our time and attracts a diverse audience from throughout New Jersey and New York in support of Aljira's programs.

This year, Aljira will present its Timehri Awards for Leadership and Advocacy in the Arts to fellow non-profit Newark Downtown District and executive director Anthony McMillan; philanthropists and long-time supporters of Aljira, Michael and Marilyn Dore; multi-disciplinary artist Derrick Adams; sculptor, painter and printmaker John Ahearn and multi-media artist and former Aljira Emerge graduate Chitra Ganesh.

Honorary Co-Chairs are Frank Bowling and Rachel Scott, Ellyn and Saul Dennison, The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg and John Schreiber. Auction Co-Chairs are Aljira Trustees Patricia A. Bell and Lisa Block. We are pleased to again welcome Harmer Johnson, author, appraiser and spirited auctioneer whose talents will guarantee a successful event.

Get more information and see the art that will be on the auction block at aljirafineartauction.org.

Tickets are $75 per person in advance, $100 at the door, and can be purchased at aljira.ecrater.com.

ALSO ON VIEW: Tom Broadbent: A Still Life
May 3, 2012 – August 18, 2012

Thomas Broadbent selects principal concepts and ideas from his private artists' log and heightens his focus to get to the core of their complex meaning. His detailed watercolors and drawings question the utility of each compositional component and are presented in such a manner to disengage and re-present their perceived use.

Broadbent's new works on paper incorporate trompe l'oeil representations of seemingly unrelated objects and scenes, which allude to existentialistic ideas and create sophisticated associative meaning within each piece. His sensitivity to color, tactility, and structure propel these thoughts into reality, while maintaining a key tie to illusion and metaphor.

Opening Reception:

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Auction Slideshow

Can you spot yourself?

Visit aljirafineartauction.org and take a look at the Auction slideshow. You may find yourself there!

Thank you to photographers Arthur Paxton, Karen Sinocci and Arlington Weithers for the fine job they did, capturing the wonderful evening of May 12.

Thank you all again for making this year’s Auction our most successful ever. Additional thanks to our terrific volunteers. Everyone associated with The Aljira Fine Art Auction 2011 contributed to raising over $155,000. You have helped to sustain Aljira and its innovative programs for emerging and underrepresented artists and Newark youth in downtown Newark where we belong. We offer our sincere gratitude.

We will give our Facebook and Twitter pages a rest, but they will not go away. We are already planning for The Aljira Fine Art Auction 2012 and look forward to seeing you there. Stay engaged! Stay connected! Stay tuned...