[imc-atlanta-ed] Press Release 7th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction

[Art Papers]

PRESS RELEASE

What: 	7th Annual ART PAPERS Art Auction and closing event for ATLart
Where: 	Mason Murer Fine Art 199-B Armour Drive, Atlanta GA 30324
When: 	Saturday, February 11, 2006, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
	Collectors’ Preview - Friday, February 10, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Contact: Jamie Badoud, Executive Director, ART PAPERS
	404-588-1837 x 13 / Email: director at artpapers.org / www.artpapers.org
Tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door,
         $50 for Collectors’ Preview (includes Saturday admission)
	 There are a limited number of tickets.
	
ATLANTA – January 18, 2006 – ART PAPERS 7th annual Art Auction,
Atlanta’s largest and most exciting visual art event, will return
to Mason Murer Fine Art from February 10 - 11, 2006. 
This annual silent auction is ART PAPERS’ largest fundraising 
effort and also serves as the closing event for the annual Atlanta
Gallery Association’s ATLart.

With 400 invited renowned and emerging artists contributing work 
to this event, guests are afforded the unparalleled opportunity 
to view and purchase a wide variety of exceptional work in one location. 
Some of these artists include: William Cordova, Stan Douglas, 
Sam Durant, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Scott Ingram, Marcus Kenney,
Jiha Moon, Odili Donald Odita, Ruby Osorio, Joseph Peragine, 
Andrew Ross, Michael Scoggins, Felice Sharp, Katherine Taylor, 
and James Way.  For a full list of artists and images, please 
contact the ART PAPERS office.  Fritti, Rolling Bones, 
Sun In My Belly, Sotto Sotto, The Sun Dial and Warren Huntly Presents,
will provide delicious food and drink selections alongside 
unique sound creations from local djs John Otte & DJ Nav.  
Official after party at Bazzaar Midtown.

This year, ART PAPERS will offer participating artists up to 30%
of the proceeds from this event.  Additional funds raised will
support the ongoing publication of ART PAPERS Magazine and
ART PAPERS LIVE!, an ongoing lecture series featuring prominent
figures in the arts. 

ART PAPERS commitment to art and artists begins at the local level
and expands to communities across the U.S. and abroad with 
award-winning coverage of the best contemporary art everywhere.
The organization’s annual auction reflects this commitment 
with a large percentage of Georgia artists represented alongside
prominent national and international artists. 

A collectors’ preview on Friday, February 10th will offer a unique
opportunity for guests to join the Editors and Board of 
ART PAPERS for a sneak peek at what’s offered and allow eager
art lovers advance bidding and an exclusive opportunity to
purchase select works. Table 1280, the event’s exclusive 
caterer, will provide a special selection of light eats 
and exquisite wines and beverages. 

SPONSORS
Atlanta Communications / Atlanta Gallery Association / Artifacts Picture Framing
Art TRENZ / Binders Art Supplies and Frames / Caroline Budd Picture Framing
Crystal Springs / Earthshaking Music / Javaology / Mason Murer Fine Art
Pearl Artist and Craft Supply / PennHouse Productions / P.I.F. Art Group
Rainbow Printing / Soho Myriad / Table 1280 / The Sunday Paper
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., / Visualiti

Major funding for ART PAPERS is provided by the Fulton County Commission,
Atlanta, Georgia, under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
We are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, 
the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs and the 
Georgia Council of the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations
of the Georgia General Assembly.  GCA also receives support
from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts.

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