To bid in person at the April 22 gala, you will need a ticket to the event. You may purchase tickets online or at the door.
To receive your bid paddle, please complete the Bidding Agreement when you arrive at Artspace. This form is a binding agreement between you and Artspace, stating that, upon winning an auction, you will purchase the artwork. A credit card number is required on this form. You may then begin bidding.
A bid card will be posted below each silent auction item, indicating the starting bid. To bid, simply write your name and the amount you wish to bid. The minimum bid increment for silent auction items is $25.
The live auction will take place from 6 to 7 and will be run by professional auctioneer Elyse Luray. The procedure for live bidding is as follows:
Raise your paddle when you wish to bid and wait for the auctioneer to acknowledge you. If anyone else wishes to acquire the lot, they will bid against you by the same means. The auctioneer will continue taking ever-increasing bids from each interested party until all but one person drops out. The inal bidder is the successful buyer and the auctioneer indicates that the lot is sold by knocking down his gavel on the rostrum and declaring the final hammer price. If bidding fails to reach the reserve (the minimum price the seller is prepared to accept), the item is unsold, and the auctioneer will indicate this by saying 'pass' and moving on to the next lot.
The final bidder is obligated by his Bidding Agreement to purchase the artwork for the final hammer price.
If you win the auction, you must pay for your purchase that evening. You may pay by check, cash, Mastercard, or Visa. If you need to leave before the end of the evening, we will bill the credit card indicated on your bidding agreement.
Please note that your credit card bill will indicate Creative Arts Workshop, rather than Artspace. CAW is helping with the auction by processing our sales using their credit card merchant account.
You are strongly recommended to take your purchase with you that evening. Artspace will wrap your purchase free of charge. Purchases left at Artspace can be picked up by appointment during gallery hours, for one month following the auction. Artspace reserves the right to return the work to the artist if the buyer has not claimed it by May 31, 2006.
If you need your artwork to be shipped, you must request shipping and pay for your purchase plus shipping and handling before leaving the auction.