Headlands Center for the Arts will hold its annual Benefit Art Auction featuring work by over 100 artists at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3. The Benefit is among the Bay Area’s most anticipated events, providing art-lovers and collectors with the opportunity to view and bid on work by both emerging and leading contemporary artists, approximately a third of whom are Headlands alumni. Proceeds directly support Headlands, its artists and public programs, and its mission to promote awareness of the role of the arts in society. Headlands proudly offers up to 50% commission to participating artists. 

The festive event takes place at Fort Mason Center with breathtaking views of San Francisco Bay and includes an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, and live and silent auctions. The auctioneer is James Hendy, chief operating officer at Bonhams in the U.S. Among the 500 guests expected are arts patrons, collectors, business and tech leaders, creative professionals, and artists.

For the list of artists, samples of work, and additional information: headlands.org/auction. On-line bidding is available through Paddle 8 beginning May 20. General admission: $125; Headlands Center for the Arts members: $100; tickets purchased the week of the event: $150. To support the event at a higher level, there are opportunities available with additional benefits.

WHEN                       

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

VIP Preview: 5:30 pm

General Admission: 6:30 pm

Live Auction: 8:00 pm

WHERE                     

Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center

2 Marina Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94123

CO-CHAIRS            

Melissa Barber, Rimma Boshernitsan, Erin Lowenberg, Evie Simon

HEADLANDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS          

Headlands Center for the Arts comprises a dynamic nine-building campus that supports process-driven exploration, research, ideation, and risk-taking. Located in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Sausalito, CA, Headlands is a laboratory for the development of new work and a place for the exchange of ideas across cultures and artistic disciplines. Throughout the year Headlands hosts programs for artists and the public.

*          *          *

Please Note: Coverage is by advance arrangement only. Kindly contact Bow Bridge Communications if interested in covering.