Reading and North Reading Residents Will Have Work Featured in 2012 NSAA Live Art Auction

The following was submitted by The North Shore Arts Association: 

Original artwork from the region’s finest artists, including Reading residents Judythe Evans Meagher (watercolor "Appledore") and Nathalie Nordstrand (oil painting "Yesteryear Nugent Farm") and North Reading resident Fran Nola (acrylic painting "Saugus River, Ironworks") will be available to all bidders at the North Shore Arts Association (NSAA) 2012 Gala Preview Party and Live Art Auction on Saturday, August 11, 2012.

Featuring juried selections from many NSAA artist members whose work can be found in private collections, the NSAA Auction benefits the non-profit cultural organization that has been connecting art and the community for 90 years. The event will take place at NSAA’s historic waterfront gallery at 11 Pirates Lane in East Gloucester, Mass., from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Those who cannot attend the Auction in person may follow the proceedings on their home computers or personal electronic devices and make real time bids online.

View the artwork and register for online bidding. (Registration by 5 p.m. on August 11 is strongly advised to assure participation.) Tickets are $30 each and are available online or by calling 978.283.1857. 

By popular demand, NSAA’s Gala Preview Party and Live Art Auction will again be held as a single event on the same evening. NSAA is also pleased to announce that renowned art appraiser Stuart Slavid from the premier auction house Skinner Boston will serve as host and auctioneer that evening. Based on last year’s success, live online bidding will again be available to those unable to attend in person. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an artwork preview party, featuring an open wine bar, sumptuous hors d'oeuvres from Passports Restaurant, and live music by Jazz in the Air Trio. The Live Auction will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Selected through a juried process to ensure quality, nearly 100 distinctive works of art representing a wide range of artists, genres, and mediums will be available for auction. Among the featured artists are David Curtis, Ray Crane, Ronalee Crocker, Paul George, Robert Gruppe, Ken Knowles, Judy Metcalfe, Charles Movalli, Tom Nicholas, Nathalie Nordstrand, Dale Ratcliff, Arlene Richardson, Betty Lou Schlemm, Peter Tysver, and Jeff Weaver as well as other fine painters. Auction artwork will be on exhibit for previewing in the NSAA Gallery August 5 through August 11 during regular hours (Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; the Gallery will close at 3 p.m. on August 11), or online.  There is no buyer’s premium and absentee bids will be accepted.

“Each year, NSAA strives to make the Auction a memorable experience for our patrons, sponsors and artists while raising essential funds to support our work and mission,” says Art Auction Chair Monica Lawton. “This summer we’ll combine the best of the new with the tried-and-true, featuring innovative live online bidding and the expertise of Skinner Auctioneers, as well as the return of a single, combined event where guests and artists can mingle and enjoy a festive preview party before the bidding begins.”

NSAA is pleased to recognize BankGloucester as Premium Sponsor of this year’s Auction, which is also supported in part by Art New England, the Mary Ann Finn Family, Matter Communications, and Passports Restaurant, among others.