Help UMVA and Sell Your Work

UMVA is holding a Silent Auction and we would love you to submit one work of art. The first 50 works will be accepted … first come first serve. So do it today!

· When: Saturday August 3rd, 7-11 pm

· Where: Merrymeeting Hall, 27 Main St., Bowdoinham

· What: The Carlo Pittore Silent Art Auction & Costume Ball

· Why: It’s a Win-Win! Sell your work with well-known Maine Artists while supporting the UMVA!

You decide the minimum bid and choose an amount to donate to the UMVA
(between 50% to 100% of the sale price).

If you're not yet a member or haven't yet paid your 2024 dues, please do so
here: Join / Donate. Sliding scale $25-45.

Proceeds will go towards building a much-needed new UMVA website, which will help us all stay connected and in-the-know about upcoming exhibitions, screenings, get togethers, workshops, and more.

Many highly regarded artists across Maine are participating and we'll be promoting this heavily to art collectors, professionals and others. We'd love to have your work in the Auction.

Below are instructions for submitting your work:

1. Create a folder on your desktop, and label it with your name

2. In the folder, put a word document with the following information:

• Your First and Last Name
• Name of the Work, Media, Dimensions (HxW)
• Commercial gallery value of the work
• Minimum bid _ Percent of sales contribution (50% to 100%)

• Optional: a description, explanation or genesis of the piece

3. In the folder, put a JPG or PNG image of the work
• Label your image as follows:
FirstNameLastName_Title_Medium_size_MinimumBid
Example: AnnTracy_FunWithOpera_DigitalOnCanvas_11x14_700

4. Submit your folder with the image and word doc to the following location:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/LqHU2YWRBrSNVtrtS600

5. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK IS JULY 5th If you’re within the first 50, you will be contacted on or around July 20th to coordinate delivery of your work to the Auction. We will have volunteers at drop off sites, so you don't have to transport your work to Bowdoinham.

Thank you in advance for participating in our Auction. And please join us in celebrating the UMVA’s 50th Year! It will be a wonderfully memorable, outrageous art party and costume ball. Suggested donation $10-$50. Don’t worry if you don’t like costumes. We’ll have Carlo style eye masks to wear!

FYI the UMVA has both liability and fine arts coverage.

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