The 17th annual MONOTHON fundraising party for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP), takes place Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Lillian August Flagship Store in Norwalk, 6-9 p.m. Area residents will have the opportunity to acquire original prints by established and emerging artists at competitive prices. The event includes both silent and live auctions, hors d”™oeuvres and beverages donated by area purveyors of fine foods, and an open bar with the signature “MONOtini.” The party is open to the public; tickets are $50/person in advance and $60 at the door.
The MONOTHON2015 live auction includes artwork by Benny Andrews, Robert Dente, Dan Welden, Caetano de Almeida, Jim Dine, Constance Old, Robert Andrew Parker, Beverly Semmes, Shelter Serra, Eve Stockton, Julio Valdez, Barbara Takenaga and Félix Vallotton. Additional offerings include art and architecture tours, a vacation home on Martha”™s Vineyard, and a week of printmaking with staff master printer Christopher Shore in the Helen Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage at CCP. The silent auction features works by artists who have participated in the MONOTHON2015 printing sessions at the Center as well as an assortment of unique gift baskets featuring experiences, gift certificates and more!
The CCP is a nonprofit dedicated to the art of the print: intaglio, lithography, monotype, silkscreen, woodblock printing, paper works, book arts and digital arts. The entire spectrum of printmaking arts is here to be explored through workshops, edition printing with master printers, exhibitions, community programs, and an artist-in-residence program. For more information, please visit contemprints.org.
