BIG DEAL Art Sale and Fundraiser

Tickets at the door are $100 for VIP Preview Reception

and $50 General Admission

Click here to preview Big Deal Art

Big Deal day is Saturday, November 12, 2011

On-site Ticket sales begin at 1:30pm,

3-4pm VIP Reception - exclusive party and preview for VIP ticket holders only

Preview 4-5pm - general admission ticket holders

Auction to follow

Event ends at 9pm

BIG DEAL is a wildly popular party where 500 works of art are sold at $165 apiece, and an exciting live auction features fine art and luxury items. Come for the great art, bargains, people-watching, chill tunes, cocktails, lavish refreshments.

Enjoy: Great art and people-watching

Listen: Groovy, soulful, downtempo funky sonic goodness from DJ N’K and DJ Garlynn

Imbibe: Blue Angel Vodka martinis, Periscope Cellars, Barefoot Wine and Bubbly, Peroni and Blue Moon Brewing Company beers

Taste: Mouthwatering treats from Lucca Ravioli, Creole Catering, La Mediterranee, Fresca Italia, Hugh Groman Catering and The Only Cookie

Put Your Hands in the Air: If you’ve never been to a live auction, this is the one to see! Back by popular demand, auctioneer David Sobon will energize the crowd. Bid on works of art donated by renowned artists and galleries, luxury spa, travel, restaurant and other indulgences in the live and silent auctions.

Be a Big Deal VIP at a Preview Reception that includes an extraordinary opportunity to meet auction artists, private viewing of hundreds of works of art, special cocktails and luscious hors d’oeuvres.

Feel Great: while helping raise funds for Visual Aid–providing free art supplies, grants, exhibition opportunities and community to artists living with AIDS, cancer, Hepatitis C and other life-threatening illnesses

Auction features paintings, prints, drawings and photographs by Jeremy Morgan, David Buckingham, Carol Lefkowitz, Aondrea Maynard, Robin Denevan, Chris Duncan, Lea Feinstein, Lisa Solomon, Timothy Cummings, Monika Steiner, Ivy Jacobsen, Marianne Kolb, Christina McPhee, Mel Prest, Tim Yankosky, Leslie Lusardi, Robin Denevan, Susanne Onodera, Kerry Vander Meer, Suzie Barnard, Heather Wilcoxon, Juan Carlos Quintana, Silvia Poloto, Hiroko To, Cristina Koci Hernandez, x John Wood, Keira Kotler, Sydney Cohen, Mark Paron, Jennifer Bain, Carol Inez Charney, Antonio Torrez-Solis, Christina La Sala, Damien Hirst, Linda Symonds, Joan Weiss, Tyrell Collins, Jeanne Vadeboncoeur, Julie Blankenship, Yuval Pudik, Katherine B. Young and more.

Note: For a sneak preview of the show, visit the Visual Aid Gallery, 57 Post Street, open Tuesday - Fridays, 2-6pm or by appointment. Preview opens October 15, ends November 5th. Visitors have the opportunity to pre-bid on selected works from the Big Deal auction.

Luxurious spa treatments, travel, restaurants, shopping and theater packages include exclusive goodies from Burning Man, San Francisco Ballet, Zuni Cafe, Dqtrs, Costanoa, Bella Pelle, Kabuki Springs and Spa, Jeanine Payer, Foreign Cinema, Hotel Rex, Marilyn Jaeger Skincare, San Francisco Opera, Bisou Bistro, Berkeley Rep Theater, diPietro Todd Salon, Fresh, 2223 Restaurant, Yoga Tree, Flora Grubb, Cocoon Day Spa, Hotel Ivy, A.C.T., San Francisco Symphony, Bliss Spa, Barber Lounge, Crunch Fitness, Macy's, Bossa, Castro Theatre, Lovejoy's Tea Room, Diva Nail Lounge, Beach Blanket Babylon, Magic Theater, Kronos Quartet, Touch Pro, Peet's Coffee and Tea, A.G. Ferrari Foods, Gabriella Cafe, Andalu, California Institute of Integral Studies, Crown and Crumpet, California Street Holistic Massage, A Luxe Headwear Salon, Planet Granite, Sports Basement, Tony's Pizza Napoletana, Mission Minis, Frisco Disco Events, and Flax Art and Design.

Contributing galleries and museums include:

Eli Ridgway Gallery, Catharine Clark Gallery, Cain Schulte Contemporary Art, Silverman Gallery, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Ever Gold Gallery, Fraenkel Gallery, Fouladi Projects, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Gregory Lind Gallery, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, Bryant Street Gallery, Mercury 20, Hang Art, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, Slate Contemporary, K. Imperial Fine Art, Toomey Tourell Fine Art, Jack Fischer Gallery, Park Life, Elins/Eagles-Smith Gallery, City Art Gallery, Sandra Lee Gallery, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, Visual Aid Gallery, Que Pasa Glass, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SFMOMA, Asian Art Museum and The Crucible.

The Fixed Price Sale features fabulous works of art from hundreds of local artists!