SAN XAVIER-INSPIRED: A LIVE ART AUCTION TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE

FWA 2019 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT EVENT

Artist Spotlight Chair Laura Davis presents $50,000 allocation to Patronato San Xavier’s President Barbara Peck

Friends of Western Art held a live auction of original art on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Mountain Oyster Club.  The event: “San Xavier Inspired: An Art Auction to Promote and Preserve” raised $50,000.

Your interest, active participation and generosity made this an exciting, fun and successful event. The contribution of 25 original pieces of art by our artists, the purchases by our auction bidders and attendees and the services provided by our volunteers and “In Kind” sponsors, plus a last minute $500 cash donation by an anonymous member, helped us raise $50,000. This amount will be donated to Patronato San Xavier, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization, to support their mission to promote the conservation, preservation and maintenance of Mission San Xavier del Bac, our region’s oldest National Historic Landmark.

Special Thanks to our contributing artists for donating the works of art that were the core of this event:

Chuck Albanese
Patti Andre
Santos Barbosa
Jackson Boelts
Stephanie Campos
Judy Choate
Pat Doughty
Michael Ewing
Judy Flynn
Barbara Gurwitz
Fred Hambly
Paul Hopman
Richard Iams
Susan Imwalle
Lawrence Lee
Patty Mathes
Buck McCain
Darcie Peet
Allen Polt
Karryl Salit
Barry Sapp
John Schaefer
Brenda Semanick (deceased)
Carol Swinney
Rob Waters

Thanks also to our Auction Committee and volunteers, plus a big shout to Laura Davis for heading the Auction Committee, wrangling the artists and making this event a great success!

AUCTION COMMITTEE

Laura Davis, Chair
Kimberly Ely
Beth Fulfer
Amy Merkel
Barbara Peck
Jim Sheehan

VOLUNTEERS

Miles Green
Kelly Holt
Squirrel Lovelady
Donna McCain
SaraBeth Roberson

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

Paul Ramirez & Family, Auctioneers
Corky Collins, Auctioneer
Arizona Lithographers

CASH CONTRIBUTORS

Anonymous

Jackson Boelts, Santos Barbosa, Judy Choate, Judy Flynn, and Barry Sapp

Fred Hambly, Karryl Salit, Patti Andre, Stephanie Campos, Paul Hopman, and Carol Swinney

Lawrence Lee, Chauncey Homer, Buck McCain, Darcie Peet, Patty Mathes.  Not pictured: Susie Imwalle, Chuck Albanese, Rob Waters, Barbara Gurwitz, Michael Ewing, Allen Polt, John Schaefer, Brenda Semanick, and Pat Doughty

Creativity Started at the Mission’s Bell Tower….

Utilizing Mission San Xavier del Bac as their muse, these artists are donating their Mission-inspired pieces to FWA’s Artist Spotlight/Live Art Auction event.

The featured art was presented at the October 12, 2019 event at the Mountain Oyster Club, with a live auction called by award-winning auctioneer Paul Ramirez.