Danbury's WestConn Hosts Art Exhibition, Auction This Week

DANBURY, Conn. – The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art is hosting the “100@100 Off-the-Wall Art Exhibition,” to benefit the WCSU Gallery Exhibitions program.

The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art in Danbury will hold an exhibition and auction this week.
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Jim Barg

03/05/2015 1:30 p.m.

The exhibition is scheduled to end on Thursday, March 5, with an auction to follow on Saturday, March 7.

Hours on March 5 are noon to 4 p.m., and the March 7 auction and fundraiser will run from 4 to 7 p.m.

The exhibition will feature 100 pieces by 100 artists, including professional local and regional artists, WCSU Department of Art faculty, MFA students and alumni.

Ticket prices for the auction and fundraiser will range from $25, $100 and $200. The $25 general admission ticket allows patrons to enjoy the festivities, food and music, but not to participate in the auction.

The $200 ticket includes two tickets for the WCSU Theatre Arts Department production of “You Can’t Take It With You,” two tickets for the auction and fundraiser, and a ticket for the planned drawing for one of the 100 pieces at 5 p.m.

The $100 ticket includes one ticket for the auction and fundraiser, and a ticket for the art drawing.

There will only be 100 tickets for the art drawing, guaranteeing that each $100 and $200 ticket holder will go home with a piece of art.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.wcsu.edu/art100.

All events will take place in the Art Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university’s Westside campus, located on 43 Lake Ave. Ex.t in Danbury.

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