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Can you imagine watching an artist create a piece of artwork in one hour? That is exactly what happens at the annual WNC QuickDraw benefit happening on Saturday, May 17 at Laurel Ridge Juan Pablo Pena Karen WhiteCountry Club in Waynesville. There will Mejia, jewelry. Chambers, pastels. be dozens of brave, talented artists who will partake in this exciting event. You will be able to participate as a spectator while the artists buffet with the artists after the auction. design a special piece out of pottery, glass, metal “QuickDraw has been the prisculpture, fiber art, basketry, pastels, woodworkmary funding source for our local Art ing and more. Education program for the past several Witness art in the making as forty artists years. This event has provided over challenge the clock and attempt to finish a piece $85,000 in the last ten years for grants in sixty minutes. Spectators will be caught up in and scholarships. Haywood County the excitement of watching artwork in a variety of Schools are very grateful for the hard mediums come to life before their eyes, and will work of this committee and this suchave the chance to ask the artists about their work cessful event,” Jenny Wood, Cultural and inspiration. You can chat with them before Arts Education Director. the starting bell and stroll around their working WNC Quick Draw is a unique stations as they create original art. partnership of artists, organizers, and At the end of the hour these completed teachers who are committed to enrichpieces plus other completed works are offered in ing the art experiences of children a silent auction. Proceeds from the auction fund college scholarships and innovative art teacher grants. Bid on your favorite works of art produced at the event and take home a beautiful memory. Attendees will also enjoy a heavy hors d’oeuvres
they prepare for the challenge. Also, sign up for your auction number.
5 p.m. Quickdraw Challenge Begins + Silent auction Begins. Don’t be late! The challenge begins promptly at 5 and ends at 6 p.m. You don’t want to miss strolling around the ministudios observing highly motivated live-auction artists paint to beat the clock. Other artists demonstrate their techniques on work in progress while offering a completed piece for sale during the silent auction.
6 p.m. Quickdraw Challenge ends – Preview the framed fine art for the live auction.
6: 0 p.m. Live auction – Grab a seat for a
lively auction. Original, ready-to-hang art is sold to the highest bidder. Lucky winners take home a piece they can describe with enthusiasm and pride and provide inspiration and support for the art teachers and students in the Haywood County Schools.
7: 0 p.m. hors d’oeuvres Buffet – Meet the
artists and enjoy delicious food in a spectacular setting.
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Dominick DePaolo creates a painting of Waynesville’s Strand Theatre.
in our public schools. The fundraiser provides funds for art education in the public schools and awards scholarships for graduating seniors to pursue art-related studies. Since 2002 QuickDraw has funded over 18,000 art experiences in the elementary population alone not including elective courses in middle and high schools. This year’s event features many outstanding artists from across the region. Artists find the event as intriguing as attendees: “I fly into color and design mode when I get the first QuickDraw letter of the year… exciting… edgy…!” Vickie Beck, volunteer artist.
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Painter Joyce Schlapkohl shares, “I’ve been involved (with Quick Draw) from the first year that Gretchen Clasby started it. It’s one of the most rewarding and exciting events that I’ve ever been involved with. It is so well organized and fun for everyone. Plus there are some very nice paintings on display and for the live auction. Quick Draw has
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