For the past fourteen years WAGMAG has supported Brooklyn art communities by establishing a forum to promote art exhibitions and events and has coordinated an effort to unify neighbor galleries and artists.
There will be approximately 100 pieces of artwork generously donated by local galleries and artists for the raffle during the event evening. EACH TICKET HOLDER IS GUARANTEED A WORK OF ART. Enjoy a festive atmosphere with hors d'oeuvres, coctails, beer and wine, and a spectacular exhibition of cutting-edge artwork from prominent artists in Brooklyn.
Please help support our mission to promote the arts in Brooklyn. WAGMAG, Brooklyn Art Guide is a 501c3 nonprofit, and the only Brooklyn art guide that chronicles the art activities of art venues in Brooklyn, on a monthly basis, in print and online.
This year features the inaugural presentation of the Lisa Levy Awards!
As an additional honor, selected artists will be acknowledged for outstanding merit by WAGMAG Benefit Committee member Lisa Levy, who will be awarding ribbons to acknowledge some of the fabulous art for it's specific outstanding qualities. To that end, she will be awarding ribbons to a selection of artworks that contain those special qualities such as Most Clashing Colors, Most Impractical to Bring Home. Most Time Consuming to Make and more!
Each raffle ticket guarantees an artwork. Artwork will be selected on the benefit evening by a raffle-style drawing, which determines the order in which ticketholders make their selection.
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Tickets for the artwork raffle are available for $200 up until May 10th, after which tickets will be available for $250 each. Each ticket guarantees a work of art. There will be an entrance fee for admission to the benefit event of $20 for non-ticket holders.
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Brooklyn Oenology Winery will be pouring a selection of their award-winning wines throughout the evening.
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VIP preview tickets are availble for $350, these limited tickets grant early access for four guests from 6:00-7:00pm with a guided tour and include a ticket for the artwork raffle (7-9pm). Specialty cocktails will be served during this portion of the evening, proxies are available to be assigned to help make artwork selections and will act as stand ins during the raffle in the case that VIP guests are unable to attend the artwork drawing. VIP ticket holders will also receive a color checklist with images and descriptions of available works.
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All proceeds will go towards the operation and production of WAGMAG, Brooklyn Art Guide.
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Many Thanks to The Boiler for hosting this year’s event.
