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$100 Art Sale Fundraiser | Underground

Friday, June 10 | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | $5

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Description: WHAT: Art sale fundraiser for the Bemis Underground, each work of art is $100
WHO: National, Regional and local artists
WHEN: Friday, June 10 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Admission: $5
Saturday, June 11 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | FREE
WHERE: Bemis Underground, lower level of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,
724 south 12th street, Omaha, NE

Thank you to the overwhelming generosity and support of our community artists! There will be over 170 works at the $100 Art Sale Fundraiser all available for $100 a piece!

Including:
Kenneth Adkins, Sterling Allen, Mads Anderson, Will Anderson, Byron Anway, Stephen Azevedo, Shane Bainbridge, Shelly Bartek, J. Lynn Batten, Mike Bauer, Michael Beitz, Jess Benjamin, Scott Blake, Nicholas Bohac, Alex Borovski, Doug Boyd, Jody Boyer, Les Bruning, Sandi Bruns, Eddith Buis, Jamie Burmeister, Anne Ruehrmurd Burton, Peter Cales, Jeremy Caniglia, Matthew Carlson, Shannon Carroll, Steve Carter, Bud Cassiday, Matthew Clouse, Julie Conway, Angeles Cossio, Derek Courtney, Jodi Cramer, Dan Crane, Joel M!GHTY Damon, Mark Daniels, Gary Day, Mary Day, Leslie Diuguid, Lori Elliot-Bartle, Paul Evans, Wanda Ewing, Shepard Fairey, Larry Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferrill, James Freeman, Rene Gagnon, Sunny Gibbons, Neil Griess, Carlos Guerrero, Jamie Hardy, Phil Hawkins, Anthony Hawley, Isabelle Hayeur, James Hendrickson, Andrew Hershey, Rebecca Herskovitz, Bill Hoover, Alex Jochim, Matt Jones, Bryan Klopping, Dave Koenig, Holly Kranker, Reneé Ledesma, Justin Limoges, Karen Linder, Mike Loftus, Eric Lopez-Wilson, Drew Lueders, Zenaide Luhr, Cybele Lyle, Jessica Machacek, Deborah Masuoka, Mark Masuoka, Avery Mazor, Deborah McColley, Susan McGilvrey, Laura Mohr, Machaela Morrissey, John David Munoz, Alex Myers, Adam Nielsen, Russ Nordman, Caolán O'Loughlin, Joe Pankowski, Gerard Pefung, Kristae Peterson, Rob Philipps, Kristin Pluhacek, Lonnie Potter, Josh Powell, Thomas Prinz, Rob Quinn, Rodney Rahl, Kim Reid-Kuhn, Christina Renfer Vogel, Jay Rich, Mike Roche, Butch Rohrschneider, Craig Roper, Brittan Rosendahl, Erika Rosenfeld, Nicolle Rubino, Kelly Rush, Megan Sanders, Mike Scheef, Kan Seidel, Amy Smith, Colin Smith, Bryce Speed, Corrie Suhr Mikityuk, Meghan Sullivan, Iggy Sumnik, Patty Talbert, Sheila Talbitzer, Trudie Teijink, Weston Thomson, Melvin Tingley Jr., Nolan Tredway, Bart Vargas, Laurie Victor Kay, Paula Wallace, Nicholas Ward, Ella Weber, Jim White, Whitney Williams, Letha Wilson, Z Xonk, Arjan Zazueta, Ying Zhu, Mary Zicafoose and many more!

Admission to Friday night's event on June 10th will be $5, giving guests the opportunity to have first pick of the donated works... and enjoy refreshments and music by DJ Brent Crampton. Doors open 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. The sale will continue during regular gallery hours on Saturday, June 11th 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

But wait! There's more! In addition to the works for sale, you'll have an opportunity to enter five raffles to win pieces by Shepard Fairey, Renee Gagnon, Mary Zicafoose, Laurie Victor Kay and Deborah Masuoka! Tickets for each raffle are $10 and will be available on both days of the event.

HOW THE SALE WORKS:
  • Admission is $5 on Friday, June 10th. The sale is first come, first pick. The UNDERGROUND will be closed until the event begins and the doors will open at 7:00 p.m. sharp. We expect a line to form before the sale starts. We'll take admission fees and answer questions as the line forms so you can enter at 7:00 p.m. without any delays. Sorry, no place-holding and no cutting in line.

  • The art will be grouped alphabetically. Each piece will have a card hung beside it with information about the work. See something you want to purchase? Simply take the card for the piece from its pocket -- and it's yours! If a piece does not have a card beside it, it has already been claimed. Once you've picked the piece(s) you want, feel free to spend as much time in the UNDERGROUND as you'd like. When you're ready to leave -- just hand in your cards at the check out table and someone will retrieve your piece for you. For your safety -- and that of the work in the gallery -- please do not take artwork off the walls or pedestals yourself.

  • The sale is cash (credit, check) and carry -- so you'll be able to take your purchases with you at the end of the evening. We're happy to wrap your artwork if you're concerned about transporting it safely.

  • Admission on Saturday is free of charge, and the gallery will be open from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


The Bemis UNDERGROUND is an integral part of the arts community in Omaha. The space is dedicated to providing opportunities for regional artists to exhibit and creating a stronger community through ongoing dialogue about the arts.

All proceeds from the event will support UNDERGROUND programs and exhibitions. As always, if you have any questions -- please feel free to contact Joel Damon, the UNDERGROUND Curator at joel@bemiscenter.org.

Exhibitions Presenting Sponsor: Omaha Steaks
UNDERGROUND Presenting Sponsor: Lincoln Financial Foundation
Sponsors: Clark Creative Group, Larry Gawel Photography, Chris Headley / OmahaComputerHelp.com, Nebraska Arts Council, Sherwin Williams, Quail Distributing, Upstream Brewing Company, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Visions Custom Framing, Warren Distribution
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 South 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
12th and Leavenworth
Admission and Parking: FREE
Phone:: 402.341.7130
Fax:: 402.341.9791
E-mail: info@bemiscenter.org