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The
Echo Valley Art Auction will once again be held, but at a different
location in Lancaster. This is the most unusual art
auction held in the County, as well as the longest running annual art
auction in Lancaster County. This year it is held on the fourth Sunday
in September (the 26th), at the new location of Rader Park, on the
south side of the Homestead Village complex, off of Marietta Avenue in
Lancaster. All
of the work auctioned is original art, and ranges from pottery to
painting in every medium, with a little bit of everything else in
between.
Starting bids can be as low as $25, and rarely is the final selling
price close to the retail value of the work. There are no entry or
bidding fees. The public is invited to browse the exhibited work of
some of the artists and select pieces that they wish to bid on.
The
event begins at
noon with
viewing of the work, with the auction beginning at 1:00 pm. Refreshment
are
available.
The
group holds the auction each year to raise much needed funds dedicated
for the
Lancaster County Young Artists exhibit (formerly, the Scholastic Arts
Awards), an art exhibit and
competition for middle and high school art students. The group also
uses funds
raised at the auction to help support events at the Lancaster Museum of
Art.
But
the main intent of the auction, for this group celebrating their 65th
year, has always been to share their artwork with their community and
their
collectors - hopefully, both new and returning collectors. Please join
us this year for this relaxed outdoor art event, meet the artists,
browse the artwork, and treat yourself to some of Lancaster
County's finest artists' work. Artists showing at this year's auction
include:
Carol Anspach, Daniel Burns, Ann DeLaurentis, Hubert Fitzgerald, Milt
Friedly, Bruce
Fry, Jim Gallagher, Carol Galligan, Jeff Geib, Claire Giblin, Susan
Gottlieb, Robert Lyon, Carol Morgan, Richard
Ressel, Peg Richards, Abby Rudisill, Carol Shane, Scott
Spangler, and Richard Whitson.
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