Allied Arts

I have to admit that one of the things I am most excited about ARTini is the silent art auction. We have been laboring away to collect amazing pieces of art – nearly 30 different paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media works of art.

I guarantee that there will be something to suit everyone’s taste. That’s what is so fun about this auction – it is very eclectic!

Another fun aspect of the auction is that it is affordable. All starting bids are around $200 or less and some of the art is worth $800-1200!

Below are just a few pictures of the art up for auction. Please excuse the quality – my iPhone camera could never capture how beautiful these actually are! 

Get more information/buy tickets at www.AlliedArtini.com.



This is an amazing purple/blue bowl made out of hand-blown glass. Blue Sage Studios (Andrew Boatman) created this amazing work of art!



Sue Hale painted this buffalo. Beware - I LOVE this painting so we may get into a bidding war.

 

My friend Sean Jackson painted this piece on a piece of hardboard. It has such cool dimension - everyone at the office loves it!

ARTini is OKC’s largest martini tasting, but you won’t be sipping on plain ole cocktails. Rather, 11 restaurants are creating original martini recipes to serve to YOU! Each martini will be unique and you’ll be able to vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice award.

This year’s participating restaurants are TOP NOTCH. We’re talking the best of the best of OKC restaurants:

• Picasso Café
• ROCOCO Restaurant and Fine Wine
• Bin 73
• Trattoria Il Centro
• Prohibition Room
• Paseo Grill
• Iguana Mexican Grill
• Deep Fork
• 1492 New World Latin Cuisine
• Western Concepts Restaurant Group
• Museum Café

And to make the event that much cooler, each of the above restaurants will serve an appetizer along with their martini.

Did we mention the event is all-you-can-eat/drink? Within your limits of course! Get more information/buy tickets at www.AlliedArtini.com.

We’re dedicating this week on the blog to ARTini. Don’t worry, you’ll get your usual favorites – Ticket Thursday and Final Word Friday – but you’ll also get an extra helping of ARTini know-how.

ARTini is less than 2 weeks away and we can’t wait! Held on Saturday, May 15th from 7-11 pm, ARTini is the premier arts fundraiser for young professionals. ARTini mixes Oklahoma’s largest martini tasting with live entertainment and a silent art auction.

Each day we’ll report on a different aspect of ARTini – from the participating restaurants to the live music to the artwork in the auction. And you’ll always have the chance to buy ARTini tickets at www.AlliedArtini.com. All ARTini proceeds benefit Allied Arts and the 20 arts organizations it supports.

Who went to ARTini last year? Leave a comment with your favorite part of the party!