Art for Art's Sake- Desotorow Gallery Art Auction

Make sure to check out "Art for Art’s Sake", Desotorow Gallery’s annual art auction, on May 1 at 7 p.m. The auction is the gallery’s biggest fundraising event, supporting Desotorow’s daily operations, aiding the creation of new programs and helping the Savannah area’s arts community continue to grow and thrive.

The auction will offer work by local and nationally-known artists, with all proceeds directly benefitting Desotorow Gallery. Artists featured include: Scott Griffin, Carrie Christian, Preston Orr, Craig Stevens, Rebecca Nolan, Zig Jackson, and many more!

The auction will take place on May 1 – a Starland Arts District “First Friday” event! Bidding will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and cease at 9:30 p.m. Patrons do not have to be present to win, as long as appropriate contact information is provided. Cash and major credit cards will be accepted forms of payment.

The event will feature live entertainment by Megan Jean and the Klay Family Band, as well as light fare and drink.

The event is sponsored in part by:

Accurate Lithography
Back in the Day Bakery
Bar Food
Black Orchid
Central Animal Hospital
Kroger
Maldoror's
Roly Poly
Salon Jolie
Sentient Bean
Sirudo Realty
Starfish Cafe
Starland
Starland Cafe
The Creative Coast Alliance
The Distillery
Vanilla Day Spa
Wormhole

Please direct questions to the gallery, info@desotorow.org or (912) 335-8204.

SARAYAKU: RIVER OF CORN , Michelle Cornejo's Visual Documentation, October 24th

Documentary Photographer, Michelle Cornejo, will exhibit her newest work- a visual documentation of the people and lands of Sarayaku, a small town in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

The Kichwa town of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon has been struggling with illegal and unconstitutional acts of oil companies for years. However, this show illustrates neither their struggles with the military presence in their “block” nor the violence they experience from the oil companies and even their own neighboring communities who have been paid off by these oil giants. This show, rather, is about the people of Sarayaku, their lives and their beautiful lands. All proceeds from the sale of the images will go to the people of Sarayaku and their cause.

To prove to these oil companies that petroleum is no longer our #1 demand, the artist requests that gallery patrons ride their bikes, skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, etc to the event if possible.

SARAYAKU: RIVER OF CORN will run October 24-29 at Desotorow Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Friday, October 24^th at 7pm.

About the Artist: Michelle Cornejo strives to explore and expose social issues in the world. She uses her images to change attitudes, behavior and policy. She is hopeful that her images will serve as a stepping-stone in the slow process of achieving change.

Desotorow Gallery is located in Savannah’s Starland Arts District at 2427 De Soto Avenue. For more information, please email info@desotorow.org, or visit the gallery’s website www.desotorow.org. Hours of operation are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 2pm-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.

Desotorow is an art gallery that provides affordable exhibition space for emerging artists and fosters awareness and appreciation of the arts through educational outreach programming open to artists and the community.