ArtHaus to hold annual art gala and fundraiser Friday night

ArtHaus will host its Annual Art Gala and Fundraiser from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday in the Steyer Opera House of the Hotel Winneshiek in downtown Decorah.  
 
The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a silent auction and a cash bar, tapas and treats by the Hotel Winneshiek, and live music. 

The entertainment will include music by the "Driftwood Bones," followed by a program with a video of events at ArtHaus the past year. A selection of student created artwork will also be on display.

A live art auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. with auctioneer Joe Gavle.  The auction will feature pottery, jewelry, woodcuts, paintings, drawings, fiber work, glass and other works created and donated by local and regional artists.  Other auction items will include Decorah activities from the New Minowa Players theatre, Decorah Bicycles and Driftless Press.
 
Tickets for the fundraiser are $25 in advance, available at ArtHaus and the Oneota Community Co-op, or $30 at the door.  Tickets can also be purchased online at www.arthausdecorah.org. Proceeds support the year-round creative programming of ArtHaus including its youth and adult educational classes, cultural events, gallery exhibitions and need-based scholarship fund.  
 
For more information, call 563-382-5440, email arthaus508@gmail.com, or visit www.arthausdecorah.org.

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Donated artwork for auction: (1) Throwing Sparks by David Kamm, framed print; (2) Phelps Park by Joyce Meyer, canvas photo print