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ArtsWest’s RED Gala Raises Over $200,000

Seattle, WA. Over 200 people attended ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery’s RED Auction and Gala on July 27th. The event was held in the Canvas Event Space, with decorations inspired by the color red. Patrons Todd Green and Jim Loder posed with smiling dancing girls at the gala which raised over $200,000. The proceeds support ArtsWest’s work producing artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as an agent of change. ArtsWest is located at 4711 California Ave in West Seattle. (Photo credit, Michael Wallenfels)

Sandy Adams, BJ Buller, Jim Guenther, Katy Hannigan

Ivonne Ward

ArtsWest Patrons

Shannon Flora, Todd Green, Jim Loder

Walter Reese, Gary Ambrose

The annual auction and gala featured performance art inspired by the color red. To ArtsWest, red symbolizes life, love, desire, and determination. The event began with a full hosted bar, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. Guests also received three dining options for a meal at the gala. The auction involved bidding on silent auction items and live auction items and experiences such as decadent desserts and exciting vacations.

From ArtsWest:

ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change.

Theatre

ARTSWEST | MILK LIKE SUGAR

Each year, ArtsWest presents a full mainstage theatre season in our 149-seat space. We selectchallenging, progressive plays designed to spark conversation about relevant topics. Your support helps us offer pay-what-you can preview performances for all mainstage productions, free or discounted tickets for other nonprofit organizations and individuals in need, and general ticket prices that makes the ArtsWest theatre experience accessible to everyone! Your support also helps produce our FIRST LOOK events, which are free and open to the public.  Click here to see our current theatre offerings.

Gallery

THE EPIC AND THE PUNY | LAUREN BOILINI & PATTY HALLER

The Runnings Family Gallery at ArtsWest provides community members, theatre patrons, and art enthusiasts with an opportunity to experience high quality, contemporary visual art. Each year, ArtsWest produces exhibitions featuring professional Pacific Northwest artists, providing these artists with an opportunity to showcase their work. Your support helps ensure the Gallery remains free and open to the public.ArtsWest hosts receptions and Artist Talks with each exhibition, and participates in the West Seattle ArtWalk the second Thursday of each month. Click here to learn more about our current exhibition season.

Education

ArtsWest is well known for its Theatre Education Program and is one of only three arts organizations in the United States to receive three successive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the Arts’ Summer School in the Arts program. Students in ArtsWest’s Education program learn more than how to sing, dance, and act. They learn how to think creatively, take calculated risks, and work as a team. Students with this kind of training become the leaders of tomorrow, and your support helps nurture these young people into becoming community leaders. ArtsWest also offers comprehensive, full-time and part-time apprentice programs for high school, undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates from around Seattle and the country. ArtsWest is dedicated to creating apprenticeship opportunities that maximize an apprentice’s specific skill set and developing future professionals in their chosen field. Click here to see our current education offerings.

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