19th annual Bray Benefit Auction and "Red Carpet" Brickyard Bash![]() June 11–July 25, 2015 |
![]() Join us for a starstudded evening for the 19th annual Bray Benefit Auction and "Red Carpet" Brickyard Bash on Saturday, July 25. The Bray Benefit Auction—including cup, silent and live auctions—showcases work from more than 75 ceramic artists. Beginning on June 11, all auction items will go on display in conjunction with the opening reception for the 2015 Resident Artists Exhibition; bidding on the cup and silent auction items will begin the same day. The Brickyard Bash began in 1984 to celebrate the purchase of the Bray family brickyard and to thank the community for its’ support. Under the direction of Kurt Weiser, the acquisition of 25 acres allowed for new studios, improvement to the clay business facilities, and according to Weiser, opportunities for the residents to “stretch out and do things they never did before”. The annual Bray Benefit Auction is the Bray’s biggest fundraiser of the year and helps support the residency program. The Bray’s residency program supports artists by offering rent-free studios, subsidized material and firing costs, as well as direct funding through fellowships and stipends. |
2015 Participating Artists |
Live Auction John Balistreri Jeremy Briddell Sam Chung Gerit Grimm Chris Gustin Robert Harrison Mark Hewitt Steven Young Lee Matt Long Matthew Metz Richard Notkin Don Reitz Brad Schwieger Richard Shaw Chris Staley Shoko Teruyama Patti Warashina Kurt Weiser Rosalie Wynkoop |
Silent Auction Kurt Anderson Chuck Aydlett Wally Bivins Robert Briscoe Nathan Craven Chris Dufala Adam Field Donna Flanery Emily Free Wilson Julia Galloway Mike Gesiakowski John Gill Steven Godfrey Seth Green Mel Griffin Martha Grover Giselle Hicks Clara Hoag Miranda Howe Rebecca Hutchinson Amanda Jaffe Tom Jaszczak Heesoo Lee Lorna Meaden Aya Murata Brooks Oliver Kyungmin Park Zemer Peled David Peters Joseph Pintz Joanna Powell Jonathan Read Alison Reintjes Emily Schroeder Anthony Sonnenberg John Souter Albion Stafford Eric Van Eimeren Bill Wilkey Tara Wilson |
Cup Auction Ted Adler Daniel Anderson Jessica Brandl Victoria Christen Linda Christianson Steven Colby Josh DeWeese Katriona Drijber Sanam Emami Jana Evans Lauren Gallaspy Jean-Nicolas Gérard Kenyon Hansen Jeremy Hatch Ayumi Horie Sarah Jaeger Maggie Jaszczak Tom Jaszczak Cathi Jefferson Jeremy Kane Ben Krupka Steven Young Lee Matt Long Melissa Mencini Courtney Murphy Corinna Petra Friedrich Joanna Powell Friederike Rahn Jocelyn Reid Steven Roberts Hide Sadohara Kwok-Pong Tso Bill Wilkey |