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The annual Bray Benefit Auction attracts artists, collectors and life long supporters of the Bray from around the country. Artwork from emerging and nationally recognized ceramic artists are included in our live, silent and cup auctions each year. This 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. The auction items are on display for the duration of the exhibition with the bidding closing at the Live Auction and Brickyard Bash at the end of July each year. 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”.
2018 Bray Benefit Auction and "Alice in Wonderland" Brickyard Bash 2017 Bray Benefit Auction and "Garden Party" Brickyard Bash 2016 65th Anniversary Benefit Auction and "50's Flashback" Brickyard Bash 2015 Benefit Auction and Red Carpet Brickyard Bash 2014 Benefit Auction and "Mardi Gras" Brickyard Bash2013 Benefit Auction and Brickyard Bash...goes Hawaiian 2012 Benefit Auction and "Derby" Brickyard Bash 2011 2011 From the Center to the Edge: 60 Years of Creativity and Innovation 2010 Benefit Auction and "Wild West" Brickyard Bash
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