The Folk Art Society is planning an ONLINE AUCTION for two weeks prior to the Santa Fe Auction. Photographs and descriptions of the objects will be uploaded to the online auction Web site BY THE DONORS, and bids will be taken until 12 midnight, September 20, 2010. These bids will become the starting bids at the live and silent auctions, and if no higher bid is reached, the online bidder will be successful. Online bidders will also have the ability to submit absentee bids.
The Online Donation Notification should be used to notify us of any and all of your planned auction donations. You can access the system via the following link: www.biddingforgood.com/fasa2010.Once you have accessed the FASA auction home page and signed in using your unique Bidding For Good ID and password, click the Donate Items button on the left side menu and follow the easy directions to register each piece in your donation. You will need to have the following information available before you begin the registration process: digital photographs(s), artist’s name, title of work, medium, dimensions and donor name and address.
For assistance with registering your donations on line, please contact auction chairman Randall Lott at randall_lott@mindspring.com.
The new format will give more bidders a chance at auction items even if they are not present at the live auction. In order for this new format to be successful, we need commitments for donations of art objects earlier than usual.
If you do not wish to mail your donation before the conference, bring one, two or more “suitcase-size” art works to the conference, and these objects will be placed in a silent or live auction on Saturday afternoon at the La Fonda Hotel. Please use the Online Donation Notification system to register your donations, as per the above instructions. Photographs of your items must be posted online in advance by the donor, in order for your object to be included in the auction.
Auction Item Shipping
***Please note: If you are planning to mail your items, regardless of size, please send them by UPS or FedEx to the attention of Deborah Quirk, 57 Vista Redonda Road, Tesuque, NM 87574. If you are using the US Postal Service, please send your items to Deborah Quirk, P.O. Box 88, Tesuque, NM 87574.
The Folk Art Society will not accept donated objects with a reserve or minimum bid, and all donated objects will be sold regardless of price achieved. The Folk Art Society does not guarantee that the auction sale price will meet donor expectations or suggested price range.
The list of donors will appear in a subsequent issue of the Folk Art Messenger. These donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and each donor will receive a receipt for the auction selling prices.
Note: A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Herbert W. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Art Fund, which purchases an art work each year for donation to a museum or university. This is the Folk Art Society’s only fund-raising event each year; its success depends on your generous contributions and participation.
A packer and shipper will be available at the hotel to handle your purchases immediately following the auction. All auction items must be picked up at the conclusion of the auction, and the Folk Art Society assumes no responsibility for them.
Folk Art Society of America
P.O. Box 17041, Richmond, VA 23226
800-527-FOLK (3655)
For more info: fasa@folkart.org
http://www.folkart.org/