2016 GLP Fundraiser

NEW AGE NOW
Art Auction

Nov 9 - Fri Dec 02, 2016

Online Bidding starts Fri, Nov 11 @ 10AM 
Final Bidding continues via Silent Auction Fri, Dec 2 @ 6-10PM

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Featuring Claire Ashley, Rebecca Beachy, Rami George, Sofia Leiby, Heather Mekkelson, Michael Milano, Aay Preston-Myint, Edra Soto, Hui-min Tsen, Andrew Yang, and Philip von Zweck.

NEW AGE NOW: Art Auction features the works of eleven artists and artworks that use beeswax, photography, spray paint, silkscreen, a salad bowl, mud, terrycloth towel, plastic, indigo canvas, duct tape, and birdsnest. Within this alchemical field of materials, we look for the future ad hoc: How can artistic experimentation articulate strategies for collective and long term sustainability?

This auction/exhibition is further contextualized with a transcendental menu with appetizers specifically prepared for the occasion by artists Brandon Alvendia, Jessica Campbell, Rebecca Mir Grady, Kiam Marcelo Junio, Alyssa Martinez, Eric May, Midnight Kitchen Projects, Kathleen Rooney, and Edra Soto.

View the auction here (click on artworks and/or captions to bid).

10% of all proceeds earned from individual artworks are paid back to contributing artists. All other revenue from this event supports The Green Lantern's art + literary programming. 

How this works: Interested parties are welcome to bid online until Dec 2nd at 12am; bidding will resume at 6pm that same day during a silent auction at Sector 2337, at which time the last online bid will be entered as the first silent auction bid. The silent auction will take place from 6-9:45pm on Friday Dec 2nd, 2016; winners will be announced on site at 10pm + confirmed via email by Dec 3 at 12am. Thank you for your support!

 

2nd Annual Fundraiser for The Green Lantern Press

NEW AGE NOW

Fri Dec 2 @ 6 PM - 12 AM
at Sector 2337
Tickets on sale now!

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60s psychedelia meets 19th c. Spiritualism in New Age Now, the Second Annual Fundraiser for The Green Lantern Press. Celebrating its third year at Sector 2337, New Age Now includes a silent auction, a raffle, tarot card readings, poetry readings, and live music, plus conscious cocktails, a curated menu with artist-made snacks, and additional drinks to suit cosmic needs. Funds raised help The Green Lantern Press support noncommercial art and literary events throughout the year, furthering its role as an artist-centric hub for cultural activities in Chicago.

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Ticket info:

- New Age Me (Entry + Tote Bag) $30 in advance / $35 at the door
- Wheel of Fortune ( Entry + 4 Raffle Tickets + Tote Bag) $40 in advance / $45 at the door
- Vibe Tech (Entry + 2 Raffle Tickets + 2 Drinks + Tote Bag) $50 in advance / $55 at the door
- Total Immersion (Entry + GLP Subscription* + 4 Raffle Tickets + 2 Drinks + Tote Bag) $100 
- Moonlighter (Entry After 10PM) $15

- Telepath (Send support long distance and get GLP subscription* / Tote Bag / Sector newspaper bundle) $75

Silent Auction (6-10PM) features works by Claire Ashley, Rebecca Beachy, Rami George, Sofia Leiby, Heather Mekkelson, Michael Milano, Aay Preston-Myint, Edra Soto, Hui-min Tsen, Andrew Yang, and Philip von Zweck.

Mind / Body Raffle Drawings (6-10PM) include Marbled Mug by Leah Ball, Astrological Reading from Blair Bogin, Essential Acupuncture Initial Session Certificate, voucher for accupuncture and body work from Five Point Holistic Health, $50 gift certificate from The Gaslight, Jewelry by Rebecca Mir Grady, Thai Massage with Precious Jennings, Fitness Training package from Michael Moody, Living Botanical from Sprout Home, and a gift certificate to Tula Yoga; plus a selection of comics from Radiator Comics, publications from Kenning Editions, and a gift certificate from The Green Lantern Press.

Transcendental Menu Items (7-10PM) provided by Brandon Alvendia, Rebecca Mir Grady, Alyssa Martinez, Eric May, Midnight Kitchen Projects, Kathleen Rooney, Edra Soto, and others.

Cosmic Cocktails (6-10PM) courtesy of CH Distillery 
+ Sector's beer/wine menu from (6PM-12AM)

Tarot Card Readings (6-8PM) by Evan Kleekamp 

Poetry by Matthew Reed Corey (7pm) + Rodrigo Toscano (8:30PM), curated by Jose-Luis Moctezuma

Live Music (10PM) curated by Patient Sounds

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*2016 GLP Subscription package includes: 
- Imperceptibly and Slowly Opening (explores the strange subjectivity of plants with authors like Kristina Chew, Ronald Johnson, Mark Payne, Brooke Holmes, Steven Shaviro, Monica Westin, and others) Winter 2016
- Shadowed! (Simone Forti, Hannah B. Higgins, Caroline Picard, Shawn Michelle Smith, Jeffrey Skoller, and others look at the work of Ellen Rothenberg) Spring 2017
- Institutional Garbage (captures the waste of imaginary and possibly Utopic institutions featuring various authors, artists, and curators culled from its affiliated online exhibition) Summer 2017
- + one book from the GLP catalogue (subscribers' choice while supplies last)