Mary Urquhart, Annaly Bennett, Katie High
Heather Rosseman, Diane Witten, David Minning
Barbara Davis, Julie Ward, Scott Ward
James Griffith and Sue Dadd
Alex Mack and Pamela Mosher
Alison and Nick Alexander
Tom Evans, Lisa Evans, Steve High
Tom Bea, Annaly Benett, Steve Miller
Rosa De Anda Boone and Patty Romero
Shane Stevenson, Annie Higgins, Carla McCarthy, Chris Higgins
Holly Hancock and Lizzie Salvatti
Nancy Foster, Kate Penner, Lucy Harvey
Sarah Tenaglia and Stephanie Fox
Valerie Wilcox, Ann Weber, Deven LeTendre, Valerie Botta
Nancy Davis, Scarlett Osterling, Jim Osterling Bobbi Ahbram, Vivian Rescalvo
Eric and Miguel Osuna
Marsha Bohr, Tamara Tolkien, David Bell
Mia Dean and Hung Viet Nguyen
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Pasadena Art Alliance (PAA), one of Los Angeles County’s oldest non-profit organizations supporting contemporary visual arts and education, hosted its biennial Art Auction on May 7 both in-person and online in order to enable more participation by art aficionados nationwide. The auction featured over 90 works of contemporary art donated by some of Southern California’s most electrifying, established, and emerging artists.
Participating artists were carefully selected by a PAA artist committee and the artwork was auctioned online as well as at the in-person event held at the Pasadena Masonic Temple.
Annaly Bennett, PAA President Pro Tem, described how PAA pivoted to incorporate technology in 2020. “Our 2020 auction could not be held in person because of the pandemic, so we got creative and went 100 percent online. That year one of our highest bidders was from out of state and would not have attended the event had there been one,” Bennett explained. Art Auction 2020 raised a record amount of over $300,000.
“We realized that we could expand our audience, increase the exposure to our contributing artists, and ultimately raise more funds for our deserving grant and impact award recipients by creating this hybrid event,” added Mary Urquhart, 2022 art auction co-chair.
All money raised through the auction will help to finance the PAA programs that fund projects for art organizations and art education in the greater Los Angeles County community.
Established in 1955, Pasadena Art Alliance fosters appreciation for contemporary visual arts in Southern California by supporting artists, exhibitions, educational programs and art-oriented, non-profit institutions. Funds raised through an annual benefit and other events provide funding for the annual grants and awards presented to deserving non-profit arts institutions.
