SEE BELOW FOR ART LOVER'S FLING DETAILS & AUCTION ITEMS
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday October 23, 2025 5pm to 8pm
Join us at the Cafe Carpe for ART LOVERS FLING - 
a creative gathering to raise funds for our scholarship program.
JOIN US FOR...
*ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS*CHALK THE WALK*
*CARICATURES*LIVE MUSIC*APS & DESSERT*
*SILENT & LIVE LOCAL ART AUCTION*
*CASH BAR*CREATIVE ATTIRE WELCOME*
Join us for an evening of creativity and community. 
The event is free though goodwill donations welcome. 
Wear your most colorful and creative attire. 
The scholarship began in 2017 and since has had 24 applicants and 8 awardees: Nate Stewart, Abby Schwab, Miranda Aalto, Amelia Zanin, Alice Van Haaften, Elee Sharp, Jessica Sharp, and Evanna Thao. Previous scholarship awardees will be sharing their personal creative journeys.
Local artists will be on hand playing music, demonstrating their art form, chalking the walk in front of the Carpe, and selling caricatures. 
Silent and live auction items will include paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry and cards from local artists. In addition, as of today, art coffee table books and tickets to the Milwaukee Rep and Madison Symphony will also be on auction. 
A detailed list of auction items will be emailed and on-line a week prior to the event. 
Please contact us if you have any other items you'd like to donate for the auction OR if you'd like to volunteer
LIVE & SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
 Available to bid on Thursday October 23 5pm to 7pm Cafe Carpe
Values are listed below. Suggested Opening Bid will be confirmed the day of the event if not listed
**All funds raised support our Jessica D. Holt Art Scholarship Fund**

LIVE AUCTION ARTISTS & DESCRIPTIONS
  1. “Onlookers” by Tom Belzer- American Coots & Red-winged Blackbirds 42 1/4 & 24, Pyrography on Birch Panel, framed. Value $1000. Suggested opening bid $250.     
  2. “The Stars Through the Strangers Sing” by Guzzo Pinc. Acrylic on jute mounted on canvass. 43’x38’. Value $4900. Suggested opening bid $750.
  3. "Cookie Cutter Seed Study (3 pcs)" by Jessica Holt. Mounted Color Photographs on matt board with matt frame and plexiglass covers. Part of original study for the artists installation show at the Nicholayson Art Museum & Discovery Center. Value $1500. Suggested opening bid $300.
  4. "Red Cow" by Schomer Lichtner. 1984 Milwaukee Museum of Art Exhibition Poster Test Screen Print (multiple copies) 23 x 38. Value $350. Suggested opening bid $100.


SILENT AUCTION ARTISTS & DESCRIPTIONS
  • POTTERY
  1. Green Porcelain Bowl by Charlie Olson. 9” x 2 1/2” porcelain bowl. Value $120.00.
  2. Orange Small Bowl by Karen Taylor. orange small bowl. Value $40
  3. Fruit Bowl by Karen Taylor. Large purple rimmed pasta bowl/fruit bowl. Value $85
  4. Pottery by Mary Pratt- TBA
  5. Pottery by Cynthia Holt - TBA
  • 2-D PAINTING/DRAWING
  1. "Friendship" by Bonnie Graham. Graphite drawing of two women standing on 80lb acid free Strathmore paper 
    Size unframed 6” x 12” Size framed 10” x 16”. Value $100
  2. "Dreaming" by Bonnie Graham. Graphic drawing of child seated on 80lb acid free Strathmore paper. Size unframed 11” x 14”
    Size framed 14.875” x 17.875”. Value $100
  3. Fall Leaves by Miranda Aalto. Watercolor on archival paper. Framed dimensions are 20"x23.5" and unframed are 16”x20”. Value  $175.
  4. Iris and Poppies by Ruth Grotenwrath. Poster (1 of 8). Value $60
  5. Archaic 1 & 2 by Guzzo Pinc. Circa 2005. Value $950. 
  • TEXTILES/JEWELRY
  1. Hand knit Vase Cover by Beth Gore. Value TBA
  2. Mixed Media Folk Art Box by Dorris. Repurposed wooden box and lid, embellished with geometric patterns and found objects. 18” x 5” x 4 1/2 height. 
      CARDS & PHOTOGRAPHY
  1. Hand painted Cards by Sally Koehler. 12 
  2. North Riverside Water Spray by Frank Pinc. “The fire department took their hook and ladder truck out and used to spray down the crowd on a hot summer day.” 12 x 18 Color Print. Framed. 
  3. PassCreek Purple by Jessica Holt. Photo taken on Passcreek Rd in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming where the artist lived for 23 years. Color 
  • MUSIC/THEATER
  1. Madison Symphony Tickets.
  2. Milwaukee Rep Theater Tickets. 
  • POETRY & BOOKS
  1. Lorine Niedecker & Nick Gulig Books
  2. WI Poetry Book Basket. 
  3. Jessica D. Holt Table Top Art Book Basket


 The Fort Arts Council supports and encourages art in all forms including painting, theatre, film, sculpture, poetry, dance, spoken word, visual arts, ceramics, jewelry, photography, music, textiles, glass art, and other creative pursuits.  
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