A smART Recap

 Here are some snap shots from last week's smART show held at UALR.

All of the pieces were donated by students, faculty, or alum of the university.

For every 5 pieces donated, the artist could have one showcase piece.

Awesome, awesome silk screened tees by Erin Lea Lorenzen.

A little birdie told me that they can be found locally at Box Turtle.

Tons of prints, drawings, photographs, and other pieces were up for grabs.

At 20 bucks or less a pop, people were lined up ready to snatch up their finds before we even started!

I left that evening with a few pieces to call my own.

I mean, I need to spruce up the new diggs! 

The future roomie, manning the table where money and art exchanged hands.

Also the perfect place for some shameless self-promotion!

Speaking of shameless self-promotion, I did some of my own...but I'm sure you couldn't notice, right?!

My pieces shared space with cute earrings by Carrie Crocker, a very talented classmate of mine.

All of the proceeds raised went towards Our House, a local shelter for the working homeless.

Opening night raised about $1,000...$200ish raised from Mia Hall's (my hero) donated piece for the prize drawing (which I personally spent 50 bucks in tickets...and no, I didn't win it...sad day).

All in all, the final total was well over $2,000...more than double what we made last year!

SUCCESS! SUCCESS! SUCCESS!

Until next time, ♥.

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Giveaway Winner! + smART

So, I finally got around to drawing a winner for my blogoversary giveaway.

 Lucky #8 happens to be Nicole from Coco Maria! 

Congrats, Nicole! Keep an eye out for an email so I can ship your new bag to you!

Thanks for everyone that entered, I'll try to do more of these in the future.

In other (local) news, tomorrow is our annual smART show put on by UALR Donaghey Scholars and UALR Art Student Association! I'm super-duper excited. I helped put this thing together, donated a few pieces, and even plan on buying a few pieces. Should be an excellent turnout. If you happen to be in the area, I recommend that you check it out! 

All of the pieces have been donated and will be selling for 20 dollars or less. (A steal, I tell you!) 

The proceeds will benefit Our House, a shelter for the working homeless.

More information on the Facebook event page: smART Show and Sale Benefiting Our House

Stay tuned for event coverage!

Until next time, ♥.

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