Annual Fresh Paint Auction

Fresh Paint 2010: A Splash of Green

Paint Day
Sunday, April 25, 10:00am-3:00pm

View Copley Society artist members at work creating their "fresh" canvases around the city. CLICK HERE to view a map with artist locations for Paint Day.

A Splash of Green Gala
Saturday, May 8, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live music, and auctions of more than 80 freshly painted works of art. Festive cocktail attire with a "splash of green" encouraged!

Interested in becoming a Fresh Paint sponsor? Individual sponsorship opportunities for Fresh Paint will include name on gala program and website.
Emerald Sponsor: $1,000 (includes 12 gala tickets)
Jade Sponsor: $500 (includes 6 gala tickets)

Tickets will be held at the gallery. View photos below from Fresh Paint 2009.

 
 

 

(Video by Barry Pugatch)

 

On Sunday, April 25th, over 80 artists from the Copley Society of art (Co|So) set up their easels to paint in some of Boston’s most treasured spots. The focus of Fresh Paint 2010 is the green spaces surrounding Boston.  Copley artists were found in and around the Emerald Necklace, the Back Bay Fens, the Esplanade, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the Boston Public Garden, Jamaica Pond, Arnold Arboretum, and the Boston Common. This is the 22nd year Co|So holds its major fundraising event: Fresh Paint.

Artists bring their newly painted works back to the gallery by the end of the day and, for two weeks, the art is displayed and silent bids are taken at Co|So’s Newbury Street gallery. On Saturday, May 8th, the gallery hosts the “A Splash of Green” Gala, an evening of cocktails, hor d’oeuvres, live jazz, and auctions of the “fresh” works.  Two Copley artists are honored at the gala: Zsuzsanna Szegedi (www.zsuzsanna.com) is the 2010 Fresh Paint award-winner and Sean Farrell (www.artistseanfarrell.com) is honored with the John Singleton Copley award.

Many art organizations now hold similar auctions but Co|So’s was one of the first, starting in 1988. The event brings in funds to support innovative exhibitions of emerging and established artists, lectures, scholarships, residencies, and outreach programs. Fresh Paint is the gallery’s biggest and most important fundraiser, as Co|So does not receive funding from local, state, or federal sources. This year several groups of students have been invited to participate in Fresh Paint, including the South End Settlement House and Urban Improv.  This select group of students will participate in Co|So sponsored painting lessons, gallery tours and their own Paint Day leading up to the Fresh Paint Exhibition.

Click here to view artwork created on Sunday, April 25 for Fresh Paint 2010

FRESH PAINT 2010 SPONSORSHIP

Corporate Sponsors:
Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.

Jade sponsors:
Susan & Peter Covo
Harvard Club Women's Squash
Stephanie Markus
Judith Monteferrante
Chip & Bobbie O'Hare
Blase Reardon
Nadia & Roberto Rodriguez
Fresh Paint 2010
Jeff Bonasia on Paint Day
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Dora Atwater Millikin on Paint Day
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James Kubiatowicz on Paint Day
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Vcevy Strekalovsky on Paint Day
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Zsuzsanna Szegedi on Paint Day
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Nancy Walton on Paint Day
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Nick Read on Paint Day
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Ros Farbush on Paint Day
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Oana Lauric on Paint Day
(Photo by Clement Liu)
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Bill Maloney on Paint Day
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Alfred DeAngelo on Paint Day
(Photo by Clement Liu)
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John Traynor on Paint Day
(Photo by Clement Liu)
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Nancy Walton on Paint Day
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Paul Maloney on Paint Day
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William Maloney on Paint Day
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A "fresh" painting in progress
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Barbara Donnelly on Paint Day
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Darryl Loyer on Paint Day
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Alix Porras on Paint Day
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Zsuzsanna Szegedi on Paint Day
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A "fresh" painting in progress
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Tom Grady on Paint Day
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Ellen Granter on Paint Day
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David Monteiro on Paint Day
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Jim Kubiatowicz on Paint Day
Fresh Paint 2009: Back in Black Gala
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