2013 BENEFIT AUCTION

We have had an extraordinary and productive year at San Francisco Camerawork. Our publication Gerald Slota: Story was listed as one of the Top 10 Photo Books of 2012 in The New York Times; we staged a full season of exhibitions and artist lectures that turned out to be our most well-attended in years; we partnered with the Tenderloin YMCA, the Boys and Girls Clubs, and the Vietnamese Youth Development Center to offer photography classes to young people in our new Mid-Market neighborhood; we organized an international Arts Advisory Committee to oversee programming; we began producing videos of artist interviews and lectures as well as digitizing 40 years of archival material to make available online; we re-launched Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts; and we created an entirely new website that is sophisticated yet easy to navigate.

We are also happy to report that in the past year we have streamlined SF Camerawork’s finances by placing an emphasis on earned income which now covers more than two-thirds of our fixed expenses. This is twice the national average of 27% and will allow for a larger portion of our contributed income to be used for artist expenses and honoraria. As the year winds down, we remain energized and are very pleased to present our 2013 Benefit Auction. It is important to note that, for the first time in our history, a portion of the proceeds from our largest fundraiser will go directly to the generous working artists who have donated—making your participation and support more meaningful than ever before.

We would like to thank our generous sponsors: Bi-Rite Catering; Chandler Fine Art and Framing; New Belgium Brewing Company; Paddle 8; Page Imageworks; Rainbow Grocery Cooperative: A Worker Owned Collective; Robert Stemmler Winery, Sonoma; Sterling Art Services; and Trader Joe’s. In addition, we extend thanks to Jeanne Friscia, Brent Nuñez, Shannon O’Mara, Rick Perez, and Ellen Shershow-Peña for the enormous amount of help they provided in organizing this year’s Benefit Auction. Our deepest gratitude, as always, goes to the community of artists, collectors, gallery owners, and private dealers who have donated a truly astonishing selection of photographs. We look forward to seeing you at the Auction!

SAVE THE DATE:
2013 BENEFIT AUCTION
Saturday, December 7, 2013

TIME:
Registration begins at 11:00 AM
Bidding begins at 1 PM

LOCATION:
SF Camerawork
1011 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

PARKING:
Valet parking from 5:30-10:30 PM for $20
Public parking at 5th/Mission garage

PREVIEW EXHIBITION:
November 6 - December 6, 2013
Special Gallery Hours
Wednesday through Saturday, 12:00 to 6:00 pm
Also by appointment, admission is free