8th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration & Art Sale
Friday February 21, 2020 – Stockyard Restaurant
featuring the Uptown Rulers
Unbound Visual Arts’ 8th annual Mardi Gras and Art Sale was a resounding success! The February 21st event at the popular Stockyard Restaurant brought together 100 music and art appreciators and friends to mingle, socialize, and dance. Unbound Visual Arts (UVA) welcomed many new guests to this annual celebration that featured the jazz band Uptown Rulers, led by Chris Coughlin. In her remarks, Ruth Rieffanaugh, President of UVA’s Board of Directors, encouraged everyone to support the organization’s unique educational exhibits as well as its goal to create new permanent exhibition galleries for local art. This year, UVA added an art sale to the festivities with all of the art priced at $50. This resulted in 11 sales with 100% going to individual artists. UVA wants to give a special thanks to the Stockyard Restaurant for providing its Tavern Room, and also to its generous financial sponsors including the Mass. Cultural Council, the Boston Cultural Council, and Berkshire Bank. In attendance to demonstrate his support for local art and Unbound Visual Arts was State Representative Kevin Honan.
Art Sale:
Artists represented in the art sale: Sharon.D. Armour, Deborah Flusberg, Iyan Freeman, Dante Gandini, Lynda Goldberg, Tom Jackson, Madeline Lee, Mercedes Gancedo Molina, Ruth Rieffanaugh, Cesar Rodrigues, Katerina Romanik, Diane Sheridan, Maria Termini, Christine Winship. All works are priced at $50 each and include paintings, photography, jewelry, silk screens, collages, wearable art and ceramics.
The Mardi Gras Planning Committee: Elizabeth Arvanitis, Tony Carmoega, Alyssa Goins, Heidi Lee, Susan Loomis, Ruth Rieffanaugh, Diane Sheridan, John Quatrale, Karen Smigliani, Christine Winship.
Just $12.00 on EventBrite or $15.00 at the door
Recommended by The Boston Globe and Boston.com
Stockyard Restaurant, Tavern Room, 135 Market St.,
Brighton, MA 02135
617-782-4700 and get directions HERE
Donate Goods and Services to the Silent Auction Below or here
or print out a letter and donation form coming soon.
Volunteers also needed. See below.
Live Music by the Mardi Gras jazz band Uptown Rulers, $50 Art Show & Sale, Complimentary Appetizers, Full Cash Bar, Dancing, Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, Slide Show, Selfie Photo Booth, and lots of free Mardi Gras beads, masks and feathers for everyone. Major sponsors include the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which has once again designated the celebration an official Massachusetts Festival, Berkshire Bank, and the Boston Cultural Council, which is part of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.
Here’s a schedule for the evening:
7:30 – START
7:30 – 8:30 pm – Live music, dancing, free appetizers, full cash bar, $50 art sale, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and selfie Mardi Gras booth;
8:30 – 8:45 pm – Brief speaking program with with updates on UVA’s plans;
8:45 – 10:00 pm – Live music, dancing, free appetizers, full cash bar, $50 art sale, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, and selfie Mardi Gras booth;
10:00 -10:15 pm- 50/50 Raffle and silent auction winners announced;
10:15 – 10:30 pm – Payments and distribution of items and last call for art sale;
10:30 pm – FINISH
The Silent Auction includes: American Repertory Theater tickets to “Gloria: A Life,” Tazo Chocolate gift box, Boston Red Sox autographed (Matt Barnes), Paddle Boston gift certificate, museum tickets to the ICA/Boston and Historic New England, Gift card to Brookline Booksmith, Boston College men’s basketball and hockey tickets, Cleenland Company basket of environmental friendly personal care and cleaning products, Daniel Doke Fine Art Photography portrait certificate, and a greeting card art print package that includes Henri Matisse.
See photos from the 2019 celebration.
Plan now to be part of Unbound Visual Arts’ annual Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration of the Arts. It’s the only Mardi Gras celebration with an arts theme in Greater Boston. It’s an evening of fun and celebration for all Unbound Visual Arts members, guests and friends at the very popular Stockyard Restaurant, 135 Market Street, across the street from the WGBH Headquarters at One Guest St. We’ll have a live Mardi Gras jazz band, Uptown Rulers, complimentary appetizers, a full cash bar, an art show of UVA member’s work, dancing, art slide show, a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. Come and be part of the excitement. Costumes are optional and we’ll provide the Mardi Gras masks, beads and feathers. Share a good time with artists and other art enthusiasts from throughout the area. This year there will also be a “small art works” sale at the Stockyard. You’ll be able to view and purchase small works of art at a very affordable price. The Stockyard is conveniently located on the 86, 70 and 70A bus lines and it’s handicapped accessible. There is also ample free auto and bike parking on-site. Costumes are optional but do wear the traditional Mardi Gras colors. The traditional colors are purple, green and gold. Green represents faith. Gold represents power. Purple represents justice.
Uptown Rulers is a local New Orleans style band featuring Chris Coughlin on Keys, Jess Fox and Scott Miller on a slew of Saxes, Scott Kremer on Bass, Philip Oullette & Ukumbwa Sauti on Drums.
Don’t know what Mardi Gras and Carnival is all about? No problem. Mardi Gras and Carnival is a huge world wide secular celebration that happens every year during Winter to get us all ready for Spring. It’s really a big deal in New Orleans and most Latin American and many European countries.
Business and Institutional Silent Auction Donations
Please consider becoming a business, institution or individual sponsor of this important arts event by making a donation today. Become a major sponsor with a donation of $250 or more or donate another amount. Cash donations help pay for the band, food and decorations. All donations will receive recognition at the event, in social media, in on-line calendars, in press releases, on UVA’s website, and on all printed materials. Donors will also receive complementary tickets to the event. Just click the “donate” button below.
Businesses, Institutions and individuals can also make a donation of goods or services for the silent auction. All business, institution and individual sponsors will receive on-going recognition in many print and digital promotion outlets. Donors will also receive complementary tickets to the event.
Individuals can also sign-up to volunteer to help make Mardi Gras & Carnival a success.