Saturday, May 7
   Casa Maria
   Greenwood, Virginia
 AUCTION PREVIEW
   PROCEEDS GO TO THE ARTISTS
   AND TO THE VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS

   #4 of 4 Pages

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Situated in Southwest France, Auvillar is considered one of the country's 100 most beautiful villages It is on the historic Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail and is home to VCCA's 17th-century studio, Moulin à Nef (shown above).  This trip will include lodging for three nights at the Hotel de L'Horloge, and dinner at the famous Auberge de Bardigues, with a special meal selected by one of France's top chefs. You will be given a tour of local artists' studios by VCCA staff. If you choose a time when VCCA Fellows are in residence, you will also be invited to join them for one of their weekly dinners.

The Package
Two people
Hotel accomodations for three nights, including breakfast
One dinner for two at Auberge de Bardigues
An informal dinner with the Fellows (if they are in residence)
Tour of local artists' studios
Choose a time between July and October of 2011 or 2012

Suggested Retail  $800
Transportation is not included. Reservations must be made in advance and based upon availability. Expires October 23, 2012.

2.  Mary Page Evans
    

"I have painted the same mountain at VCCA for twenty years -- my Mt. Saint Victoire."
                                                                     Mary Page Evans, painter and VCCA Fellow

Mountain Road, 2011
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 inches
Suggested Retail  $4,000

"Cezanne once said, 'Painting from nature is not copying the object, but realizing one's sensation.' When I paint this mountain, I feel like singing!"
Mary Page Evans

The late artist "...Gene Davis described Mary Page Evans paintings as hymns of unadulterated joy. While Evans paints still lifes and images of the human form, it is her landscape and garden paintings created directly from nature, en plein air, that capture this sentiment." (Addisonriplyfineart.com/artists/page.html)

Evans exhibits in Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. She has artwork in numerous public and private collections such as: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Delaware Art Museum, and the State Museum of Pennsylvania. In March 2012, a retrospective covering more than forty years of Evans' distinquished career will be on exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum. She is represented by Addison/Ripley Fine Art in Washington, D.C. and Carspecken Scott Gallery in Wilmington, DE.

3.  Vieques!
     21 Days on a Caribbean Island in the Hemingway-style getaway of a VCCA founder

A tropical island resting in the Caribbean between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, Vieques is 21 miles long, and 4 miles at its widest point. The clear azure water is home to manatees, dolphins, eagle rays and sea turtles. On the southwest side of the island, the white sand beach curves into the most shimmering bioluminescent bay in the world. And in the middle of the island, sitting on top of a ridge with unobstructed views of the ocean on three sides, is the abode where Elizabeth Coles Langhorne, one of the founders of VCCA, used to write. Some lucky bidder at VCCA's 40th Anniversary Celebration auction on May 7 is going to win three weeks on this island paradise. Click here for more information.

The Package
For one or two people
Your choice of 3 weeks during some of the island's most glorious months: February through May, or November
A copy of the book written by Mrs. Langhorne, Vieques: History of a Small Island.

Suggested Retail $4,500
Airfare, car rental and meals are not included (a rental car is a must.) Expires November 30, 2012.

        
Situated in Southwest France, Auvillar is considered one of the country's 100 most beautiful villages. It is on the historic Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail and is home to VCCA's 17th-century studio, Moulin à Nef (shown in previous section, above right).  This trip will include lodging for seven nights in a local gîte or guest house, and dinner at the famous Auberge de Bardigues, with a special meal selected by one of France's top chefs. You will be given a tour of local artists' studios by VCCA staff. If you choose a time when VCCA Fellows are in residence, you will also be invited to join them for one of their weekly dinners. 

The Package
Four people
Gite accomodations for seven nights
One dinner for four at Auberge de Bardigues
An informal dinner with the Fellows (if they are in residence)
Tour of local artists' studios
Choose a time between July and October of 2011 or 2012

Suggested Retail  $1,400
Transportation is not included. Reservations must be made in advance and based upon availability. Expires October 23, 2012.