[BCMA] For Immediate Release: Local Northwest Coast Gallery Attempts to Raise $20, 000 for Urban Native Youth

Mon Nov 28 14:01:05 PST 2011

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Press Release      

Contact: Peter Lattimer

Phone: (604) 732-4556

Email:  <mailto:info at lattimergallery.com> info at lattimergallery.com 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10 a.M. PST – Nov. 28th, 2011

   Phil Gray                                   Clint Work
Robert davidson                        shawn hunt

CLICK HERE <http://lattimergallery.com/gallery.php?cat=35>  FOR VIEWING

local northwest coast art gallery attempts to raise $20,000 for urban native
youth

Vancouver, bc – NOVEMBER 28, 2011: A Man-E-Faces cartoon character, your
Boxed Lunch, Two Rainbows, and a Frog. All of these elaborate creations
first began as an identical box and came to life as something else. Every
year for the past five years, selected Northwest Coast Native artists have
donated their time, materials and creative efforts for Lattimer Gallery’s
Annual Charity Bentwood Box silent auction. In the process of raising
donations for charity, these artists are given the opportunity to create
outstanding pieces by thinking ‘outside the box’. All of the boxes have
first been steam-bent and donated by Métis/Cree artist James Michels.

Last year, Lattimer Gallery and its participating artists raised $10,850 for
the Aboriginal Health Program at BC Women’s Hospital. This year, 100% of
proceeds from each piece will be donated to Urban Native Youth Association,
a Vancouver organization which has been providing 21 prevention-focused
programs and services to Native Youth since 1988 to help meet their
immediate and longer-term needs. UNYA’s work includes advocacy, community
development, and providing youth with meaningful opportunities to provide
input into their programs and services. So far, over $13,000 of the $20,000
goal has been raised.

Between November 19th and December 3rd, you will have the chance to bid on
these extraordinary pieces in $50.00 increments via phone, email or in
person. The boxes can be viewed on our website with their current
accompanying bids beginning November 15th. Participating artists include
Robert Davidson (Haida), Clint Work (Kwakwaka’wakw), Phil Gray
(Tsimshian/Cree), Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida), Ernest Swanson (Haida), Steve
Smith (Kwakwaka’wakw), Bradley Hunt (Heiltsuk), Dean Hunt (Heiltsuk), and
Shawn Hunt (Heiltsuk) among others.

We invite you to take part in this exciting charity event this holiday
season. Please join us for a reception culminating the final evening of
bidding, December 3rd, from 5pm to 8pm. The boxes will be on display and
participating artists for our annual charity event will be in attendance.
For more information about our 2011 Annual Charity Bentwood Box Silent
Auction, please contact Peter Lattimer at 604-732-4556 or
<mailto:info at lattimergallery.com> info at lattimergallery.com.

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LATTIMER GALLERY
1590 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC  V6J 1H2
Tel: 604-732-4556
email: info at lattimergallery.com
Please visit our web site at:
www.lattimergallery.com

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