News (continued)
Transformer travels to Beijing
Transformer Executive & Artistic Director Victoria Reis and DC artists Paul Shortt, Chandi Kelley, Zach Storm, and Stephanie Kwak will be traveling to Beijing June 26 to July 7 for a collaboration with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art.
Transformer Raffle
Buy a $50 raffle ticket here, and you could win the FlatFile artwork of your choice, OR two tickets to attend Transformer's 10th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party on November 15 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Cult Fiction
May 4, 2013, 7-9pm
Transformer & Black Whiskey Present
Cult Fiction: An Installation by Cheyenne Seeley & Zach Storm
May 4-July 28, 2013
At Black Whiskey, 1410 14th Street, NW
Launch Party, May 4, 7-9pm
Transformer launches online FlatFile Store
Transformer announces the 2013 Collector’s View Series, the 6th year of this annual spring series
9th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party a Tremendous Success!
Featuring over 160 artworks by locally, nationally, and internationally based emerging & established artists; savories, sweets, and drinks generously provided by several of Washington DC's finest restaurants; and music by DJs Yellow Fever + DJ Harry Hotter - this year's Auction was a smash.
Huge thanks to all of the participating Artists, our incredible Host Committee and Sponsors, and all of our Guests!!
Ongoing thanks to our Diplomatic Chair, The Ambassador of Spain, His Excellency Ramón Gil-Casares, and to the Embassy of Spain's professional network SPAINRED for their collaboration with Transformer in featuring works by emerging Spanish artists in the Auction this year.
We're happy to share a few highlights of the event through images by Darren Santos. Check back for continuing updates!
As per the Auction rules, winning bidder artwork payment notification and artwork pick up/delivery will begin on Wednesday, December 5.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE DC COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF TRANSFORMER VIA YET ANOTHER AMAZING AUCTION CELEBRATION!!
DC Magazine Highlights Transformer Auction 11.30.12
The November issue of DC Magazine highlights Transformer's upcoming 9th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party taking place November 30 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, with a special profile on our Diplomatic Chair, The Ambassador of Spain, His Excellency Ramón Gil-Casares, and our collaboration with the Embassy of Spain's professional network SPAINRED, featuring a special selection of emerging Spanish artists' works in the Auction this year.
Tickets for the Auction are now available for purchase on line: http://transformerauction2012.eventbrite.com
For additional details on the Auction, and to read the article in DC magazine, please visit our 9th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party webpage here.
Image: Juanli Carrion, Fetterman Massacre Act I, 2011
Transformer Participates in (e)merge art fair
Transformer features artists Mariah Anne Johnson, Andrew Kozlowski and Heather Ravenscroft + selected works from our FlatFile program in Rooms 201 & 202 at the 2nd Annual (e)merge art fair!
Transformer is excited to present DC based artists Mariah Anne Johnson and Heather Ravenscroft, and Alabama based artist Andrew Kozlowski, in the 2012 (e)merge art fair. Each of these artists brings a unique approach to the idea of mapping with the new works they have created specifically for Transformer’s participation in (e)merge. Johnson’s dense stacks of perfectly folded bed sheets and pillow cases convey the idea of sedimentary mappings, while Kozlowski and Ravenscroft’s drawing and prints are reminiscent of deconstructed road and treasure maps. Kozlowski works directly with roadway imagery in screen-printing while Ravenscroft eludes to animal burrows and tracks in her ink and colored pencil drawings.
9th Annual Transformer Silent Auction & Benefit Party
You are cordially invited to attend
The 9th Annual t r a n s f o r m e r Silent Auction & Benefit Party
Friday, November 30, 2012
8-11pm
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW
Featuring over 160 artworks by locally, nationally, and
internationally based emerging & established artists.
Savories, sweets, and drinks generously provided by several of
Washington DC's finest restaurants.
Music by DJs Yellow Fever + Special Guests!
ONLINE TICKET PURCHASES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!
$150 per person: $175 after November 16th.
Advance Ticket Purchase is Required.
Auction proceeds benefit t r a n s f o r m e r exhibitions & programs.
As Transformer’s primary fundraising event, our Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Partyis an extension of our overall cutting edge aesthetic. Providing essential support for Transformer’s dynamic year-round programming, exhibitions, and services – our Annual Auction is one of the most exciting events of the fall arts season celebrated by a diverse range of artists, collectors, gallerists, entrepreneurs, and arts enthusiasts.
Last year, Kate Oczypok, The Washington Scene writer for The Hill interviewed renowned international art collectors and long time Transformer supporters Heather & Tony Podesta, who highly recommended Transformer’s Annual Auction as a great event to purchase work and build your art collection: “There’s a lot of very good younger artists out there and their work is inexpensive,” he said. “For the price of a night on the town you can get a great piece of art instead.”
Many thanks to our Diplomatic Chair, The Ambassador of Spain, His Excellency Ramón Gil-Casares.
Additional thanks to the Embassy of Spain's professional network SPAIN RED
for their collaboration with Transformer in featuring works by emerging
Spanish artists in the Auction this year.
For more information, please visit our
9th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party webpage here.
Images of selected works in the 2012 Auction (l. to r.):
Andrew Kozlowski, Bag, 2010; Veronika Marquez, Camila (self portrait), 2010; Ryan Hill, Untitled (Detail), 2012; Akemi Maegawa, Spring Daruma, 2012; Maggie Michael, Library of Congress Series: Sacred and Undeniable Self-Evident (Thomas Jefferson’s edits to The Declaration of Independence) Red Wedge, 2012
