For more than 20 years, KDUR, Fort Lewis College Community Radio, has been hosting its Furniture As Art fundraiser, offering residents the chance to bid on one-of-a-kind pieces that are cool ... and functional.
This year’s auction will be held May 30 in the Ballroom in the Student Union at FLC. Forty bucks gets you in the door, where drinks and appetizers await, along with the live and silent auctions and music provided by FLC piano student Brooke Pasmick.
If you go
WHAT: KDUR Furniture As Art Auction.
WHEN: Doors open at 6 p.m., auction begins at 7 p.m. May 30.
WHERE: Ballroom in the Student Union, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive.
TICKETS: $40. Available at https://tinyurl.com/ysrmu7p5.
MORE INFORMATION: Visit https://tinyurl.com/ysrmu7p5.
A couple of pieces to keep an eye out for this year, said KDUR Station manager Bryant Liggett, include a shelf made out of a repurposed piano by Jonas Grushkin and a coat-rack/foyer bench that’s a collaboration between longtime Furniture As Art contributors Rich Stewart and Miki Harder.
As we’ve come to expect from the event, one look at the list of this year’s contributing artists reads like a who’s-who of the local arts community: Amy Vaclav, Dan Groth, Ilze Aviks, Janet Kenna, Tim Kapustka and Tom Joyner are just a few of the people who have donated work to the fundraiser.
And while Furniture As Art is an important source of money for the radio station – it’s one of its biggest fundraisers of the year – Liggett said it’s also a way to celebrate our local artists and community as well.
“This is a showcase of true local art talent, so I think art lovers like that,” he said. “The fact (is) you are mingling with these super-talented people that are our friends/neighbors – and you can get something fun/funky/one of a kind for your house while supporting KDUR (now in its 50th year).”
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