The 21st annual Box Art Auction to benefit East End Hospice will be held on Saturday, August 27 at St. Luke’s Church Hoie Hall in East Hampton. All proceeds will enable East End Hospice to continue to provide care for terminally ill patients, their families, and loved ones living on the North and South Forks.
Each artist is given a small donated cigar or wine box and uses the box inside and out as a canvas or base. This year’s artists include Marilyn Church, Leif Hope, Carol Hunt, James Kennedy, Dennis Leri, Christa Maiwald, Fulvio Massi, Daniel Pollera, Gabriele Raacke, Dan Rizzie, Randall Rosenthal, Hans van de Bovenkamp, Dan Welden, and Frank Wimberley. With styles ranging from traditional landscapes to abstract art, the art forms incorporated this year are ceramics, sculpture, painting, collage, assemblage, and needlework on fabric.
The benefit will kick off with a silent auction at 4:30 PM and the live auction will begin at 5:45 PM, with Lucas Hunt as Auctioneer. Tickets are $100 and include wine and hors d’oeuvres.
The annual Spirit of Community Award will be presented to Bobbie Braun of the Neuwirth Foundation, who has played a stellar philanthropic role in support of East End Hospice and many other worthy causes in the community.
The boxes can be previewed prior to the benefit at Hoie Hall on Wednesday, August 24 and Thursday, August 25 from 10 AM to 4 PM. On Wednesday, August 24 from 5 to 7 PM, there will be a public “Meet the Artists” preview reception at Hoie Hall. Completed boxes can also be viewed at eeh.org.