Once again, we joined nearly 400 people at the Newmark Schools’ Annual Art Show on Friday, April 23. Our involvement this year included general event planning advising, writing sponsorship, committee, program and acknowledgement letters and program management.

The Art Show saw the Newmark School transformed into an art gallery with each piece of artwork displayed and lit, from sculptures to paintings to computer-generated works, by students from both the Newmark School and Newmark High School.

Throughout the evening, students served hors d’oeuvres as attendees indulged in wine and cheese. Attendees had the opportunity to show off their own creativity by contributing to a large piece of community art and children were welcome to an area to make their own art projects. The evening also included a raffle of gift baskets and a live auction, the highlight of which was a week’s stay at a 3-bedroom condo at the downtown Vail Plaza Hotel & Club in Colorado. Artwork reproductions on items such as note cards, mugs and mouse pads were available for purchase.

This sixth annual event raised over $41,000 from more than 50 sponsors with individual donations ranging from $100 to $2,500.