Collaborating With Local Artists to Help Animals at the Shelter

 NCMA hosts auctions of work to raise money to support the museum, why couldn’t WCAS?  By tapping into the Art Culture of the Raleigh-Durham area, I think WCAS could get enough involvement from local artists and citizens.  I propose asking the kind folks at Visual Art Exchange to help with the details.   Allow the auction to be open to all mediums, but works must center around the animals at the animal shelter.  All profits, or a percentage thereof, raised in the auction will be donated to WCAS.  The money raised can be used to save animals from euthanasia, supply food and medical expenses for fosters, offer free spay/neuter operations, etc.  Where can the money best be used?

                I have no experience with fundraising on this side.  The event would need someone who is well versed in fundraising.  And that person may be the contact person at VAE.  Of course artists would have the usual entrance fee and receive the usual commission. 

                Possible mediums would include painting, drawing, photography, printing, clay, sculpture, and/or fibers.  Students from Meredith could volunteer at the auction as this would be a Meredith College sponsored event.  Maybe the auction could happen on the Meredith Campus and music could be supplied by some of our very talented musical students.

                It would be my hope that this would be such a successful event that it would happen yearly.