When: Saturday, May 24

Where: The Poetry Project,St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery,131 East 10th Street at Second Avenue, NYC

What time: 2 p.m.



Event Info:3rd biennial Silent Art Auction Fundraiser benefiting The Poetry Project

Silent Art Auction Fundraiser

Please join the Poetry Project for their 3rd biennial Silent Art Auction Fundraiser! View work from established and emerging visual artists. Enjoy live performances and readings at the top of each hour on the Sanctuary stage. Shop for rare and signed books and printed matter. Purvey the activity from the cash bar on the balcony, then outbid your friends and fellow enthusiasts on your favorite works of art. If you can’t make the party, please contact The Poetry Project for information on proxy bidding. Every dollar earned will benefit the continuance of the Poetry Project!



Performances by Bruce Andrews and Sally Silvers; Franklin Bruno; Legends (Elizabeth Reddin, Raquel Vogl and James Loman) and more t.b.a. Participating artists and writers include: Etel Adnan, Rackstraw Downes, George Schneeman, Andrei Codrescu, Ed Ruscha, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Susan Bee, Star Black, Simone Fattal, Anne Waldman, Lee Friedlander, Mimi Gross, Ron Padgett, Jim Dine, and many more.