At the end of May we held our 2nd Arts Festival at the school featuring performances from AIS Rock Band, Poetry Readings from students in our REEP program, The AIS Middle School Choir, solo performances from various students, the AIS Middle School Arts Exhibition, and for the first time ever, the AIS Visual Arts Auction Fundraiser.
The whole night was a great success! For myself, the highlight of the night was the success of the first AIS Visual Arts Auction. With a total of 24 different artworks we raised a grand total of 37,500,000 VND - that's about 1,700$ in US dollars! Twenty-one of the artworks were feature in a silent auction where students, parents and teachers were able to place bids on auction sheets. However, my favorite part was at the end of the night when Mr. JP helped run our first ever live auction of three select artworks. "Our School"by David and Vicky in grade 8 sold for 21,000,000 VND - approximately 1,000$ USD!!
Below are some of the artworks feature in the auction which help us raise the funds. All proceeds from the AIS Art Auction went to the Dream of Thuy fundation, a Vietnamese organization which helps provides aid to children diagnosed with cancer who cannot afford proper treatment. You can learn more about them at there Facebook page here
Here are the three live auction artworks:
"Still-life with Bananas"
Oil Paint on Paper
By Duy (Grade 8)
Sold for 2,200,000 VND
"Bloom"
By Thy (Grade 6)
Poster Color on Paper
Sold for 3,500,000 VND
"Our School"
By David and Vicky (Grade 8)
Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Sold for 21,000,000 VND
Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Sold for 21,000,000 VND
And here are a few of the artworks that sold in the silent part of the Auction!
"Cinderella"
By Kat (Grade 8)
Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Sold for 600,000 VND
"Kitty Collage"
By Duy (Grade 8)
Collage on Paper
By Duy (Grade 8)
Collage on Paper
Sold for 1,500,000 VND
"King of The Court"
By Lucy (Grade 8)
By Lucy (Grade 8)
Watercolor on Paper
Sold for 1,500,000 VND
"Untitled"
By Hannah (Grade 8)
Oil On Canvas
Sold for 700,000 VND
"Whatever Parts 1 - 4"
By Vicky (Grade 8)
Watercolor on Paper
Sold for 1,440,000 VND
More pictures from the AIS Spring Arts Festival soon to come!
