GRAPE ARTS 2008Grape Arts is Art Saint Louis’ Signature Fund Raiser, presented annually for 16 years in early spring. It’s an exciting afternoon of wine tastings with silent and live auctions of fine art and donations from the community, accompanied by music and appetizers. The event raises funds for Art Saint Louis, its community programs and exhibits.
Grape Arts XVI Art Saint Louis thanks everyone who supported and joined us for our sixteenth annual Signature Fund Raiser, Grape Arts XVI. This year’s not-to-miss art auction & wine tasting was held on Sunday, March 30, 2008 from 2-6 p.m. at Windows Off Washington in downtown St. Louis. Art Saint Louis was proud to honor artist Judy Child, our Honorary Chairperson for Grape Arts XVI. A member of Art Saint Louis since 1987, Judy is an internationally exhibited and collected artist. We are pleased to honor her at this year's event. Our Master of Ceremonies this year was St. Louis radio personality Ed Goodman.
Pictured: Of the 120 artists who donated to this year's Grape Arts XVI, 77 joined us as guests at the event. Top (l to r): Mary Gardner Russe, Ruth Kolker; Vicki & Ron Flier. Middle (l to r): Norma & Dawn Ottensmeier; Greg Barth, Jim Sabo, Greg Kluempers, Bradley Bauer, John Ahearn. Bottom (l to r): Mary Beth & John Shaw; Carlene Fullerton; Michael Bolton, Heather & Ben Haymart. Photos by Robin Hirsch.
Held from 2-6 p.m., Grape Arts XVI was an exciting and energetic afternoon of art & wine. There were four silent auctions and one mini-live auction where guests will be able to bid on hundreds of original artworks, unique items and gift certificates for area restaurants & businesses. In addition to the silent auctions, there were two types of wine tastings presented throughout the afternoon: from 2-4 p.m. fifteen wineries & wine merchants poured wines for guests during our Informal Tastings; then, from 4-5:30 p.m., guests were seated and treated for Formal pourings presented by over 43 vintners, wine merchants, restaurateurs, and collectors. Guests tasted interntaional, national and regional wines. Grape Arts XVI would not be possible without the generous support of our SPONSORS: MAJOR SPONSORS Annie Gunn’s and The Smoke House Market Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Ozark Village Docks, “We Cover Your Aft” GOLD SPONSORS Merle Lee Buzzotta John Cronin EdwardJones Greg’s Hemp Oil Vinaigrette Leslie & Michael Lackey Noemi & Michael Neidorff Tricor Braun, a Division of Kranson Industries Thomas A. Tyler Donald Wolff MEDIA SPONSOR CORPORATE SPONSORS André Biane Distinctive Images, Delana Mazdra, Masterpiece Photographer Executive Workforce Consultants Napa Ridge Winery PRP Wine International Rosenblum Goldenhersh Silverstein & Zafft, P.C. Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard The Tenderloin Room & I'm Your Chef Welch One Catering PATRON SPONSORS Rodriguez Studio SUPPORTER DONORS Adorn Hair Salon Anna Marie's Ice Cream Andy Bourey/Vistage St. Louis Broadway Oyster Bar The Bug Store Eclectica Glazer's D&E Larry Glenn Mitchell James Salon Premier Cru Wine Company Renaissance Grand St. Louis & Suites Hotel Repertory Theatre of St. Louis St. Louis Union Station Susan Uchitelle UMA urban materials + accessories Woodard Cleaning & Restoration Services Special Friends Regional Arts Commission's Art Commandos
Grape Arts would also not be possible without our most amazing and generous Wine Hosts. Great wines from all over the world will be served at Grape Arts XVI. Our Informal & Formal Wine Hosts represent local, regional, national and international vineyards, restaurants, merchants. Some of our Wine Hosts are wine collectors sharing their favorite wines with guests. This year’s INFORMAL WINE HOSTS are: Augusta Winery Chaumette Vineyards & Winery Crown Valley Winery Les Bourgeois Winery Mary Michelle Winery Montelle Winery Napa Ridge Winery Peaceful Bend Vineyard PRP Wine International Ravissant Winery Röbller Vineyard Winery St. James Winery Adam Puchta Winery Stone Hill Winery Terra Firma USA, Inc. This year’s FORMAL WINE HOSTS include: Mark Ackerson, Dierdorf & Hart's Craig Adams, Vino Vitae Glenn Bardgett, Annie Gunn's/The Smoke House Market André Biane Andy Bourey, Vistage St. Louis Mandi Boyer, Crown Valley Winery Erin Bresnahan, Major Brands John Charlton Cindy Farris, PRP Wine International Scott Gagahan, Eleven Eleven Mississippi Edie Goessling Denny Graham & Carla Dawson David Hays, Simply Fondue Kyle Harsha, Premier Cru Wine Company Rhett Haynes, The Ritz Carlton St. Louis Sharley Hindelang, Mary Michelle Winery Bill Hoar, Glazer's Midwest Chris M. Hoel, CSW, Bottles Inc.* Shannon Hughes, Major Brands Steve Hughes, Juniper Grill Mary Malone, St. James Winery Ray Maxwell, Glazer's D&E Linda Reis McGovern, Major Brands Eddie Neill, The Dubliner David S. Obedin & Clare Davis* Phil Peimann, Remy’s Kitchen & Wine Bar Greg Perez, Greg’s Hemp Oil Vinaigrette* Joe Pollack Tim Puchta, Adam Puchta Winery Frank Romano Lou Rook, III, Annie Gunn's/The Smoke House Market Cristian Soare, Terra Firma USA, Inc. Thomas A. Tyler* Thomas Van Schaik, Major Brands Patricia Wamhoff Mike Ward, Major Brands Tim Weiss, Les Bourgeois Winery Pablo Weiss, KitchenK Euylan E. Welch, Welch One Catering Eddie Witherwax, Stone Hill Winery Tim Witherwax, Stone Hill Winery Mengesha Yohannes, Bar Italia Ristorante-Caffe* * = Gold level Wine Host ART Extremely essential to making Grape Arts the success it has been these past 16 years are the talented artists who created & donated original artworks for this year's auctions. View some of the artworks donated for Grape Arts XVI here. This year's Artist Donors and the kinds of artwork donated included: CERAMICS by: Marianne Baer, Rhonda Cearlock, Carol Fleming, Sheri Goldsmith, David Meyerkord, Nancy Young Spence DRAWINGS/PASTEL by: Jennie Collins, Stephen Eidson, Dominic Finocchio, Janet Fons, David Kaskowitz, Marlene Lewis, Nora Othic, Angelia Young FIBER/TEXTILES by: Rosemary Claus-Gray, Anne Cove, Marjorie Hoeltzel, Patrick Nolan, Dawn Ottensmeier, Barbara Poss, Sun Smith-Fôret, Jerri Stroud
HANDMADE PENS by: Steve Levit METALSMITHING & MIXED MEDIA JEWELRY by: Piper Cason, Randi Chervitz, James Cleland, Mary Barge Hoar, Laurie Meier, Our Love Creations, Roger Rimel MIXED MEDIA by: Carol Corey, Paul E., Carlene Fullerton, M.J. Goerke, Diana Hansen, Anukriti Sud Hittle, Janice Schoultz Mudd, Luanne Rimel, Marceline Saphian, Mary Beth Shaw, Baby Smith, Ron Vivod, Jennifer Weigel, Rudy Zapf PAINTINGS by: John D. Ahearn, Michael Bolton, Terrell Carter, Judy Child, Jennie Collins, Ioana Datcu, Carla Dawson, John Dean, Dennis DeToye, Deb Douglas, Naxin Fan, Ron Flier, Sarah Giannobile, John M. Goessmann, Donna Grote-Hasegawa, SJ Hammack, Heather Haymart, Sara Paula Hoffman, Charlie Houska, Sheldon Johnson, Nancy Emge Linhares, Marlene DiFiori Locke, Vic Mastis, Pamela Sue Perry-Doty, Nicole Petrescu, Henryk Ptasiewicz, Georgia Purcell, Libby Reuter, Barbara St. John, Barbara Simon, Brian D. Smith, Davis Smith-Studio Fritz, Carol Stewart, Galina Y. Todorova, Steve Turner, Andrea Vadner, Mark Weber, Julie Wiegand, Ken Worley, David M. Yates, Angelia Young, Yingxue Zuo
Some of the wonderful original artworks that will be auctioned at Grape Arts XVI. Top: Ken Konchel, Judy Child, Cary Horton; Middle: SJ Hammack, Mark Weber, Jennie Collins; Bottom: Yingxue Zuo, Heather Haymart, Charlie Houska.
PHOTOGRAPHS by: Greg Barth, Bradley E. Bauer, David Coblitz, Pamela Sue Perry-Doty, Nancy Exarhu, Mark A. Fisher, Sarah Frost, Marian W. Hirsch, Maurice L. Hirsch, Jr., Cary Horton, Greg Kluempers, Ken Konchel, Audrey Levit, Robert Lourwood, Michael Moore, Stacey Morse, Marion Noll, Linda Pilcher, Lee Rhoades, Naomi Runtz, Jim Sabo, Tim Smith, Ryan Strong, Wendy L. Werner, Kay Wood, David M. Yates, Barbara Zucker PRINTMAKING by: Stephen M. DaLay, Ruth Kolker, Amy Firestone Rosen, Mary Gardner Russe, Marceline Saphian, Jeffrey Sippel. SCULPTURE by: Aligori Studios, Cathy Barancik, Victoria L. Rapert, David Wilson.
In addition to the incredible artworks, hundreds of area businesses donated fabulous ITEMS & CERTIFICATES for AUCTION. Items donated included: ANIMAL CARE certificates & gifts from: Four Muddy Paws, Kennelwood Village. ART Classes, Framing, Certificates & Merchandise from: Allied Photocolor & Imaging, The Artery Custom Framing, Artmart, The Framery, The Frame-Up/Thee Sinks Gallery, Krueger Pottery, Inc., Paint Me Pottery, Mary Beth Shaw, artist. BREWERY TOURS from: Schlafly Beer CHILDREN'S ITEMS & CERTIFICATES from: Build-A-Bear Workshop™, Magic House St. Louis Children’s Museum, Raging Rivers WaterPark, Six Flags St. Louis, TLC for Kids, Inc., Unique Toy & Game. DINING CERTIFICATES from: Anna Marie’s Ice Cream, Annie Gunn’s and The Smoke House Market, Atlas Restaurant, Aya Sofia, Blueberry Hill, Boogaloo, Breadsmith, Broadway Oyster Bar, P.F. Chang's, Companion Baking, Crown Candy Kitchen, Delmar Restaurant & Lounge, The Dubliner, Duff’s Restaurant, Eleven Eleven Mississippi, Fitz's Bottling Company, Fraser's Restaurant & Lounge, Hank's Cheesecakes, Harvest, I’m Your Chef, Iron Barley, Jake’s Steaks, Jimmy's on the Park, KitchenK, Lazy River Grill, Meglio’s Italian Grill and Bar, The Melting Pot Restaurant, Mokabe’s Coffeehouse, Norton’s Café, O’Connell’s Pub, Panera Bread, Parker's Table, Pasta House Company, Pomme Café & Wine Bar, Remy’s Kitchen & Wine Bar, Mike Shannon’s Steak & Seafood, Simply Fondue, The Tenderloin Room, Time For Dinner, The Very Best Cookies, Vin de Set, Yellowstone Cafe. FITNESS, HEALTH & SPORTS certificates and items from: Big Bend Yoga Center, Big Shark Bicycle, The Center of Clayton, Innsbrook Resort & Conference Center, The Koetting Associates, St. Louis Blues Hockey, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis’ Original Spinning, St. Louis Rams, Stonebridge Golf Club, Urban Breath, Upper Limits Rock Climbing Gym & Pro Shop. FUN CERTIFICATES & INTERESTING ITEMS from: Allison’s Common Scents Shoppe & Dave’s Homebrewing Supplies, Cultural Festivals, Gateway Arch Riverfront, Jon Pils Posters, St. Louis Union Station. HOME & GARDEN Certificates, Furnishings & Items from: John Beck Paper & Steel, The Bug Store, Byron Cade, Inc., Carol House Furniture, Eclectica, Garden Heights Nursery, Inc., Intaglia Home Collection, NewSpace, Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner, Sugar Creek Gardens, UMA, White Rabbit, Woodard Cleaning & Restoration Services. MEMBERSHIPS from: Cinema St. Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Science Center. ODD STUFF/SOMETHING DIFFERENT from Mark Steinhoff. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS from: Distinctive Images, Delana Mazdra, Masterpiece Photographer, Rodriguez Studio. WOMEN'S CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES & Certificates from: Daisy Clover Boutique, Doncaster, Femme, Melanie’s, Skif International, Vie. OVERNIGHT LODGING/GETAWAYS from: The Chase Park Plaza, Renaissance Grand St. Louis Suites & Hotel, The Westin St. Louis. SPA, SALON & MASSAGE certificates from: Ginger Bay Salon & Spa Group, Mitchell James Salon, O. Gravity. TICKETS TO PERFORMANCES from: Bach Society of St. Louis, The Black Rep, Chase Park Cinemas, Clayton Community Theatre, Circus Flora, Landmark Theaters, The Pageant, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, The Sheldon Concert Hall, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. WINE GIFT BASKETS & WINE ITEMS from: Chaumette Vineyards & Winery, Karen’s Kreations, PRP Wine International, Adam Puchta Winery, Peaceful Bend Winery, Röbller Vineyard Winery, St. James Winery, Wines of Wildwood, Wine/Styles. LIVE AUCTION Some of the fabulous one-of-a-kind Live Auction items included: IN-HOME DINNER & WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE for 8 guests from The Tenderloin Room, I’m Your Chef and Vino Vitae. FIVE COURSE TASTING MENU: Enjoy a culinary experience at Vin De Set with a five-course tasting menu with wines paired by Vin De Set’s Wine Director. HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES Four tickets to St. Louis Blues Hockey vs. Nashville Predators. PARKER'S TABLE: A Backroom Wine Tasting for 8 guests at Parker's Table. Tasting led by Advanced Sommelier Patricia Wamhoff. FOUR COURSE CHEF'S DINNER FOR SIX at Annie Gunn's/The Smoke House Market. Created by Chef Lou Rook, III and complemented by your choice of gourmet beer or wines selected by Wine Director Glenn Bardgett. WINE & CHEESE FASHION SHOW for 10 guests in the Doncaster Showroom. THAT’S A WINNER! Win 4 tickets (infield box) to St. Louis Cardinals Baseball game for May 2, 2008 courtesy of McMahon Berger, P.C. IN-HOME EXCULSIVE WINE TASTING for 12 People with Cindy “The Wine Lady”, PRP Wine International. DINNER WITH DON WOLFF AT CARDWELL'S: Enjoy dinner for 4 at Cardwell’s at the Plaza. Don & Heide Wolff will lead guests through a Gold Wine Tasting selected to pair with the menu.
Art Saint Louis Benefit Committee Marianne Baer, Greg Barth, Janice Bernstein, Merle Lee Buzzotta, John Casey, Elizabeth Cordes, Stacy Davis, Carla Dawson, Dominic Finocchio, Jane Friedrich, Ellen Gale, Ann Gold, Lauren Kolber, Ken Konchel, Nancy Emge Linhares, Linda Reis McGovern, Laurie Meier, Karen Metzger, Sherri Meyers, Laura Miller, Cathy Pawlitz, Pamela Ryan, Jim Sabo, Christine Warta, Cindy Whitney, Sharmon Wilkinson, Daniel P. Winkelmann, III, Angelia Young. For additional information on Grape Arts XVI, or to support next year's event, contact Kate Poss, Art Saint Louis Marketing & Development Director at 314/241-4810, (3#) or kate@artstlouis.org. |
Major Leagues, Oil on Canvas by St. Louis artist Brian D. Smith, is one of many artworks that was donated for Grape Arts XVI. |
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