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Well, it was only for one night, but at last I got to exhibit in Chicago's swanky River North gallery area. I contributed a piece to a charity auction which was held at the Gruen Galleries. Hundreds of people attended to place bids on dozens of pieces of art displayed on the walls. Most were available through silent auction: each piece had a notepad with a pencil hanging next to it, on which you could write your bid. Six pieces, including mine, were selected by a panel for a live auction, which was conducted by a guest auctioneer from Christie's. Below is an album of photos I took during the evening. Heartland Alliance charity auction at Gruen Galleries, Chicago, Feb 25, 2011 Subscribe to Praeterita in a reader

This week, on the evening of Friday February 25th, there will be an auction of art at the Gruen Galleries, Chicago, to benefit the Heartland Alliance's work. I contributed an older piece of work to the event -- mixed media prints on an assemblage of cigar boxes, derived from my trip to Cuba lo these many moons ago: So if you are in town, and you want to pay $125 to attend (ahem), then I'll see you there on Friday night! Here is a link to the work by participating artists . Below are the full details of the event. Heartland Alliance and the Junior Board will host  The Art of Human Rights , our annual silent and live art auction, this  Friday, February 25 ! Join us for this after-work party which offers a great opportunity to buy artwork from emerging and established artists as well as Heartland Alliance program participants.  Purchase your tickets before midnight tomorrow to save $25 off the door price! Proceeds from The Art of Human Rights support Heartland Al...