Benefit Art Auction Features Prominent Miami Artists

Miami, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2001) -- This Wednesday evening, January 10, the Visual Arts Department will conduct a silent art auction to benefit the Anisa Matthews Memorial Scholarship endowment.

The art auction will feature the work of more than 40 artists, including 10 FIU faculty members.  Several prominent South Florida artists have donated pieces for this auction, including Miguel Padura, Victoria Gitman, Ramon Carulla, and Dana Cohn.  Current students and graduates of the department have contributed works.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Anisa Matthews Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of Anisa Matthews, an FIU art student who was killed last summer.  One of Matthews’ paintings is among the works to be auctioned.

The silent auction will be held between 6 and 8 p.m. in the new Visual Arts studio facilities in W-10, on the west side of the University Park Campus.  Admission to the exhibition is free, and light refreshments will be served.  Works on display will include painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry.

This is a tremendous opportunity to acquire high quality art work at below market prices. The entire purchase price of each work will be used for the scholarship endowment, which will benefit talented students majoring in Visual Arts at FIU.

For additional information, call the Visual Arts Department at 305-348-2897. For those who wish to make a donation, checks can be made payable to the FIU Foundation-Anisa Matthews Foundation and sent to the Visual Arts Department, FIU, University Park, DM 382, Miami, FL 33199.