About our Benefit Shows

One of our core values at Gallery La Crosse is to give back to the community in celebration of life and living.

It is our intention to hold at least three Benefit Art shows each year, to support local non-profit organizations, and other concerns within the great human family.

For each show, we provide several ways to generate funds, allowing for benefactors large and small to participate and contribute as able.

We have made a few small changes in how the Benefit Shows are structured.

To encourage a wider range of prices on entered works, and to create greater opportunity for our Customers to purchase entered work in support of the Charity; we are changing the Entry Fee, from a flat $10 per item, to 10% of the marked selling price.

The percentage on the selling price has also been changed; to provide more to the Charity, while still keeping the total cost to the artists within the customary range of commissions charges.

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Within this new structure:

Artists' charity Donation to the show is 75 % of their Entry Fees.

Show Awards will still be paid from 25 % of the total amount of Entry Fees received.

Artists receive 65% of the selling price for works sold from the show.

Gallery La Crosse donates 35 % of the selling price on all show entries actually sold, and use of the Gallery for exhibition and for the Artists' Reception.

In addition to these, Gallery La Crosse will donate 10 %

of the value of all Gift Certificates sold during the show.

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Donations by the Public from the show are 100 % of the "Peoples' Choice" Award votes cast at $1.00 each, and all funds received into the charity's Donations Jar.

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You are encouraged to VOTE EARLY and OFTEN for the "Peoples' Choice" Award.

Visit our "Upcoming Events" page for more information

Motorcycle Arts & Crafts Benefit Show & Sale

August 4th through August 21st

Call for Artists

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Show dates are:

Intake of Entries - Tuesday, August 3, Noon to 7 PM

Show Open Dates - August 4th through August 21st

Opening Reception Date - Friday, August 6th, 6 - 8 PM

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August 4 to 21, 2010 Artists' Reception will be held on Friday, August 6th, from 6 to 8 PM Watch for our "Call For Artists" to appear on our website early in July.

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Show dates are:

Intake of Entries - Tuesday, August 3, Noon to 7 PM

Show Open Dates - August 4th through August 21st

Opening Reception Date - Friday, August 6th, 6 - 8 PM

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This show will benefit two important needs on the Pine Ridge Reservation at Porcupine, SD.

One is their community health clinic,

the second is their effort to establish a community garden.

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More information will be posted here soon, including a list of items the public is welcome to bring in as donations to help meet some of the immediate and ongoing needs.

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2010 will see the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle event.

Sturgis & Porcupine are not far apart in South Dakota, yet few who enjoy the annual event in Sturgis are aware of the living conditions in nearby Porcupine, which lies off the beaten track.

Because our beautiful home, La Crosse, WI is located on the Interstate I-90 which is travelled by most Sturgis visitors, our community welcomes many of these cycling folks for lodging every year.

Joining in with some other Wisconsin (home of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle) organizations, we are holding a special exhibit of arts & fine crafts related to Motorcycles.

This show is open to all of our current exhibitors, and all other

regional artists & good hand-crafters are invited to participate.

More complete details & the "Call for Artists" will be available here soon.

Most Recent Benefit Shows

Haiti Relief Benefit Art Sale

Red Cross Scenic Bluffs Chapter & Gallery La Crosse

SHOW DATES:

February 3rd through February 13th

THEME:

This was a very special Benefit Sale to assist in the Earthquake Relief for the people of Haiti.

All proceeds from this sale are paid to our local American Red Cross Scenic Bluffs Chapter for use in Haiti.

None of the Funds received were used for awards, ALL are donated.

The Entry Fees raised $ 211.90, and the sales raised $ 167,

for a total of $ 378.90 !

Not too bad for a sale put together in just over a week...

Many thanks to all who participated with their artworks, to those who helped to get the word out that we were doing this, and to the people who purchased artworks to help the people of Haiti.

Special THANKS to Joan Nee

for coming forward for the idea of doing this Benefit !

February 2010 Red Cross Haiti Benefit Sale Artists

~ Joan Anderson ~ Lynne Burgess ~ Mary Lou Ferguson ~

~ Cheryl Ferrier-Peterson ~ Tom Greig ~ Ann Gronbeck-Peterson ~

~ Margaret Larson ~ Debbie Kemper ~ Kathy Koski ~

~ Shelly Lanzel ~ Pam Lee ~ Joan Nee ~

~ Marcia Newquist ~ Martina Skobic ~ Linda J. Steine ~

~ Maureen Tillman ~ Jackie Tulius ~

Second Annual Myrick Hixon EcoPark Benefit

SHOW DATES:

November 18 through December 5, 2009

THEME:

This show had the theme "Colors of Nature"

Artists were invited to submit works that relate to this theme.

For more information phone or visit:

Gallery La Crosse 782-4278 (782 - 4 ART)

Myrick Hixon EcoPark 784 - 0303

Benefit Show Awards

Second Annual Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Benefit Art Show, 2009

"Naturalist's Favorite"

has been awarded to Lee Harwell for his photographic entry titled

"Seed Nesting"

"Peoples' Choice"

Winner of this award for this year is

Lee Harwell, for his photographic entry titled

"Winter Rust"

Voting for this award was open to the general public,

at $ 1 per vote & all dollars voted go to support

local environmental education programs at the EcoPark.

2009 Myrick Hixon EcoPark Benefit Show Artists

~ Diane Andraska ~ Edward Burgess ~ Lynne Burgess ~

~ Jenn Bushman ~ Ray DeBaun ~ Carol Frank ~

~ Ann Gronbeck-Peterson ~ Joan Gundersen ~ Lee Harwell ~

~ Jamie Heiden ~ Gail Hemker ~ Emily Jarrett ~

~ Debbie Kemper ~ Kevin Kohlman ~ Kathie Koski ~

~ Martina Skobic ~ Linda Steine ~ Carol Witt-Smith ~

Upcoming Benefit Shows

We are currently working on arrangements for a Benefit Show for the Pine Ridge Reservation (not far from Sturgis, SD) in August of 2010, the annual EcoPark Benefit late inthe fall of 2010, and another local non-profit Benefit in February of 2011.

We are looking for Local Charities for which Benefits may be held,

please feel free to contact Gallery La Crosse with inquiries.

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The 3rd Annual Myrick Hixon EcoPark Benefit Show will be held October 20th through Nevember 13th of 2010.

Theme will be "Our La Crosse; Prairie, Marsh & Forest".

To help you plan ahead, the Call for Artists

will be posted soon on this webpage.