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THE SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK PRESENTS
THE FOURTH ANNUAL ROADWORKS:
STEAMROLLER PRINTS AUCTION  Each year
SFCB invites prominent local artists to carve
four-foot-by-four-foot linoleum blocks. The artists and volunteers ink the
plates, stack paper and plates together in the middle of DeHaro Street, and
then drive a two-ton steamroller across the stack to make a print.
This year, the event took place on September 8.
The large prints will be auctioned off at our annual Gala Dinner
on November 2.
"Roadworks" artists include Paul Madonna, whose strip All Over Coffee
runs
weekly in the San Francisco Chronicle, and William T. Wiley, whose
internationally recognized paintings and prints have been shown in the
Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the
Whitney Museum, and many other institutions.
In addition to Madonna and Wiley, the other live auction artists are: Kathy
Aoki, Michael Carabetta, Maia de Raat, East Side Editions (a collaboration
with Simon Blattner, David Avery, Chester Arnold and others), Leif
Fairfield, Mary Laird, Patricia Miye Wakida, Brandon Mise, and Rik Olson. See the gallery of 2007 prints here.
A one-minute video of our recent Roadworks event is featured on the terrific design website 49Sparks.com. See it here.
Attend the Gala Dinner
Our 4th annual Gala Dinner will be on Friday, November 2, from 6:30-10:00 pm, where we'll auction the prints
made at the Steamroller event on September 8. All proceeds from this event will benefit programs at the San Francisco Center for the Book. This annual event is SFCB's largest fundraising event of the year. A silent auction will also take place at the Gala Dinner, featuring unique art objects, weekend getaways, event tickets and other items.
You can see the prints we'll be auctioning here.
Event Details
Friday, November 2nd
Carême Room, California Culinary Academy
625 Polk Street, San Francisco
6:30 pm: Wine and hors d'oeuvres reception, silent auction opens
7:15 pm: Grand buffet and dessert bar
8:15 pm.: Live Auction
9:30 pm.: Silent Auction closes
Live Music by the Michael Gold Quartet
Tickets are available at three levels:
Basic Gala ticket: Includes open wine bar, hors d'oeuvres, dinner and
auction registration ($80/person; $150 for two). Reserved parking is
available for $10/vehicle. Please reserve with ticket.
Supporter Gala ticket: Includes all of the above plus free parking, 10%
discount on live auction purchases, special event memento, champagne with
dessert ($130/person; $250 for two).
Supporter Table for Eight: $900 includes all Supporter ticket perks plus a
$100 ticket discount.
For reservations, please make checks payable to the San Francisco Center
for the Book and send to 300 DeHaro Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Tickets must be purchased by October 22nd.
Roadworks Portfolio
To see prints from previous years, and our Roadworks Portfolio,
click here.
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