Art For India FUNDRAISER

Well – Well our 2009 fundraiser blowout was a wonderful success. With food, brews, music, and truck loads of art there was plenty to smile about. Our gang of volunteers, sponsors, friends, family, and random Irishman got the word out to come on down and have a good’ol time and support the Rise Up India school in India.  Because of the interesting times we live in, Sheri was holding her breath as far as the amount of money to be raised, but our one night take was almost $11,000 which makes our goal and funds the program for another year! Yaaahhhooo! Thanks to all you’all. The good karma is spreading.

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Ron, Jessie, Chris

Nancy

Tracy making a henna tatoo

Anita

Dari, Ravi & Anita

Christi

Carrie & Dave

Bob, Ravi & Robert

Tracy

The Autonomics

CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’s ART FOR INDIA 2009 CANVASs

Click Image To View Adult’s Canvas

Click Image To View Children’s Canvas

Photos from Art For India Canvas Painting 2009

The Tribe at Rise Up

Thanks to all the artists who participated in our third annual canvas painting blowout at Rise Up International World Headquarters. Children artists painted one piece and a band of artists aged 18+ laid it down on their piece.

All money raised at the event goes to the school due to the generous sponsorship of the following cool folks (d’foot da bill bro so you don’t hav ta):

Eyes on Wall, Kristi J Brown Inc, John Thompson & Associates, Planet Hair, Backporch Coffee Roasters, Denfeld Paints, Klaver Landscaping, Sage Ways Inc, Monster Cookie

This year’s ART FOR INDIA event is scheduled to be held on October 25, 2009, 5  to 9 pm at the former “Boomtown”  store located at  910 NW Harriman, Bend, Oregon 97701 (corner of NW Greenwood and NW Harriman, near the Blacksmith restaurant). This year’s event will include child artists painting there own canvas. Those little devils were recommended by their teachers to participate so we are super excited to see what in the dickens they’ll cook up.  Along with the youngsters we’ll have our crew of fabulous Bend artists laying down original, one of a kind, super collectible art. Hey all the coin raised goes to fund three RISE UP schools in Bodhgaya, India.

Tickets at the door: Adults (21+) $15, Youth (10yr to 20yr) $10, Child (0 to 9yr) free.  Mama Mia - Muy Barato.

Price includes: two beverages, food while it lasts, music, silent auction, and buying your piece of the canvas.

Joe

Art by – Jan Verdick  -  Available at the Silent Auction

Lori

BaileyJessie

Maria

Eyes on Wall, Kristi J Brown Inc, John Thompson & Associates, Planet Hair, Backporch Coffee Roasters, Denfeld Paints, Klaver Landscaping, Sage Ways Inc, Monster Cookie

This year’s ART FOR INDIA event is scheduled to be held on October 25, 2009, 5  to 9 pm at the former “Boomtown”  store located at  910 NW Harriman, Bend, Oregon 97701 (corner of NW Greenwood and NW Harriman, near the Blacksmith restaurant). This year’s event will include child artists painting there own canvas. Those little devils were recommended by their teachers to participate so we are super excited to see what in the dickens they’ll cook up.  Along with the youngsters we’ll have our crew of fabulous Bend artists laying down original, one of a kind, super collectible art. Hey all the coin raised goes to fund three RISE UP schools in Bodhgaya, India.

Tickets at the door: Adults (21+) $15, Youth (10yr to 20yr) $10, Child (0 to 9yr) free.  Mama Mia - Muy Barato.

Price includes: two beverages, food while it lasts, music, silent auction, and buying your piece of the canvas.

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ART FOR INDIA 2008 Event (Last Year)

September 28, 2008 Our art for India Fund raising event was fabulous. Three bands played, food and drink were served, and our silent auction and our 40 foot art Canvas prepared by 20 local artists was sold off.

Click Here For a Slide Show of the Event

Over $14,000 was raised. Thanks to the artists, musicians, event sponsors, volunteers, rise up international, the poet house, generous donors, and those who purchased pieces of the canvas, friends, parents, wives and husbands, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, total strangers, thank you all. Construction on the second story of the school in Bakrour has started.

Cheers and Peace Out

The Wine Shop, Poethouse Art, Tbd Loft, Myc Yoga, Eyes on Wall, John Thompson & Associates, Planet Hair, Backporch Coffee Roasters, Alpine Glass, Denfeld Paints, Klaver Landscaping, Liberty Bank

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Invitation 2008 ART FOR INDIA 2008 Invitation (Last Year)

Click to view the Finished Canvases

We have 40 feet of canvas painted and we’re chopin it up and selling it off. Come on down and pick your custom piece(s). Canvases are now on view at Juniper Aquatic Center and at Dilusso Bakery downtown.

The“ART FOR INDIA” charity event will be held SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2008.

Hi Folks,
We are having our 2nd annual Art For India Fundraiser Sun., Sept. 28 5-9pm. This year it will be held at PoetHouse Art in th eTBD Loft (above The Wine Shop at 55 NW Minnesota, next to Thump Coffee.) There will be 40 feet of canvas (painted by over 20 local artists) for sale (you select your own picture), an artful silent auction, food and beverages, slide show presentation of Rise Up’s projects and live music by Leif James, Brian Rankin and Chris Chabot. Should be a great time!
All monies raised goes to support our schools and orphans in India. We have been supporting this school since the year 2000. It has grown from 25 kids and two teachers to 250 kids, 9 orphans and 14 staff. We have built a small school and are now working on the addition of the second floor.
Please come join us and tell other people to come too!
Thanks for your time,
Sheri Foster

RISE UP INTERNATIONAL
sherilfoster@yahoo.com

Ph 541.317.8862
Cell 503.551.5174


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CANVAS PAINTING collaboration EVENT

At Poet House Art, August 1, 2008

Friday night’s free event at the Poet House Art came off famously. Twenty local artists came together to jam for over five hours; painting, drawing, scratching, and splashing their way through 40 feet of canvas. The creative juices flowed and the group worked hard. Images range from friendly trees to withered women to bicycles and flowing jugs.

I guess that maybe 500 people walked through the the venue as part of downtown Art Walk and checked out the action while gulping down some wine.

Thank You artists for your hard work. Thank you volunteers and RIse Up for putting it up and taking it down. Thanks to the Poet House for providing the venue. Some pieces of last years canvas were sold and some very generous folks (Anita & Alex) made a really nice donation to Rise Up India. Far Out you’re awesome, and thank you so much.

Click for some Photos Of the event

Click to view Finished Canvases

One Half of the Canvas

2008 Artists

Click to Upload Event Flier

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ART FOR INDIA 2007

Thank You for joining us last year for the first annual Art For India charity event held on Sunday September 23, 2007 at Silver Moon Brewing (24 NW Greenwood Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97701).

Two canvases were painted by 17 local artists who volunteered their time, talents, and materials to create these fabulous explosion of color. These canvases were sold piece by piece at the ART FOR INDIA event. Generous people selected a portion of the canvas for your very own. Their selected piece was be cut out and placed in to a simple matte.

Click here for flickr Slideshow of the 2007 Fundraiser

All monies raised went directly to the school in Baukour village in the state of Bihar in India. The school is the vision of local artist Sheri Foster in collaboration with RISE UP. RISE UP is dedicated to getting 100% of all funds raised at the event directly to the school. Through sponsorship and volunteers there were no administrative or overhead costs.

Fine brews, good music and art. The first annual Art For India event was a great success.

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SOME SATISFIED SPONSORS WITH THEIR PIECES OF ART

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THANKS TO OUR SUPER COOL ARTISTS

BEND ARTISTS

Artists: Nikki Hoke, Lynn Rothan, Alyssa Reischauer, Dave Ember, Dave Kinker, Tom Monson, Sheri Foster, Joe Blazenski, Valerie Winterholler, Joe Kimmel

PORTLAND ARTISTS

Artists: Joe Cotter, Jenny Joyce, Lyle Hehn, Olivia Behm, Kolieha Bush, Jesica Plattner, Myrna Yoder, Sheri Foster