Some Recent or Upcoming Fundraisers I'm Excited to be a Part of

I know how artists get asked left and right to give work to art auctions to benefit this charity and that non-profit. We are often asked to fully donate work that we have spent money and time to lovingly create, a request that often left me feeling that I was being taken advantage of or that people didn't respect the work of an artist. However, I've changed my tune. I recently had an ephiphany that by donating my work to causes I believed in I could do my part to help. I don't have cash to hand out and I don't have time to volunteer. What I do have are objects that I make by hand with love and care. Those objects can be given to auctions and fundraisers in which they will act as a catalysis for someone else to open their wallet. These events are also a great way to get your work in front of new audiences in new venues. So this year, I've given work to what I consider to be some worthy causes:

Tastes in the Tallgrass, Saturday, September 26 @ Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center to benefit Spring Creek Prairie

A deLUX Gala, Saturday, September 19 @ Grand Manse, Lincoln, Nebraska to benefit LUX Center for the Arts