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SOFA CHICAGO is honored to be the final destination of Offering Reconciliation, an emotionally moving exhibition of 135 works of art created by prominent Palestinian and Israeli painters, sculptors, photographers and poets, offering their interpretations of reconciliation and hope for peace in the region.
As a finale, all 135 artworks in Offering Reconciliation will be auctioned online, with 15 select artworks proceeding to a live auction at SOFA CHICAGO, Nov. 2 with pre-registration and reception beginning at 5:30 pm and auction starting at 6:00 pm (details below). Bidding for all artworks is open now! All proceeds will support PCFF educational programs in Israeli and Palestinian communities.
Offering Reconciliation was conceived and organized by Parents Circle - Families Forum (PCFF), a grass-roots organization of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli families who have all lost family members due to the violence in the region. The Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts (AIDA), having seen the exhibition in Israel, arranged to bring the artwork first to Brandeis University in the Spring of ’07, and from there the exhibition has toured prestigious venues throughout the U.S. including the World Bank and the United Nations.
SOFA VIP pass or SOFA admission ticket required
for entry to the exposition and live auction.
Preview and bid now on all 135 provocative works of art in Offering Reconciliation. Presented in partnership with Sotheby’s, search the auction catalog by page (lot) number or the artist's last name.
The live auction of 15 of the 135 artworks—Items # 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 21, 24, 27, 43, 58, 59. 61, 102, 120, 122—commences Friday, November 2, 2007 at 6:15 pm (Central Standard Time) at SOFA CHICAGO 2007, Navy Pier. Auction reception and on-site registration begin at 5:30 pm.
The 15 artworks proceeding to the live auction are identified as "Gala Items" in the auction catalog. On-line pre-bids on these items will not be considered after 3:00 pm (Central Standard Time), day of the auction.
On-line bidding for non-Gala Items closes on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3:00 pm (Central Standard Time).
BIDS BEGIN AT $1,500 FOR EACH ART WORK
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