Fundraising
SOIL is supported through member’s dues, grants, our annual fundraising art auction, and by generous donations from patrons like you! If you can, please make a donation today.
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Thank you for making our 2024 Auction Eggs-perience a success!
We raised over $46,000. We couldn't be more thrilled!
Thank you to the donating artists, donors, volunteers, sponsors, and Sascha Summer Cousineau, our fundraising auctioneer.
MISSED THE LIVE AUCTION BUT YOU STILL WANT TO BUY SOME ART?
HOORAY! THE SILENT AUCTION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MAY 16TH AT 5PM. SUPPORT THE ARTS BY PURCHASING BEAUTIFUL WORK HERE:
https://shunpike.cheerfulgiving.com/p/soil-2024-auction-eggs-perience
Join us for our Annual Fundraising Auction! This is an EGG-cellent opportunity to support local artists and to buy some incredible art!
BUY YOUR TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE!
Location: Greg Kucera Gallery
Date: May 12, 2024
Time: Doors open 2pm
With Fundraising Auctioneer Sasha Summer Cousineau
Silent and live auctions!
Nibbles & Libations!
Game with art prizes!
Raffle!
Your generous support will help us eggs-hibit a wide range of egg-citing artists, facilitate eggs-changes with national and international galleries, and eggs-pand our digital and oral history archives. This work shines a light on the contributions of over 170 artists and curators who have shaped our artist-run gallery across three decades. Join us in celebrating & sharing the enduring legacy of SOIL!
Our 2024 Sponsors: Greg Kucera Gallery, Georgetown Brewing Co., and Trader Joes
GIVE SMALL
Fundraising Campaign
November 27 - December 4, 2023
SOIL is supported through member’s dues, grants, our annual fundraising art auction, and by generous donations from patrons like you! If you can, please make a donation to our GIVE SMALL fundraising campaign today.
SOIL’s first ever GIVE SMALL online shop, which will launch MONDAY NOVEMBER 27th. In the shop you’ll find small works by SOIL artist members for sale. Proceeds from every purchase you make will directly support our 2024-2025 exhibition season. Your donation will support stipends for exhibiting artists, gallery supplies, gallery rent, and more.
Choose from a range of donations found in the dropdown pricing menu. Works will be available for pickup at the gallery in December of 2023 during business hours (Friday-Sunday) 11am-4pm. Any/all questions can be sent to gallery@soilart.org
Just want to make a GIVE SMALL donation? You can do that too! Just click the DONATE button to support seeing more great contemporary art exhibitions by working artists!
Thank you for making our first-ever hybrid auction a big success!
When we shifted our annual in-person auction to function as both an online and in-person event, we were hoping our hybrid outreach would be impactful. And it was!
Once again community stepped up to support experimental and under-represented artists. We are so grateful for the donations from over 50 artists, our big-hearted sponsors and donors, and your generous support.
Thanks to you Meet Us in the Afterglow has enabled SOIL to support another year of amazing arts programming! Thank you!
BIDDING ENDS PROMPTLY AT 5PM PST ON APR. 30TH!!
Join us for meet us in the afterglow : soil's annual art auction closing event on Saturday April 30, 3-5pm.
This will be an opportunity to celebrate the closing of our auction, to take one more spin of the wheel to win prizes, make final bids on art and catch the last glimmers of the afterglow.
Both online bidding and the gallery will close promptly at 5pm. This event is open to the public. We hope to see you there!
Join SOIL in the afterglow! This year’s annual art auction and fundraising campaign is just around the corner. The online preview launches April 3, and bidding starts April 7. Stay tuned through our social media and newsletter for auction updates!
SOIL is supported in part through member’s dues and grants, but we keep our doors open through our art annual auction, which pays for more than 75% of our annual expenses. Beyond being an important fundraiser, the auction has also become a vibrant Seattle event that the arts community looks forward to. Participating is an exciting way for the public to take home fantastic pieces by local working artists. And have a good time while supporting the arts!
GIVE SMALL
Fundraising Campaign
May 4 - June 30, 2021
You are part of the community that keeps SOIL vibrant. Your love for art that surprises, experiments, and challenges is why we’ve posted this page.
SOIL was founded in 1995 as a collectively-run non-profit gallery. We’re an experimental venue for artists and curators to exhibit, develop, and advance innovative art of diverse media and content.
There’s no staff. The 22 members of SOIL are all volunteers. That means when you give money to SOIL, it all goes to creating opportunities for artists. Even during this year of the pandemic, we showed the work of 43 artists.
For the coming year, we’ve curated a roster featuring 55 artists (45 are non-SOIL members, many from across the country) who are taking risks.
We’re looking to raise $5,200 by June 30th to make sure we have funds to pay exhibiting artists’ stipends through the end of the year (May – December, $650 x 8 = $5,200).
We’re reaching out to the friends and fans of SOIL and asking you to help us present these exciting artists by making a small ($5, $10, or $15) monthly donation to SOIL. Your small donation will make a big difference to SOIL.
You can also donate in one lump sum.
give small — get small art!
The first 12 people who donate $200 or $15/month (or more) will receive an original drawing by a SOIL member in an artist-made frame.
Each 3.5” x 4.25” drawing is unique. Artists include:
Ben Hirshkoff
Colleen RJC Bratton
Chris Buening
Ellen Ziegler
Emily Counts
Genevieve Tremblay
Jana Brevick
Kiki MacInnis
Margie Livingston
Nicholas Nyland
First come first served. Early birds get their choice of available drawings.
You can make your gift by clicking here.
Thank you for considering this gift. If you have any questions, please contact Margie Livingston at gallery@soilart.org
Support artists supporting other artists to experiment and be bold.
Masquerade:
A Not So Silent Auction
Online Auction Kickoff Party
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Gallery Viewing /
Fri, Sat, & Sun, Dec 04 – 13, 2020
SOIL launched our their 25th Anniversary art auction on December 3, 2020.
Our responsive auction team worked hard to make this epic event happen, despite the recent challenges and constraints posed by the pandemic. Due to the health concerns and restrictions, our plans shifted from hosting our epic, annual in-person auction event to a modified hybrid event that was hosted online.
SOIL is supported in part through member’s dues and grants, but the main way we keep our doors open is through our annual auction, which pays for more than 75% of our annual expenses. Beyond being an important fundraiser, the auction has also become a staple Seattle art event — a way for the public to take home fantastic pieces by local working artists. It’s also a lot of fun!
Our virtual auction platform went live from December 3rd through December 13th, with visitors able to see the work and experience the auction in-person at our physical gallery space during our normal open hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 11am - 4pm.
We auctioned an amazing range of work by the following donating artists.
To launch our 2020 virtual auction, SOIL held a LIVE variety hour on December 3. Hosted by SOIL member Forrest Perrine, the show featured video interviews by Josh True with artists Nikita Ares, Emily Counts, Rafael Soldi, and Jana Brevik as well as games, goofs, bankers, audience contestants, and a death defying finale.
SOIL is supported in part through members’ dues and grants, but the main way we keep our doors open is through our annual auction, which pays for more than 75% of our annual expenses. Thank you for supporting SOIL!
Love,
All of us at SOIL
And many thanks to our sponsors!
