Sarah and the City
Feeling lucky? Art lovers get Gleeful at DiverseWorks' summer auction
Art lovers and patrons at "Luck of the Draw: The Musical!" were flocking to DiverseWorks' west wall even before High School for the Visual and Performing Arts students stood in front of it to sing a Glee-inspired a cappella version of "Don't Stop Believing."
Eyeing the 200 donated works displayed on the wall, those with Art Chance tickets sized up their selections before co-chairs Karen Niemeier and J. Douglas Parker (who also got a lovely "Happy Birthday" interlude from the signers and crowd) began calling the numbers for ticket holders who paid anywhere $125 to $500 for the chance to pick their piece. (CultureMap's Nic Phillips took home a brown pelican in heavy, still-wet oil paint — quite the political statement for the office.)
When not entranced with the art, revelers enjoyed Sprinkles cupcakes, mini hot dogs from The Lake House, wine from 13 Celsius, beer from Real Ale Brewing Company, blueberry cosmopolitans, bags of candy from Candylicious and early '90s pop and dance hits spun by Jeremy Keas.
Among the art monde bidding and viewing were Wayne Gilbert, Houston Arts Alliance's Ryland Holmes Peveto, Tina and Josh Zulu, David Brown, gallerists Apama Mackey and Wade Wilson, Cerón, Mark Sullivan, Star Massing, Kim Stoilis, Sarah Gish and Janet Rubin.
The ninth-annual summer auction raised funds for DiverseWorks programs throughout the year.