Staff Report //August 22, 2019//
Columbia Opportunity Resource is accepting submissions of artwork to be featured at the sixth annual Time for Art gala in November.
The gala will include a silent auction of the artwork, which bidders “pay for” with volunteer hours to Midlands nonprofit agencies instead of money.
Last year, 1,679 volunteer service hours were committed — a record for the gala, according to a news release from Columbia Opportunity Resource. The hours totaled a financial equivalent of $41,454, the news release said.
The Time for Art Gala is an effort to increase awareness of the local arts community, a networking opportunity between the arts community and Midlands-area businesses and nonprofits, and an effort to generate more than 1,700 committed service hours — the goal for the 2019 event.
Applications for featured artists must be submitted by Sept. 15. Tickets to Time for Art go on sale in September.