Calling Artists: Donate Nature Art to Roberts Bird Sanctuary’s Upcoming Tiny Art Auction

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Please donate your original artwork to our “Tiny Roberts” art auction!

Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary is partnering with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to add an observation deck to the Roberts visitor shelter. We are raising funds this summer with the goal to complete construction after fall migration.

This observation deck will help make Roberts Bird Sanctuary more accessible to people of all abilities.

What: An auction of “tiny” original art to raise funds to build the Roberts Terrace
Where: Online
When: Submit your artwork by September 25
How: Mail artwork to Rebecca Froehlich, 2211 Riverside Ave, CB 26, Minneapolis, MN 55454
(Postage will be compensated).

OR you can drop them off at the Roberts Visitor Shelter between 4-7 PM on Sunday Sept. 25.

Art Details

Subjects: Birds, mammals, plants, landscapes, fungi, nature, and living things found in Roberts Bird Sanctuary (it must be your original work, but can be pre-existing work that you made which fits the theme)

Size: Must fit in a 9″ x 12″ bubble mailer

Media: Paintings, drawings, prints, collages, beadwork, small sculptures, jewelry, matted or canvas-mounted photographs… reach out and let us know what you have, and we’ll let you know if it works!

Questions?

Contact tinyrobertsauction@gmail.com