Art Salon for a Cause

Next week Bravery is coordinating and running the first Art Salon for a Cause. This event came as a wonderful opportunity for bringing domestic violence awareness and showcasing ALL 29 portraits from the Bravery series.

I am so pleased to be sharing this event with two amazing professional and successful artists, Jim Covarrubias and Ralph Brekan. We are all benefiting charities with the art sales and donations collected onsite.

Furthermore there will be live music each day, refreshments, and tons of beautiful artwork to look at in an amazing multimillion dollar home in the Trovita private, gated community. This event is FREE admission and to top it off a Bravery Silent Auction will be available on Friday evening. What's even cooler is this beautiful home is on the market for sale too!


Some of you are aware that Bravery has started the ongoing online auction with Ebay Giving Works and so far, after muddling through the learning process, I have managed to raise a good amount from the first week. Unfortunately, I have some gift donations from generous companies that I can't put on Ebay because they are gift certificates and they are too valuable. Isn't that nuts?! SO, the best solution was to have a silent auction, so that YOU can come and see these great items for yourself and take them home with you immediately! The monies collected from the silent auction will go into the very first Bravery Scholarship fund, which will go to a domestic violence survivor from the Bravery Project program and Tempe Dollars for Scholars. So help us help survivors break the cycle by sending two people to college for a shot at a better life. It's all tax deductible.

I will also be collecting donations at the event as well and any amount, whether it's 1 dollar or 5 dollars, or anything that you can afford will go to help the beneficiaries provide services to survivors and help them overcome domestic violence for good!

If you like what you see in the Bravery portraits and want one for yourself, remember that a $500.00 donation to Bravery will get you a custom portrait of yourself, your pet, your kids, whatever you wish. Excellent for Christmas.

Now that I sound like an infomercial, just remember that you are most welcome to attend the salon just for the sake of enjoying the food, entertainment and great art. You don't have to spend a dime, just have fun and come (with friends) and say hello to me! If you didn't receive an evite from me, pop an RSVP in email so I can get a count.