Dear Artist:

We would like to invite you to participate in our annual auction

Splatters: Another Fine Mess!,

benefiting Centers for Youth and Families.  The auction

will take place on Sunday,

October 11, 2009 at Pleasant Valley Country Club.

The attached brochure gives specific information on submitting

your art, deadlines and details.  

When you make your donation, please include the Artist’s Submission

Form, which is also attached.

Don’t forget Splatters Platters!  These non-juried pieces of art are

popular auction items.

Beginning July 1st, stop by Firefly Studio at 10700 Rodney Parham

and either paint your

piece there, or take it home to create your masterpiece. 

All platters need to be returned to

The Centers Foundation Office no later than September 1st.

We are confident it will be your desire to participate in this

amazing event since our mission

of providing specialized prevention, intervention and treatment

services to over 8,000 children

and families each year is so profound.

If you have any questions about Splatters or Splatters Platters,

please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Thank you so much for considering an art donation to The Centers.

Sincerely

Alese Stroud                                                  

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Rules and Process 

1. Artist to deliver submission to The Centers Foundation

Office (5905 Forest Place,

Little Rock, AR 72207) in advance of 5 p.m. on submission deadline

date 09/04/09. 

2. All submissions must be “display ready”.  Paintings, prints, photos,

etc. must be framed.

 Frames and display gear will be considered part of the

submission / donation. 

3. All submissions are considered a donation by the artist to

The Centers and become the property

of The Centers upon submission for the competition fundraiser.

 4. A jury selected by The Centers will select at least 10 entries for

special recognition as 

“best in show”, with the top three being featured in the live auction. 

5. The Art Committee retains sole discretion regarding placement and

display of all art submitted. 

 What’s in it for the Artist? 

 Artists selected as “top three” will receive: 

Two tickets to The Centers’ premier 125th Celebration at the Governor’s Mansion 

10/11/09  &

 An individual feature in Hot In Little Rock 

 Artists selected as “best in show” (including the “top three”) will receive: 

Recognition at Unveiled, an exclusive pre-party for Splatters 09/10/09 & Link

on The Centers’ website to artist’s commercial website 

 All submitting artists will receive: 2 tickets to Splatters  & Recognition in the

Splatters program 

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Auction Item Acquisition Form

Name Organization

_________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

              
City ______________________________________________ State_________ ZIP 

Email _______________________________________ Phone

□ Art □ Restaurants □ Trips / Parties □Baskets

□ Platter □ Retail □ Services □ Other

The item you are donating will be offered for sale at an auction

benefitingCenters for Youth and Families. As the oldest continually

operating non-profit in Arkansas, The Centers is a agency providing the most

comprehensive array of behavioral health care in our state for children,

adolescents and their families.  Through specialized prevention, intervention

and treatment services we are building healthy children, families and

communities. Thank you for helping us touch over

8,000 children and their families in Arkansas each year. You will

receive an acknowledgement letter for your records and tax information. 

For All Art Submissions: □ Include in Jury Competition □ Non-Jury Donation

* To ensure proper handling, art should be delivered by artist to the Foundation

Office by  9/04/09Art / Item Description (To ensure accurate publicity

please include a thorough description of items. 

For all artwork, please include title, medium, date, and dimensions of all artwork):

Restrictions: _______________________________________________Exp. Date

Value: □ Item(s) to be picked up

□ Certificate attached

□ I will deliver item(s)

□ Will mail a certificate on:          

      ___/___/____

□ Reminder call on___/___/____

□ Please make a certificate    

       for my item(s)

___________________________________________________       _______

Donor’s Signature                                             Date

___________________________________________________       _______

Solicitor Name                                                   Phone/Email

 Please return contract to:

                                      Centers for Youth and Families

        Tiffani Foltz, Annual Giving and Special Events Officer

                               5905 Forest Place, Suite 200 I Little Rock, AR  72207

                                      P: 501.666.9436   F: 501.666.5997

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Foundation Use Only (Initial and Date):

Contract Received: 

Item Received:

Raiser’s Edge:            Report:

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