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Sketch for Change Art Opening (Details)

The "Sketch for Change - Art for Obama" Group Art Show is on!

- One Night Only! -
Sunday, November 2nd
7pm - 11pm @ The Commerce Street Studios

Address:
1551 S. Commerce St
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
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We will be showing the original Sketch for Change series (Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Jeff Soto, Shag, Amanda Visell, etc.), including art sent in from folks around the world inspired by Barack Obama's Campaign for Change.

Original work will be for sale to benefit Obama's final push on Nov. 4th, and make sure every vote gets counted.

Free!
This event is free and open to the public. Join us for art, live music, and a celebration of change!

Live Music!
Fort King
Ruthann Friedman

This is a last second grassroots campaign. Please help us spread the word to any folks you know who will be in Vegas this Sunday. All Volunteers and Folks campaigning for Obama in Nevada are especially welcome.

Details about the music lineup coming soon (it's going to be great)! Big thanks to Commerce Street Studios for donating the space on such short notice!

"Angel" by Lap Ngo

a Sketch for Change by Lap Ngo
Buena Park CA | Artist's Site

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"Bear 4 Hope" by Lap Ngo

a Sketch for Change by Lap Ngo
Buena Park CA | Artist's Site

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"This Line" by Jerry D. Elmore

a Sketch for Change by Jerry D. Elmore

Artist's Site

"I heard on NPR during my commute home about how skinheads were planning on taking out Obama. It wasn't unexpected but did help me realize that as Obama represents promise for some, still others view him as a significant threat and even a means to galvanize peoples racist beliefs that white people are losing control of power. I had to ask why that was such a bad thing. As America is the land of opportunity, shouldn't everyone have equal right to help lead us?"

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"Doggies for change" by Rebecca Kramer

a Sketch for Change by Rebecca Kramer

Pasadena, California | Artist's Site

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"Black Light" by Cybele

a Sketch for Change by Cybele

Las Vegas, Nevada | Artist's Site

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"Winds of Change" by Cybele

a Sketch for Change by Cybele

Las Vegas, Nevada | Artist's Site

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"Now" by Admira Pustika

a Sketch for Change by Admira Pustika

Jakarta, Indonesia | Artist's Site

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Sketch by Alessandro Echevarria

a Sketch for Change by Alessandro Echevarria

Fort Lauderdale, FL | Artist's Site

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"Obama" by Zachary Pullen

a Sketch for Change by Zachary Pullen

Casper, WY | Artist's Site

"Initial drawing of 'Obama' for a School Library Journal Cover. Original sketch on my blog. The sketch was revised and the final version will be the November cover, and posted as soon as it prints. Thanks and I think this is a great way to show support. "

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Over $18,000 Raised for Obama!

Wow! We just raised $18,1 for Obama's Campaign for Change!

BIG THANKS to all of the amazing artists who generously donated a Sketch for Change!

Sold:

$2,025 Shag
$1,850 Jeff Soto
$1,482 Glenn Barr
$1,451 Gary Baseman
$1,425 Tim Biskup
$1,025 Gris Grimly
$910 Thomas Han
$885 Luke Chueh
$885 Mark Murphy
$885 Lola
$721 Joe Ledbetter
$660 James Jean
$610 Nathan Spoor
$607 Amanda Visell
$570 Julita Januszewska
$500Daniel Peacock
$455 Ana Bagayan & Ara Devejian #2
$405 Brandi Milne
$355 Ana Bagayan & Ara Devejian #1
$305 Dave Cooper
$280 Bob Dob

Submit a Sketch
We will continue to post Sketch for Change submissions here on our blog all the way til our Election Eve art opening in Nevada.

Thanks everyone for bidding, sending in sketches, and sharing this with friends.

Something amazing is happening...
EDIT: we reduced the total amount by $400 as one of the auctions has been adjusted.

Auction Ends Soon!

Our eBay auctions are starting to close, and things are really heating up. Over $2000 raised in the last 15 minutes! The current bids total over $5,700. We will be live blogging on our twitter. Check out the auction and grab a Sketch for Change.

"Hope for New Beginnings" by Dee Dassen

a Sketch for Change by Dee Dassen

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Video of Sketch for Change Submissions

We were so excited to find the first Sketch for Change submissions arrive in the mail!


It's so inspiring to see all the amazing sketches people are creating and sending in. If you keep sending them, we will keep posting them!

"Vote" by Oliver Dominguez

a Sketch for Change by Oliver Dominguez

Miami, FL | Artist's Site

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love the Obama button, thanks Oliver!

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Sketch by Seth Forester

a Sketch for Change by Seth Forester

Sacramento CA. | Artist's Site

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Sketch by Stephen Dobbie

a Sketch for Change by Stephen Dobbie

Liverpool UK

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Sketch by Ariela Steif

a Sketch for Change by Ariela Steif
Ann Arbor, MI | Artist's Site


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"The Mavericks" by Patrick O'Sullivan

a Sketch for Change by Patrick O'Sullivan

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Auction Ends :: Less than 24 hours!

With 24 hours to go, the Sketch for Change eBay Auction is really heating up. Over $4,000 have been bid so far!

Meanwhile, we just received the first submissions in the mail, and more amazing Obama inspired art continues to arrive. We had no idea so much amazing art would be submitted. Please keep submissions coming all the way to election day. And mail in the originals for the group art show by Oct. 30th.

Check out the original art up for auction. This is a really special auction, for most of these artists, this is the first politically related piece they have ever done, and is sure to be a collectors item.

Plus, all of the funds will benefit the Obama Campaign for Change in the final push to the November 4th election.

Thanks!

"Hope" by Darcy Peterson

Sketch for Change by Darcy Peterson

Albuquerque, NM

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Another great Sketch by Darcy. Love the hat!

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"Change" by Ellen J Kim

a Sketch for Change by Ellen J Kim

Los Angeles, CA | Artist's Site

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Thank you everyone for all these beautiful drawings! Today is the last day to bid on eBay. We will continue to accept submissions.

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"Contribute to the Shift" by Robn Floyd

a Sketch for Change by Robn Floyd

Castaic, CA | Artist's Site

"Contribute to the Shift"
graphite and prisma color on paper (11.5" x 9")

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"Garbage" by Isabel Seiffert

a Sketch for Change by Isabel Seiffert

Stuttgart, Germany | Artist's Site
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"Time for a Change" by Isabel Seiffert

a Sketch for Change by Isabel Seiffert

Stuttgart, Germany | Artist's Site

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"Spreading Hope" by Darcy Peterson

a Sketch for Change by Darcy Peterson

Albuquerque, NM

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"Ode to Joe" by AJ Bullano

a Sketch for Change by AJ Bullano

Maumee, OH
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Obama by Mike Doherty

a Sketch for Change by Mike Doherty

Boston, MA

"I am a Boston area teacher and artist. I work in mixed media with emanel and markers acrylics and other found materials. Thanks Luke Chueh for posting this on his MySpace because I never would have known with out that ."

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OM by Michael French

a Sketch for Change by Michael French

Los Angeles, CA | Artist's Site

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hopeaidchangeosporin by Brian Jackson

a Sketch for Change by Brian Jackson

Artist's Site

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Obama Sketch by Cedric

a Sketch for Change by Cedric

St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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There is Hope by Jennifer Davis

a Sketch for Change by Jennifer Davis

Minneapolis, MN | Artisit's Site

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love, love, love this piece sent in by Minneapolis artist Jennifer Davis.

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Sketch by Eric Lower from Chicago

A Sketch for Change Submission from Chicago:

a Sketch for Change by Eric Lower

Chicago, IL | Artist's Site

"My submission to Sketch for Change: a colored man is expected to sprout angelic wings and save us in a contorted, two-party mess. I included my sketch and the colorized version."

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Thanks Eric, and everyone else who has been chipping in and helping share this with friends. Our eBay auction is at over $3,600 with 4 days still to go.

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Sketch for Change Submissions!

Artists have started to send in Sketch for Change submissions!

"The End of Cowboy Politics" by Dave Pressler

Los Angeles, CA | Artist's Site
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Obama by Jacob Thomas

Brooklyn, NY | Artist's Site
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When we put Sketch for Change together, we weren't sure if anyone would send in drawings, but we wanted to put the invitation out there. So far the response (and the quality of the work) has been really amazing!

Big thanks to DailyDuJour.com the Obama Art Report and all the other blogs that have linked to us, and folks who have helped spread the word. And of course, to the 21 amazing artists who contributed original drawings. The eBay Auction is heating up, having raised over $3,300, with 5 more days to go!

There is still time to submit a Sketch for Change to be part of our Group art show. Send the originals if you can, or a high res image we can project at the Galery. The show is being planned for Vegas on the weekend before the election to help get out the vote in a key swing state.

More details to be announced as available. And will be posting more submissions soon.

Thanks!

Site Update

We redesigned the site so that this can be a blog, and will be updating with some of the amazing Sketch for Change art we have been receiving.

Visit www.sketchforchange.com to see the art currently up for auction. The eBay Auction have raised over $3,100 already for Obama's Campaign for Change, with another 6 days to go.

Please point links to sketchforchange.com rather than our blogspot.

I'll be posting some of the art we have been receiving shortly.

Sketch For Change Series

We asked 21 amazing artists at the recent Baby Tattooville Art Retreat to contribute a Sketch to benefit Barack Obama's Campaign for Change. The following original drawings will be auctioned on Ebay (Auction Ends October 25th) to raise funds for Barack's final push to the November election.
Click an image below to visit the Ebay auction.

by Tim Biskup
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by Bob Dob
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by Gary Baseman
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by Amanda Visell
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by Ana Bagayan & Ara Devejian (Anra)
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by Ana Bagayan & Ara Devejian (Anra)
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by Gris Grimly
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by Dave Cooper
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by Brandi Milne
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by James Jean
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by Joe Ledbetter
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by Jeff Soto
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by Nathan Spoor
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by Julita Januszewska
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by Lola
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by Mark Murphy
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by Luke Cheuh
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by Shag
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by Daniel Peacock
Bid on Ebay | View Full Size | Visit Artist's Site
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by Glen Barr
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by Thomas Han
Bid on Ebay | View Full Size | Visit Artist's Site
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The Sketch for Change Ebay Auction ends October 25th. All proceeds raised will benefit Barack Obama's Campaign for Change.

We also invite you to submit a Sketch for Change to be part of a group art show that we will put together in Nevada the weekend before the election.

Thanks!