A poster autographed by artist Peter Max is being offered in a silent auction that will benefit local grass-roots agencies that help the homeless and disadvantaged.
The single-edition poster shows Max's 1998 painting "Abstract Flowers," his signature and a profile drawing in black marker.
A signed Peter Max Print will be included in a silent charity auction to benefit homeless and disadvantaged people in Lawrence. Discussing the print are, from left, Nancy Ness, owner of Carmesi, 1012 Mass., and Lani Oglesby and Erik Kilgren with the Leaveners Community Foundation Inc. The auction will be March 19-31 at Carmesi.
The poster, which is protected in acid-free shrink wrap provided by ArtFrames, is from his most recent traveling show, which features his Neo Fauve Series.
Max gave the poster to Leaveners Community Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization, after he was approached by Lani Oglesby, a longtime Lawrence advocate for the homeless, during a reception at a Leawood gallery.
Oglesby said she "crashed" the event to meet Max and ended up asking him to donate an original work to help the homeless. He said he would. When Max returned to the Kansas City area in 1999 for another exhibit, Oglesby showed up again and reminded the artist of his commitment.
"They needed a tax-exempt organization to donate it to, so that's how Leaveners became the conduit and (will handle) the sale and disbursement of money to the organizations," said Erik Kilgren, manager of Leaveners Community Foundation.
Max's poster and works by Lawrence artists Jon Narum, Ardys Ramberg, Lora Jost, Jimmy Lee and John Sullivan will be offered in a silent auction at Carmesi, a gallery and design studio at 1012 Mass.
Bidding will take place during store hours Monday through March 31. The art can also be viewed at www.carmesi.com.
"We feel like it's important to give energy back to the community, and it helps to attract people in," said Carmesi owner Nancy Ness. "This is a wonderful cause."
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