The festival will take place this Saturday, May 6 at the Riverton County Club.
Over 200 guests will be attending Art Under the Stars, Westfield Friends School’s spring fête, auction and art sale this Saturday, May 6 at Riverton Country Club, located at 1416 Highland Avenue in Cinnaminson. This fundraising event will bring together current and past parents, friends, family, alumni, and faculty for an evening featuring dinner, dancing, and live and silent auctions.
Event co-chairs, parents Lily Taylor of Cinnaminson and Sharla Floyd of Riverton stated they are “thrilled about the art sale that will present works by professional artists as well as current Westfield students, showcasing our school’s incredible and unique art program.”
Westfield’s visual arts teacher, Deborah Moss Marris, is a professional artist as well as a professor at Camden County College. In addition to teaching all varieties of artful expression, Marris exposes all of our students to art history and the works of the masters, such as Monet, Picasso and Dali.
“Many parents, faculty, and Westfield Friends alumni have worked tirelessly to ensure the success of this special evening to benefit our 229-year old elementary school,” Dr. Jon Hall, head of school at Westfield, said. “We appreciate the efforts of everyone involved, including all of the event sponsors and donors, as well as the many, many volunteer hours devoted to planning this exciting event.”
There are many pieces of professional artwork for sale, including works by:
- Rachel Constantine, a Philadelphia-based realist and impressionist painter
- Melanie Dion, a Philadelphia artist who specializes in watercolors
- Jena Campbell, works in oil at her home and studio in Haddon Townhship
- Deepali Shah, a Mount Laurel-based conceptual artist who works in oil and a Westfield parent
- Erika Gehringer, from Cherry Hill is a current Westfield parent and middle school art teacher in Haddonfield; she creates whimsical pieces in acrylic on canvas
- Lisa Harder, also a current Westfield parent from Moorestown and art teacher, creates realistic pen and ink portraits
- Additional artwork by several Westfield alumni is also available — Hannah Holby of Medford paints in both watercolor and ink and Brie Barnes Cureton of Riverton will have photography at the event
Student artwork will also be for sale during the event
Both the live and online auctions and art purchases are open to anyone; all bidding closes at 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. Only the silent auction is reserved for attendees during the evening of the event.
Visit the Art Under the Stars website at: Visit http://westfieldfriends.org/fete/ for all of the details and to view the auction items and their descriptions.
