4th Annual ArtSEE Fundraiser for SEE International

SEE International is once again honored and excited to partner with the Abstract Art Collective for the 4th Annual ArtSEE fundraiser! The Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center will graciously host the juried exhibit and additional art sale, to benefit SEE’s global cause of eliminating avoidable blindness worldwide.
ArtSEE features a 100-piece grid wall display of original 10” x 10” abstract artworks, created and donated by AAC members and offered for sale at $100 each on a first-come-first-choose basis. 100% of the proceeds from grid wall sales will be donated to SEE In-ternational.

Also on display is a juried exhibition of larger abstract works by AAC members. The juror for the exhibit is Kerry Methner, Ph.D, Editor & Publisher at Community Voice: Santa Barbara. Twenty-five percent of sales from the juried pieces will be donated to benefit the JCC.

The ArtSEE exhibit includes a wide range of abstract media – painting, assemblage/collage, printmaking, photography and digital art. Abstract art encompasses as many processes as there are artists. One artist may work in an intuitive arc – not knowing how a piece will begin or end. Another may have a defined concept and their artwork is not finished until that concept is expressed to their satisfaction.

The juried exhibit and 10 x 10 grid wall art sale will be ongoing during the exhibition.
For regular viewing hours, the Jewish Community Center is open Monday–Thursday 9-5 pm, and Friday 9-3:30 pm. For best visiting hours, call 805-957-1115.

Opening Reception: Sunday, June 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Closing Reception: Tuesday, August 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Both receptions are free and open to the public!

About SEE International
SEE International envisions a world where no one is needlessly blind. SEE is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization that provides medical, surgical, and educational services by volunteer ophthalmic surgeons to restore sight and give the gifts of hope, opportunity and independence to disadvantaged blind individuals worldwide. Since 1974, SEE has treat-ed more than four million men, women, and children, and performed over half a million sight-restoring surgeries. www.seeintl.org

About the Abstract Art Collective
The Abstract Art Collective is a group of Santa Barbara-area community members who organized in 2011 to exhibit their abstract artwork in an all-abstract environment. The 100+ member group supports a broad range of media and adheres to a definition of ab-stract art that includes conceptual work where some forms may be recognizable. For in-formation on joining the Abstract Art Collective or to receive announcements regarding exhibitions, please visit the web site: www.abstractartcollective.com

About Art at the JCC
Art at the JCC is a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara. The pur-pose of Art at the JCC is to provide Central Coast and other artists from all disci-plines the opportunity to bring their work to the Santa Barbara community. Because art is a universal language, its programs will cross all boundaries of religion, race, gender and age, and strive to maintain communication. Its mission is to promote identification and connectedness to the Jewish community and the community at large. https://jewishsantabarbara.org/art-at-the-jcc