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The Form of Function

For a some little while now, a collective of Valley-based designers, artists, architects and students have devoted their talents to creating functional works of art for the Chair-ity, an art event at the nexStage Theatre on Ketchum’s Main Street. At a gala reception last week, 41 original chairs were unveiled, and bidding was opened in a silent auction. The chairs covered the gamut from structural masterpieces to chess-themed seat to a flying Wazza Chair-mobile.

 

 

The art chairs will now be displayed around the community through Saturday, Dec. 19. Bidders may look at the chairs, then call in their bids to the theater (208) 726-4TKS. This auction will benefit the nonprofit nexStage Theatre’s productions and performing arts education scholarships as well as their “producing partners” program.

In addition to the chairs painted for “Chair-ity,” Ketchum’s design store “The Open Room” has generously donated a gorgeous modern classic leather and stainless steel armchair for a raffle drawing. Tickets for the drawing are available from the nexStage (208) 726-4TKS and in the nexStage Theatre lobby through the Dec.19 raffle drawing. Tickets cost $5 each or 5 for $20.

Official “Chair-ity” Artists’ Chair Locations in Ketchum (may be subject to change). Call nexStage: 726-9124 for directions.

Artists Locale

• Deborra Marshall Bohrer & Valerie Stuart: Gilman Contemporary

• Ginna Lagergren and Dave Almquist: The Broschofsky Galleries

• Hannah Finn and Jeff Uffelman: Gail Severn Gallery

• Susan Desko and Kevin Werbinski: Friesen Gallery

• Keith Joe Dick: Blagojce Fine Arts Gallery

• Lyn Holt and Tom Teitge: Ciro Restaurant

• Marie Stewart: The Open Room

• Jeannie Catchpole: Sun Valley Real Estate

• Steve Pruitt: The Center

• Jo Lowe: The Community Library

• Lisa Holley: Tully’s Coffee

• Heidi Albrecht: Starbucks Coffee

• Will Caldwell: Business as Usual

• Barry Welker: Lost River Outfitters

• Poo Wright-Pulliam: SV/Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Center

• Cat Downs and Curtis Kemp: Mountain West Bank

• Patti Ahrens, Rae De Vito and Tessa Bradley: D.L. Evans Bank

• Charlotte Hemmings & Chatham Baker: Upstairs in the Galleria in “The Artists’ Way”

• Diana Fassino and Pam Doucette: U.S. Bank

• Tisha Sterling, Ashley Dreyfus & Susan Dreyfus Bates, Cara Drougas & her students, Deida Runswick & Petite Picasso, WRHS Performing Arts Academy Students, WRHS Art Dept Students and Community School Art Dept Students: Wood River Y.M.C.A.

• K.O. Ogilvy: The NexStage Theatre