Artwork auctioned for PAN

Artwork auctioned for PAN

JAKARTA (JP): The Mitra Budaya Cultural Center will hold an
art exhibition and auction to raise funds for the National
Mandate Party (PAN) from Tuesday through Saturday, the organizing
committee said on Tuesday.

About 30 artists will participate in the exhibition at Jl.
Tanjung No. 34, Menteng, Central Jakarta. The auction will be
conducted by a closed bidding system in which the minimum bid is
set at 10 percent below the offered price.

Those who bargain above the offered price will have their
names listed. Bidding closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday and successful
bidders will be announced from 3:30 p.m.

Paintings by H. Widayat, Srihadi Soedarsono, Arifien and Dede
Eri Supria will be auctioned openly on Saturday beginning at 3:30
p.m.

Among the selection are Srihadi's Dialog 1999, an oil on
canvas, 83cm by 80cm, offered at an opening price of Rp 45
million and Widayat's Pasar Kecil Di Bawah Pohon Flamboyan (A
Small Market Under a Poinciana Tree), a 77cm by 88 cm oil on
canvas, at Rp 30 million.

A similar event will take place at Galeri Ardiyanto on Jl.
Magelang in Yogyakarta from May 1 through May 3, in which 22
local painters will take part. (pan)