For art’s sake!
Tannery Pond Center's 2022 ONLINE AUCTION FOR THE ARTS is May 27 thru June 12 at 8:00 pm. There are 100+ terrific items up for grabs - fun experiences, gear for adventuring, unique gifts, dining out, one-of-a-kind art, cool stuff to give Dad (Father's Day is June 19th!), and much more.
Love birch bark? We do.
And we are so impressed with the work of local craftsman Mike Prescott. Mike crafted the frames for this retro-styled Gore Mountain poster and a beautiful lithograph print of a beaver lodge. Learn more about his process, and then place your bid to hopefully add one to your home.
PLUS... everyone who registers on the auction website (whether or not you even enter a bid) will be entered automatically into a FREE RAFFLE! And the winner is… Maureen Abrahamson! Congratulations Maureen!
By purchasing an item in the auction, you are helping to ensure the long-term viability of Tannery Pond Center and helping us to continue to provide quality arts and community programs to the Gore Region and southern Adirondacks. A portion of the auction proceeds will be used to build Tannery Pond Center’s endowment fund, with the remainder to be used for programming, community outreach and necessary operations.
THANKS to all of the businesses and individual supporters for their generous donations to the auction.
How do I bid on an item?
Begin placing your bids on May 27th. Click here, then follow the directions on the website to register and then start bidding. You may enter as many bids as you want on as many items as you want.
Bid early and often. And remember to check back on your bids to see if you are still in the lead. If you’ve ever seen an online auction, you know that much of the action happens in the final hours and minutes. Be sure to keep tabs on the status of your bids all the way to the end of the bidding at 8:00 pm on June 13. After it’s going, going, going… it will be gone!
If I win, how do I get the items?
First, congrats on the winning bid! Winners are asked to pick up items at the community center by Friday, July 8. Please plan to do so during regular business hours (Wed-Sat) or call 518- 251-2505 x128 to make other arrangements. You are also welcome to ask a friend to pick up for you, though we ask that you let us know beforehand.
Unfortunately, we are not able to ship items - unless they fit in a standard size envelope.
How does the FREE RAFFLE work?
Every person who registers at the auction website will be entered to win - even if you do not place a bid!
The winner will receive a pair of tickets to each of 4 performances presented by Tannery Pond Center - $160 total value!
The raffle winner will be announced on Friday, June 17. By entering the raffle, you consent to having your name appear on Tannery Pond Center's website and social media if you win. You may decline participation in the raffle by contacting the director.
Current trustees and employees of Tannery Pond Center are not eligible to participate in the raffle.
A big THANK YOU to the businesses and individuals who contributed to the auction:
Adirondack All Seasons Outfitters, Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Advance Auto Parts of Queensbury, Alpine Lodge, And Sew It Goes, AutoZone, Barkeater Chocolates, barVino Restaurant, Beaver Brook Outfitters, Blooming Designs by Sandy (Sangster), Camp Garuda, Common Roots Brewing Company, Community Bank of North Creek, Creative Stage Lighting, Cronin's Golf Resort, Divine Acres Farm, Edward Jones Investments, FISU - World University Games, Gore Mountain, H'ART Studio Gallery, Indian Lake Theater, J&J Brown Jewelry, kirche, Lake George Discount Wines, Lake George Lanes & Games, Llama House, Lowe's of Queensbury, LucyAnn's at Martin's Lumber, Martha's Dandee Creme, Meraki Barbering, Mohan's Wine & Liquor, Nettle Meadow Farm, New Way Lunch, North Creek Depot Museum, North Creek Lodge at Gore Mountain, Paradox Brewery, Phoenix Inn Resort, Proctors Theatre, PureADK, Raquette River Brewing, Revolution Rail Co., Saratoga Chocolate Co., Seagle Festival, the cellar, The Cottage Shoppe, The Home Depot, The Hub, The Hyde Collection, Toad Hill Maple Farm, Town of Johnsburg Library, Vera Bradley, Vert Outdoors, Volt Landscaping, Warren Ford, Weekender Hotels, and Yoga in the Adirondacks
Norman and Maggie Albright, Nancy and Joel Beaudin, Cheryl Gillespie, Perky Granger, Karen Hanley, Beth Maher, Kathy Maiorana, Mike Prescott, Avis Russell, Wendy Weckesser, Donna and Ed Welch, and Dennis Wilson
Birchbark Framing by Mike Prescott
“I had always liked the look of birch bark frames, then several years ago I took a course through the Adirondack Folk School. I still have my first frame, mistakes and all, hanging in my shop. And in the years since, I have made several hundred frames. I usually have three or four frames on my bench at any one time, all in varying degrees of progress. After collecting and preparing the materials, the process takes about three weeks.”
Several additions to the custom made-to-order frames make each one truly unique, even beyond the natural look of the birch bark.
Feather. Mike wanted his frames to have something that “said" this frame is made by Mike Prescott. The feather was just very different, so it was added.
Monogram. Usually in the right corner area are his initials, M.P.
Beaver sticks, some where there are “blond” twigs. Each of these twigs are sticks that have been stripped of bark by a dining beaver. If you look closely you can often see the beaver incisor marks.
Other items of nature. This could be a pine cone, a leaf, a piece of drift wood, an acorn, etc.