Whodunit - OCAD Mystery Art Sale

The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD - see Sources & Links ) held its annual Whodunit - OCAD Mystery Art Gala Preview Fundraising Party on Nov. 20, 2008 at its unique site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "OCAD Mystery Art Sale is the Ontario College of Art & Design's signature fundraising event." [ocad.ca] Part of the Gala consisted of the exhibition and sale of 51/2" x 71/2" pieces of original art by well-known and celebrity artists, the College's faculty, alumni and students. Gala guests got a chance to view hundreds of pieces of art during the Gala Party. Purchasers of the art were asked to write down the numbers of the pieces of art they wanted to buy. The art is then sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The public art sale was held on November 22, 2008.

The Gala preview held a fine reception with great food and drinks while guests previewed the art on auction! The live auction featured artists such as Shelley Adler, Ed Burtynsky, Charles Pachter, David Blackwood, Peter Hoffer, James Lahey, John Soctt and Cathy Daley as well as "Whodunit?"

OCAD: Ontario College of Art & Design

OCAD is located adjacent to the Art Gallery of Toronto ( AGO - see Sources & Links ) in Toronto, Canada's largest centre for design, culture and business. OCAD offers the following programs in a interdisciplinary context, leading to either a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) or a Bachelor of Design (BDes):

• Bachelor of Design
• Advertising
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Environmental Design
• Industrial Design
• Material Art & Design Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Criticism & Curatorial Practice
• Drawing & Painting
• Integrated Media
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture/Installation

The Whodunit OCAD Mystery Art Sale Gala Preview Fundraising Party was a great opportunity to celebrate art, artists and friends and bid on the Silent and live art auctions. So if you didn't go this year, you must go next year and check back here for details!