VISUAL AID'S 9TH ANNUAL 'BIG DEAL' ART SALE AND EXHIBITION

The 9th Annual BIG DEAL features:

· Affordable art sale - More than 500 pieces of artwork by Bay Area artists to be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at a
fixed price of $100 plus tax.
· Silent auction - Thirteen pieces donated from the some of the region's top artists will be sold to the highest bidder via
silent auction.

"Big Deal is a wildly popular annual art event featuring over 500
works of art," stated Julie Blankenship, Executive Director of Visual
Aid. "Although every year a few art lovers camp out the night before
to secure their place in line for best access to the art sale,
latecomers will have hundreds of fabulous artworks to choose from!"

All proceeds from the event benefit Visual Aid's programs for artists with life-threatening illnesses. Programs sponsored by Visual Aid
include an art supply voucher program, art materials bank, exhibition opportunities, career development, and a workshops and lecture series.

Affordable Art Sale
The affordable art portion of BIG DEAL is truly one of San
Francisco's "democratic" parties -- new and seasoned collectors can
get in line for a shot at exceptional paintings, prints, drawings,
sculptures, ceramics, and hand-blown glass for a reasonable fixed
price of $100. The 500 participating artists for this year's BIG DEAL
include Bruce Conner, David Cannon Dashiell, Charles Gute, Anne
Hunter Hamilton, Jordy Jones, Richard Kamler, Jeff Long, Scott
McCloud, Oona Nelson, Yoko Ono, J. John Priola, Lucy Puls, Nicole
Repack, David Smith-Harrison, Margaret Tedesco, Bruce Tom, Amy
Trachtenberg, Leon Vidal (vintage print) and a host of other
nationally and internationally recognized Bay Area artists.

Donations of artwork is being accepted through November 15, please call 415-777-8242 for details.

Silent Auction
A silent auction will feature important works of art by Kim Anno,
Enrique Chagoya, Bruce Conner, Binh Danh, Tony Desanza, Clinton Fein,
Nina Glaser, Todd Hido, JoeSam., Monika jm. Lim, Richard Perri, David
Webster, and Rigo 02.