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FOR THE LOVE OF ART
ART AUCTION + GALA! Evie Fordham for Triangle Today
Martha and Adam Derbyshire are helping Raleigh grow through supporting art
The gala is Saturday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 11 p.m. at downtown Raleigh’s Marriott City Center. Tickets start at $100 and can be purchased at vaeraleigh.org. Attendees will have the opportunity to admire and purchase art by local artists, including the gala’s featured artist William Paul Thomas.
For art collectors Martha and Adam Derbyshire, great art is local art. That’s why they are excited to be honorary co-chairs of VAE Raleigh’s annual fundraising gala, which is the couple’s first time being involved with VAE’s event.
VAE board members Erica Porter and Debbie Robbins are organizing the event, and it’s through their friendship with Robbins that the Derbyshires came to support VAE in the first place.
“We’re just excited to learn about the outlook of VAE and see what the artists that are participating are able to contribute,” Martha Derbyshire said. “We thought it would be a great alignment in terms of our interest in helping Raleigh grow and thrive.”
“Debbie Robbins has told them a lot about VAE over the years,” VAE Executive Director Brandon Cordrey said. “The thing that VAE is moving toward is that art is best when it is done for a greater good. The Derbyshires appreciate that. … They will speak about why the arts are important [at the gala].”
Read Evie’s full story at triangletoday.com.
FEBRUARY IS TRIANGLE TODAY’S
For the Love of Art Art Auction + Gala! Luke Buchanan When: Feb. 10, 6 to 11 p.m. incorporated sentimental Where: Raleigh Marriott City Center mementoes like tickets 500 Fayetteville St., Raleigh and maps.
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