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Magic City Art Connection presents ART BASH 2016!

FIRE & ICE
March 19, 2016
7-10pm
in another cool Birmingham space:
Sloss Furnaces new visitor center
20 32nd Street North, Birmingham, AL 35222


Tickets $25/$50/$125/$175

*** ALL TICKETS include culinary bites, door prize drawings, and guest portrait GIF videos. ***

$125 Single 
($100 in Bash Bucks for bidding in auction + complimentary bar + Sloss iron casting scratch block to design)

$175 Couple
($100 in Bash Bucks for bidding in auction + complimentary bar + Sloss iron casting scratch block to design)

$50 Fire &  Ice
($10 in Bash Bucks for bidding in the auction + complimentary bar)

$25 General Admission
(cash bar)

ART BASH SPONSORED FEATURES:

The Art Salon
Wonderful works for auction from 2016 exhibiting artists and other local talents.  

Art Bash Guest GIFs by BIG
Play, move & pose in BIG Communication’s GIF-making booth to create your own “Fire & Ice” Video Portrait. Make multiple videos with different people over the evening! Email your video(s) on site, then share instantly. BIG FUN! 

CLICK HERE to see the 2016 Guest Portraits from BIG Communications’ GIF Booth

Sloss Metal Arts + other fiery surprises

  • Special molten shows by the Sloss Metal Arts team
  • Iron pour for Sloss souvenir scratch block design activity  ($10 for Fire & Ice and General Admission ticketholders)

Culinary Bites 
B&A Warehouse
Bottle & Bone
Cantina
Carrigan’s Public House
Catering by Lanetta
Feast & Forest
Naughty but Nice
Rojo
Slice Pizza & Brew
Vino
Y Cater

Cocktails & Wine
Y Cater
International Wines

Craft Beer
Trim Tab Brewing Company

Coffee
Royal Cup Coffee

Projections & DJ
Katie & John Gaiser, A Married Couple
DJ Johnny

Design & Production
Alex Kunzman, Magic City Art Connection – Production Director
Christophe Nicolet – lighting & space design consultant
Magic City Art Connection Production Team – Janice Pitts (culinary features), Jess Marie Walker (art installations, design), Ashley Wingo (art salon)
Miller Communications, Inc. – invitation designer

Attire
AS YOU LIKE! Dressy-casual. Cocktail. Think about fashioning cool and warm monochromatic or complementary color combinations. Or have fun with the theme to create other Fire & Ice inspired looks – arctic, goddess, etc. Guest portrait accessories will be on hand to juxtapose with Fire & Ice imagery during your time on the BIG set! Check MCAC’s social media pages for more fun attire inspiration before the party.

Coat Check
A self check coat area for partygoers will be available.

Parking
On site parking

Security
Security is in place for the fundraiser party.

Benefiting
MCAC is a 501c3 non-profit festival and sole recipient of all funds received through grants, donations, fees, ticket revenues and in-kind support. Bash profits specifically help support the free
art-field-trip for 1200 Bham School 4th graders Friday, and hundreds more children who, over the 3 day weekend, experience Imagination Festival’s interactive workshops and art experiences that engaged their imaginations and cognitive skills. Help support a memorable arts day for Birmingham’s kids over April 22-24 at the 33rd annual contemporary art festival.

Sponsors 

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View Art Bash 2015 – Once Upon a Forest

View Art Bash 2014 – Intergalactic

Art Bash’s amazing Guest Portraits, a collaboration with Omni Studio’s Liesa Cole:

2015
Once Upon A Forest
3116 4th Avenue South

2014
Intergalactic
 3009 3rd Avenue South – Former NorDys Gallery

2013
WARHOLlywood
 2213 1st Avenue South – Currently Birmingham Legion FC, Former Kathy Harris Interiors

2012
Midnight in Paris
1914 Third Avenue North – Burger Phillips Bldg – Currently Botanica, Formerly Burger Phillips Department Store

2011
FLIP
2924 3rd Ave South  – Currently Hop City, Formerly Nelson-Brantley Glass

2010
Gaga for Art Bash
 2400 7th Avenue South – Currently Dread River Distilling, Formerly Peck & Hills Antiques

2009
Pistons & Pinups
115 South 35th Street – formerly Old Car Heaven

2008
Silver Leafed
corner of 12th Street & 1st Avenue North – Tillman Levenson building

2006
Sake to Me
corner of 3rd Avenue South & 22nd Street – Former Tom Williams BMW Showroom

41st Annual MCAC

April 26-28, 2024