UPDATE: The bidding concludes at 8pm, Friday September 20.
You can place a bid now for one of 26 fiberglass sturgeon statues to support the Augusta Downtown Alliance.
From the Augusta Downtown Alliance:
In 2021, the Augusta Downtown Alliance was the recipient of a T-Mobile Hometown Grant, which sought to build community through a collaborative and intriguing public art project. 25 artists with roots in the surrounding communities painted 26 fiberglass sturgeon statues, which have put smiles on many visitors and residents’ faces when they chose Downtown Augusta as their destination. Part of this grant’s intentions were to auction off the sturgeon at the end of the public art display period, as a way to give back to the artists for their efforts, and continue the work of the Augusta Downtown Alliance.
One statue, painted by Augusta’s Heather Allen Szela, was gifted to the Crew of the USS Augusta during its commissioning in Eastport in 2023 and will not be available for this auction.
Each “Downtown Sturgeon” was painted by a local artist. 50% of the proceeds (capped at the $1,000 sale price) of each sturgeon directly compensate the artist that painted them. Additional proceeds support the work of the Augusta Downtown Alliance and its ongoing efforts.
You may bid HERE.
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