Auction Items
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Student Sculpture - L. Gephart
$525Libby Gephart is one of two winners of this year's ArtsGala Art competition and was chosen by the ArtsGala host committee to be featured at this year's event. She is a junior Art-BFA major at Wright State, but already is an adjunct instructor in the ceramics department at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton.
Her piece, titled "Texture Non Raffinee" (French for "unrefined texture") is a ceramic sculpture that she says "...is what it is. You can put flowers in it, or nothing. It stands alone." We think it's absolutely beautiful, alone or with accent, and would be a fabulous addition to any home!
Size: 10" w x 14.5" h
Read more about Libby and this year's ArtsGala Art Competition in our newsroom article!
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"The Lite" by S. Maharjan
$290Suvekshya Maharjan is one of two winners of this year's ArtsGala Art competition and was chosen by the ArtsGala host committee to be featured at this year's event. She is a first-year fine arts major from Nepal and is already a student to watch in terms of talent and poise!
Her piece, titled The Lite (a term meaning a small portion), is an acrylic painting that she says symbolizes the bridges in her dreams and her journey to freedom from restrictive societal norms in Nepal. We feel the beauty of the bridge and the colors she incorporates into the painting would be a dream in any setting!
Size with frame: 21" w x 17" h x 1" deep
Framing donated by House of 10,000 Picture Frames.
Read more about Suvekshya and this year's ArtsGala Art Competition in our newsroom article!
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Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
$230Haven't had a meal at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar before? You are missing out! Check out the menu at https://www.flemingssteakhouse.com/ and then place a bid for this package while your salivary glands are still on overdrive!
Fleming's has provided us with:
- $150 in gift certificates to their incredible restaurant and wine bar and
- A lovely bottle of Palermo Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (2021)
- Two lovely Flemings wine glasses
- A beautiful wooden Les Cadrans crate in which to carry everything home!
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Barb Weinert-McBee wood print
$150Barb Weinert-McBee, The Pearl's Fen woodcut print.
Barb, a beloved Wright State BFA graduate and retired employee, once again has offered a stunning piece for our ArtsGala auction bidders! Framed and matted, this beautiful, multi-colored wood relief print shows the beauty of the Pearl's Fen in Fairborn, Ohio. The tree bark and trail are stunningly offset by a beautiful frame and the colors are the perfect complement to any home decor. Add to your collection if you have been lucky enough to procure one of her prints in the past, or start a new one with this striking piece!
Size with frame: 14 5/8" wide x 17 3/4" high x 1" deep
Learn more about Pearl's Fen at https://www.gcparkstrails.com/parks/pearls-fen/
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Hotel Ardent & DPAA Flex Pass
$300Enjoy a night on the town with an overnight stay in the new Hotel Ardent in Downtown Dayton and a 4-pack of Level A Flex Passes to DPAA 25/26 events!
The new Hotel Ardent on North Main Street in Downtown Dayton is a boutique hotel located in the historic Barclay building, a 10-story, 60,000 square foot tower built in 1927. Every detail has been carefully curated to honor the creativity and genius of the city that brought us countless inventions, including the Wright Brothers first airplane, the cash register, and the portable typewriter. In a city that's never settled for the status quo, you'll enjoy inspired architecture, imaginative design, exceptional cuisine and more-all at the Hotel Ardent. The gift certificate for one night stay at the Ardent includes two breakfast vouchers to Bistecca, the just opened (This Week!) restaurant in the hotel. Learn more at https://hotelardent.com/
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) Pick Later Flex Pass is good for any show and any seat in the A-tier. You can use all the passes for one show to bring friends, or each pass by itself to go solo. If you apply the passes to one show but your plans change-no worries, they offer free exchanges! This set of passes is good for their new 2025-2026 season and can be redeemed at the box office for shows on July 31, 2025 when single tickets go on sale. It's the ultimate flexibility to enjoy all the DPAA season has to offer! Learn more and see the season's offerings at https://www.daytonlive.org/series/dpaa-flex-pass/
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$100 to Meadowlark/Wheat Penny
$110If you are hungry for some personal, homemade restaurant food that looks and tastes like a fancy-pants chef will charge you $1,000 for it, we HIGHLY suggest Wheat Penny Oven & Bar for some incredible pizza and Meadowlark for classed-up burgers and desserts! This $100 gift card, good for either restaurant, will help your tastebuds share the celebration!
Read about how Wheat Penny was founded by two college friends who turned into something more and get all of the information on mouthwatering menus and locations/hours at https://www.wheatpennydayton.com/about/
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Coffee Basket
$90Need a little pick-me up after all of the partying post-Gala? This Coffee Basket package is for you!
Includes:
- A bag of La Terza artisan coffee from Coffee Hub Ohio, a delicious coffee and bakery establishment with branches in Xenia, Beavercreek, Centerville, Dayton, and Waynesville https://www.coffeehubohio.com/
- Two $25 gift certificates to Gather by Ghostlight in the historic Dayton Arcade https://gatherdyt.com/ and Ghostlight Coffee, known as "Dayton's Living Room" in the Historic South Park Neighborhood and also a bakery at 2nd Street Market! https://www.ghostlightcoffee.com/
- A College of Liberal Arts limited-edition unglazed ceramic coffee cup (the last we have to ever offer!) we had made at Miami Valley mugs over a dozen years ago and have been giving to honored guests at the university one by one.
- and a Miami Valley Pottery original unglazed ceramic coffee mug https://mvpottery.com/