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The Bidding Process Just Got Easier!

Bid on silent ART and silent AUCTION Items

From Your Phone or Computer

You can now track the bidding on your favorite silent ART piece online daily (or hourly, if you like!) Here's how to get started:

To place bids, purchase items, or make a donation, simply register online!

Go to Bidding Website

Then, click on "Register Now." Follow the easy step-by-step instructions to create an account. Please be sure to provide your credit card information at this time. You will only be charged if your bid wins.

Once registered, you will be able to place bids on silent ART paintings, sculpture, jewelry, hand-crafted furniture and more. You can also purchase $10 raffle tickets for a chance to win either a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year or George T. Stagg bourbons, currently selling for over $500 each!

Have a question? We are happy to help you with this new process. Please call (859)491-4003.

Thank you for supporting BCM and our youth education programming!

We Have a Winner!

Announcing the Winner of the

Connie O’Donnell Student ART Invitational

The kickoff to BCM's silent ART was a great success! There was phenomenal artwork on display, including the entries done by local high school students for the first annual Connie O’Donnell Student ART Invitational.

The winner of the competition is "Self Portrait" a charcoal/graphite by Iris Sullivan, a Holy Cross High School student. Honorable mentions included "Sunday Morning," by Kenzie Eberhart and "Untitled (Tunnel)," by Zoe Moellering, both students at Notre Dame Academy. Thank you to all of the participants. The entries will remain on display in the BCM rotating gallery through fresh ART, Sept. 14.

Tickets Still Available for fresh ART!

Saturday, Sept. 14, 6 p.m.

fresh ART is less than a week away! That means time is running out to get your ticket to one of the region's top art events!

The 27th annual fresh ART auction and party will take place in the museum’s amphitheater at 6 p.m. this Saturday, September 14, with a live auction of “fresh” art created by dozens of artists working that weekend in Devou Park. The silent ART auction, featuring previously created paintings, ceramics, jewelry and more, will be on display and available to bid on through Sept. 15.

John Lomax, morning news anchor for Local 12, will serve as emcee for the event, which also will include a cocktail reception, auction preview, music by the Cliff Daly Band and dinner by McHale’s Events and Catering. A highlight of the live auction, which will be conducted by H. David Wallace, will be this year’s “Art from the Heart” by the late artist Wolfgang Ritschel, a mixed media created in 2003 titled “Out West.”

Tickets to fresh ART are $80. Purchase tickets by calling (859) 491-4003 or emailing [email protected].

Thanks to everyone working hard to make this event possible, but especially our Silver Sponsors: Bellevue Family Dentistry, Joann Brown, Covington Independent Public Schools, Mrs. Ruth Faragher & Family, Joshua One, Milburn Family Foundation, Schneller & Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air and Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. We couldn't do it without you!

Chippie's Sensational Science Labs:

On Tour at Fr. Hanses Park

Wednesdays in September

Chippie is ready for the start of school! Throughout September, Chippie's Sensational Science Lab: On Tour! will pop up at Fr. Hanses Park at the corner of 11th St. and Hermes in Covington, Ky Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on:

September 11

September 18

September 25

The labs are in conjunction with Covington Parks & Recreation for children in kindergarten through grade 8. For more information, call 859-491-4003, email [email protected] or go to www.bcmuseum.org.

Tot Tuesdays! Play Clay Day

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 10:30 a.m.

Kids can channel their inner sculptors as they make their own modeling clay and create whatever their imaginations can dream up! Designed to help prepare preschoolers for reading readiness and socialization, Tot Tuesdays! are held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month. Admission is free for BCM members. For future members, cost is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors 60+ and $5 for children. There is a $1 craft fee per child. Location: Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road-Devou Park, Covington, KY 41011. Free parking. (859) 491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org.

Brown Bag Luncheon: Documentary:

The Siege of Northern Kentucky

Thursday, Sept. 19, noon

The documentary film, "September Siege - The Defense of the River Cities," follows the fascinating day-by-day account of the events in September 1862 when Confederate forces came to the doorstep of Cincinnati/NKY. The film will tell the stories of ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things under the leadership of General Lew Wallace and the determined citizens of the region and shine a light on how cities on both sides of the river came together as one to stare down the enemy and thwart a Confederate invasion that not only saved Cincinnati but perhaps saved the Union.

The lunch and lecture will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the BCM Education Center. Bring your own brown bag lunch. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Cost: $3 for BCM members; $10 for future BCM members. Free parking. Reservations recommended: (859) 491-4003. Free parking.

Ask a Curator

What if you had the chance to ask the people behind the scenes at BCM anything you wanted? What questions would you ask? Now is your chance! Ask a Curator Day is Sept. 18 and BCM Curator of Collections Jason French is ready to be quizzed. Please email your question to [email protected] or leave a message on our Facebook or Twitter pages with the hashtag #AskaCurator.

Then, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see Jason's answers!