<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>Welcome t</strong></span><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>o the Silent Auction for </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>The Guild's First Ever Fundraising Event!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">THE AUCTION IS OPEN! It will </span></strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">close during the event on Nov. 11 at 10:00pm. </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All bids will be accepted via Biddingowl.com and you <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">need not be present to win</span></strong>. Winners may pick up their item at the event if they are in attendance or </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">at The Gut</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">man Gallery in Ann Arbor. <span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><em><strong>If a winning bidder requires their item to be mailed or shipped, all costs incurred are the responsibility of the bidder.</strong></em></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To attend the event, p</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">urchase tickets for $65 at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-top-bazaar-the-guilds-newest-fundraising-event-tickets-663756442387?fbclid=IwAR081hvkfNLOu5VFa_xdnIWxZs4wJdyJSSO-VR1Fd2ahtqlPeiEv8L2O7nk">Eventbrite.com</a></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>(Prices increase to $75 on November 4)</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42); font-size: 18pt;">To participate in our auction, follow these simple steps:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42); text-decoration: underline;"><strong>First:</strong></span></span> Register as a “Bidder” in the upper right hand corner of this page</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>Tip: During registration, please be sure to select "Receive Email or Text Notification When Out-Bid" to ensure you're notified when you've been outbid!</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>Second:</strong></span> View our selection of exciting auction items!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>Tip: Click on the heart icon <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';">💚</span> next to the items you're interested in to stay up-to-date on the bid activity of your favorites!</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>Third:</strong></span> Place bids on your favorite item(s)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>Tip: If you enter your maximum bid for the item, it will allow us to automatically enter incremental bids on your behalf, up to your maximum amount.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>When the auction ends</strong></span>, if you have won, an invoice will be emailed to you. Use the Checkout button on the invoice to pay via credit card or PayPal. Note: You are financially responsible for your winning bid.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">After payment is made</span>, items may be picked up at the Big Top Bazaar event or at The Gutman Gallery (118 N. 4<sup>th</sup> Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104). If an item cannot be picked up, all costs incurred for mailing/shipping is the responsibility of the winning bidder. A staff member will contact you to make arrangements for pickup or shipping. Payments must be made by November 17, 2023.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(186, 55, 42);"><strong>Donate to The Guild</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. <a href="https://my-site-109674-104618.square.site/donate">Visit our website</a> to support The Guild. (EIN 38-2300196)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><strong>All proceeds benefit The Guild of Artists & Artisans</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Guild of Artists & Artisans (The Guild) is a non-profit, membership association of independent artists founded in 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its mission is to promote community awareness, understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and to maintain a support network for artists, which provides educational, mentoring and marketing opportunities. It furthers this mission by:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">producing eight+ art fairs a year: Art Birmingham, NINE Design + Homes Festival of the Arts, Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, Levis Commons Fine Art Fair, Birmingham Street Art Fair, A2 Artoberfest, Royal Oak Market: Art Fair Edition, and new in 2024 - The Garage Sale Art Fair;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">managing The Gutman Gallery at 118 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI; and</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">working with newer art fair artists in The Guild’s Emerging Artist Program, acting as a catalyst to launch emerging artists’ visual arts careers.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Visit our website to find out more:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.theguild.org">www.theguild.org</a></p>
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