A2 Art & Brew - Ann Arbor Art Center Fall Fundraising Event

The
Art Center, partnering with six local microbreweries paired with six local artists,

will host a unique fundraising event by joining two forms of art; the Art of

Brewing and the Fine Arts, to encourage new and continued support for the Art

Center’s mission.
The evening will consist of patrons visiting each partner microbrewery throughout downtown Ann Arbor in a “pub crawl” fashion. Participants will sample finely crafted artisan brews and tasty bites, while enjoying original works of art, each specifically created for the evening’s event and inspired by the paired microbrewery and its showcased brew.   

The evening events include a “Text ToVote” contest for Best Brew, Best Bite and Best Original Work of Art. The original works of art will be showcased at the Art Center during the week of the event, and bids will be accepted in a silent-auction with results announced at the end of the event.  There will also be a $500 prize awarded to the Artist with the largest number of votes received for “Best Original Work of Art”.   

Participating
microbreweries:  Wolverine State Brewing
Company - hosted at the Ann Arbor Art Center; Mash Bar at Blue Tractor BBQ
& Brewery; Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery; Old German in the cellar of Grizzly
Peak Brewing Company; ArborBrewing Company and Original Gravity Brewing
Company – hosted at Bill’s Beer Garden.

The Ann Arbor Art Center is a 100+ year old locally based non-profit organization, whose mission is to support and engage the local art community, while “bringing visual arts to life”.  The Art Center operates an exhibition space, a retail gallery store, and delivers art education in a variety of mediums from its downtown Ann Arbor location.