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Art Auction Showcases Young Talent

Dublin students show their artistic ability.

If you've been looking for a new piece of artwork for your house and want to help a good cause, this is your chance.

Students in the  have been hard at work creating pieces of art that will be sold to benefit Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE), a nonprofit education foundation.

The student artwork was produced with various types of media, including water colors, acrylics, oil paints, markers, pencils, crayons and clay.

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Pieces from first-place winners in all categories have been framed and will be displayed at businesses around town during the first two weeks of May. The first-place winners will be honored at an awards ceremony at at Hacienda Crossings on Wednesday.

The framed art will be auctioned at a live auction May 13 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the . The event is open to the public at $40 for an individual ticket, but there are varying sponsorship levels.

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Second- and third-place winners' art will be featured in a silent auction.

The unsold art and pieces that did not place in the competition will be displayed at the in the Library Collage and will be returned to the artist after being displayed for one year.

For more information, call DPIE at 925-828-2551, ext. 8024.


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