SCAIII Scholarship Fund Publicity!

Groove, Give and Get Benefit at the New Haven Independent

Scholarship Fund Memorializes Chuck Allen at the New Haven Register

Chuck Allen Passes at the New Haven Independent

From the City of New Haven Board of Aldermen, February 19, 2008:
"UNANIMOUS CONSENT 1) From Alderperson Goldfield, submitting on behalf of the entire Board of Aldermen, a resolution expressing gratitude for the lifelong contributions of Charles 'Chuck” Allen III to the City of New Haven and heartfelt condolences on his death. (Adopted.)"

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Friends of SCAIII Scholarship Feb 23rd luncheon 



SCAIII Information SUNDAY table 



St.Philip's serves guest at SCAIII luncheon

The SCAIII Scholarship Fund is pleased to work with the Lower East Side Print Shop and six noted contemporary artists to produce a 5-print limited edition portfolio. Sales of the print will benefit the scholarship program of SCAIII in the NY, CT and NJ area aimed at high school seniors of color going on to college. 

Artists are: 

Xaviera Simmons 

AIDS 3-D 

Arnold Kemp 

Cary S. Leibowitz

Victoria Fu 

 




$1700, plus state sales tax. 

 

Swann gallery generously hosted the first annual contemoprary art works lots to benefit SCAIII scholarship fund. Six artist donated work for the high school scholarships to be given in the tristate area. This year, the auction at swann gallery raised $13,000.  

 
 
 
 
         

Participating artists:  Latoya Ruby Frazier, Ann Hamilton, Ernest Jolly, Terence Koh, Erica Mapp, Jacolby Satterwhite, and others.

Good Looking People at "Groove, Give & Get!" June 11th at N in Harlem Support Our First Fundraiser!

    

Wednesday night at NBoutique was a Funky, good cause Success!

   

  

Our proud sponsors were Pour-Moi Cognac, ART & ANTIQUES and Harlem World magazines. Food by Andell's Catering.

February 17th, 2009:  First Contemporary Art Auction Raises over $8000 to Benefit the Scholarship Fund

   

Seven lots donated by contemporary artists of African descent moved briskly at Swann Galleries Auction House on February 17th. These works were sold as part of the bi-annual African American Fine Art Sale. Swann Galleries is the only major auction house to regularly present sales of this material. The catalogue featured a page on the SCAIII Scholarship Fund mission and political career and legacy of Chuck Allen III. Works by new and highly prized and noted artists: Arnold Kemp, Nayland Blake, Patricia Coffie, Kalup Linzy, Jacolby Satterwhite, Dana Shea and Xaviera Simmons generously supported the fund by donating work to benefit the endowment.

Held February 12, 2009 over 100 persons enjoyed the hors’deouvres and wine at Swann Galleries Auction House while viewing the 169 lots of artwork to be sold on February 17th. Seven works were donated by emerging contemporary African and African American artists to benefit the Senator Chuck Allen III Scholarship Fund, a fund aiding students of color in the tri-state area who will study accounting, law and public and urban policy as the late Chuck Allen did having served 26 years in New Haven, CT. and CT. state wide politics. Allen died February 2008 after a long battle with cancer, the memorial scholarship attempts to preserves his civic legacy while inspiring college bound youth.

Gallery Committee: John Connelly Presents, Matthew Marks Gallery, Roulette Fine Art

Auction Committee: Michael Henry Adams, Ms. Willette Carlton, Ms. Cheryl Harris Dean, Ms. Peyton Jefferson, Mr. Jose Muchaypina, Mr. Joe Ovelman, Mr. Sur Rodney Sur, Ms. Susan I. Wright