Artwork Above: Untitled by Alicia McCarthy
THANK YOU!
Much love and gratitude to everyone who attended
THHE Auction 2024
Hospitality House's 39th annual art auction fundraiser & gala
Thanks also to everyone who participated in our online art auction!
On behalf of all of us at Hospitality House, a heartfelt thank you to so many friends, supporters, sponsors, donors and art lovers for making THHE Art Auction 2024 such a special occasion.
This year's auction launched our capital campaign, Home is Where the Art Is, to purchase a permanent home for our Community Arts Program and for neighborhood artists. Thanks to the incredible generosity of so many of you, our early estimate is that we raised nearly $300,000! We're grateful beyond words for all your love and support!
Thank you to our hosts at Saint Joseph's Art Society for making us feel so welcome and appreciated. The historic venue adds a sense of wonder to the event, and every year we discover more to love.
Thank you to Bonhams and the remarkable Aaron Bastian, our auctioneer for the evening, whose deft, engaging touch generated enthusiasm - and generosity - from art lovers and supporters throughout the evening.
Thank you to our generous sponsors, nearly 50 in all, who contributed so much more than money - their love and appreciation and support for Hospitality House and the Community Arts Program family of artists. You helped make the event memorable and magical for all of us.
Thank you to the sensational Mariachi Bonitas - led by the supremely gifted Dinorah Klingler - an all-female mariachi ensemble shattering the glass ceiling in a male-dominated genre. Their soulful artistry and musical talent thrilled us all. Can't wait to see more of them.
Thank you to our Art Auction Committee, who volunteered hundreds of hours during the past months, to bring THHE Auction 2024 to life. Thank you to our gallery partners... who gave of themselves and their gallery staff, to make this event a true community endeavor. We owe you a huge debt of gratitude.
A huge thank you to the Hospitality House Board and Staff, who help make San Francisco a better place for us all. Since 1967, fighting for the Soul of the City, every day.
We celebrate the memory of our dear friends Francis and Joyce, whose presence was felt so strongly throughout the evening. We love you and we're so grateful for all you've given us. We'll keep you in our hearts forever.
Finally, thank you to the artists, those soulful wanderers who push themselves in so many ways to share beauty, wonder, and whimsical fantasy with a world that sorely needs it.
Artists remind us of what is possible in every brushstroke, every part of nature, every bit of fabric. Their imagination unlocks possibilities in our own.
Our quest continues for a permanent home for the Community Arts Program, and for our growing family of community artists. Because of the generosity of so many of you, we're that much closer to realizing our dream.
Home Is Where...The Art Is!
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see THhe auction 2024 ARTWORK
much gratitude to the Artists of thhe auction 2024:
A.K. Valkes | A.Mccarthy | Adam Ansell | Alexis Javellana Hill | Alice Koswara | Alvar Jacomet | Amanda Bristow | Amandalynn | Andre pace | Andrea Bergen | Andres "AJ" Serrano | Angela Baker | Ann Marie Krulick | Anna Ovchinnikova | Anna Runnalls | Anthony Morrison | Apexer | Ariel Cooper | Astara Moon Audra Miller | Aunia Kahn | Austen | Basher | Bob Nugent | Brandon Joseph Baker | Brookelee Borchardt | Bussie Parker Kehoe | Caity Salamanca | Camila Fernandez | Carolynn Haydu | Cate White | Chad Hasegawa | Charles Blackwell | Charlotte Beck | Chris Farris | Chris Harvey | Chris Koehler | Chris Leib | Chris Stokes | Christopher Burch aka goya_goon | Christopher Martin | CJ IN TL | clea f | Coco | D Young V | Daniel Chen | Daria | David Arbuckle | David Polka | Debra Reabock | Douggie | E Dyer | Elaina Acosta Ford | Ella Rose Avery | Emma Fenton-Miller | Ernie Steiner | Fernanda Martinez | Ferris Plock | Gabrielle Thormann | Gala Sadurni | Greg Borman | Greg Rick | Haley Summerfield | Harumo Sato | Hebert Lucio | HiERICBRO | Hiwa | Ian Paratore | Ingrid V. Wells | Iqvinder Singh | Irene Nelson | Izzy | Jade Zabrowski | Jake Watling | jamil nasim | Jane Alexander-Perry | Janet Appleton | Jasper Wilde | Jazzi Manalo Sullivan | Jessica So Ren Tang | Jim Knosp | Jimmy McCaffrey | John Casey | Johnny Karwan | Jonathan Runcio | Joseph Abbati | Joseph Shook | Juliet Schreckinger | K.Banks | Kate Laster | Kate Razo | Katie Seifert | Kelly Tunstall | Kenneth Leland | Kristian Kabuay | Kseniya Makarova | Lacey Johnson | Lady Henze | Lakshmi Karna | Lara Dann | Laura Campos | Laurie Blessen | LeadHead | Lena Wolff | Leslie | Leslie Lowinger | Leslie Morgan | LexMex | Lillian Shanahan | Linda Larson | livia | Liz Mamorsky | Lora Danley | Lucky Rapp | Lump | Maja Planinac | Mario Navasero | Mary Kalin-Casey | Matt Gonzalez | Maureen Shields | Mayetta Steier | Meg Oldman | Meghan Shimek | Michael Campbell | Midori | Miklos | Miles Epstein | Miriam Klein Stahl | Misia Soup | Monica Canilao | MrBlack | n.jasper | Nathan Kosta | Nathaniel J. Bice | Nibha Akireddy | Nic Griffin | Nick Despota | Nick Melle | Nicole Hayden | Nicole Shaffer | Noelle Castro | Olivia Cunningham | Pablo Bautista | Patricia Araujo | Philippa Renshaw | Phillip | Renée DeCarlo | Reza Alhosseini | Robert Bowen | Rocky Angel | Rosa Lumina | Rouz | Ryan De La Hoz | Sabreena Haque | Saly | Sam Cheng | Sanaz | Sasi Kladpetch | Sawyer Arkilic | Scott Solano | Shady Clay | Shannon Taylor | Sherri Lu Campbell | Shikha Hutchins | SHMDNA | Shrey Purohit | silvia poloto | Slick | Some Lady | Sonny | Sophia Lee | Steph Kudisch | Steve Javiel | Stormi Kenneth Lieth Skies | Sue Laurita | Sun Park | Susan Birnbaum | Suzanne Cowan | Tamsin Spencer Smith | Tana Quincy Arcega | Tara Daly | Tess Davis Cheek | The Tracy Piper | Timothy Wells | Tom Seligman | Txutxo Perez | Victoria | VVCHNTE | Zach Searcy | Zoe Ani
2024 gallery partners
an.a.log SF | The Drawing Room | Fleetwood | Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program
Luna Rienne Gallery | Modern Eden | Moth Belly Gallery | Rosebud Gallery | Voss Gallery
THANKS TO THHE AUCTION 2024 SPONSORS & donors
A. Samson & Joyce Juan Manalo
Alanna Zrimsek
All Home
Allen & Danilo Ellison-Saavedra
All Home
Anonymous
The Arkilic Family
Arrow Events & Marissa D’Orazio
Beverly Curwen
Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
Bonhams
Celine Belete
Community Forward SF
Compass Family Services
Crankstart Foundation
Curry Senior Center
Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing (DISH)
Episcopal Community Services
Elaine Go
Elizabeth Lieberman
Faithful Fools, Carmen Barsody
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
Jen Correia
Jesse James Johnson
JCYC
Joe Wilson & Cherie Putnam
John Miller
Karen Diefenbach
Kim Isaac
Larkin Street Youth Services
Leslie & Merle Rabine
Lex Leifheit & Dan McKinley
Lyndsey Konrad & Matthew Forrester
Maria Rocchio
Mary Hatfield
Monrad Strategies
One Treasure Island
Sandy Weil
San Francisco Community Health Center
September Jarrett
Sherilyn Adams
SoMa Equity Partners
Southeast Asian Development Center
The Space Program
Stephen Bingham & Francoise Blusseau
Stephanie Uy Ong
STUDIO Gallery
Zohaib Mendez
Hospitality House
Hospitality House is a progressive, community-based organization located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood, Sixth Street Corridor, and Mid-Market Area that provides opportunities and resources for personal growth and self-determination to homeless people and neighborhood residents. Our mission is to build community strength by advocating policies and rendering services which foster self-sufficiency and cultural enrichment.
The Impermanent Art of Found Objects
John Mason Myres III (“Gigot”)
John Mason Myres III is a nomad with a vision. Known by his street art name “Gigot,” he turns found objects into wood sculpture and collages. A leftover piano crate, broken pallets, discarded canvas banners and design flyers serendipitously placed where had can find them become the materials for his works of art.
His art is as impermanent as his daily life. Homeless for most of the past 2 ½ years, Myres doesn’t sit still. He’s always scouting for new materials and constantly constructing something. His works reflect what he finds on the streets, recombined and reimagined. “I’ve been working on different strategies for how to adapt to whatever is made available to you, whatever you can find and how to quickly build and quickly un-build shelter in case you have to be moved,” Myres said.
His personal studio is an outdoor nook under a bridge near San Francisco’s design district, where he also seeks shelter. His large outdoor works frequently get swept up and held by the city’s public works department during street cleanups. He knows the routine for recovering them inside and out, and he builds his sculptures modularly so he can easily reuse pieces in new works if they get damaged.
“If they take something, even if I’ve worked hard on it, I’ll just start again and make something new out of what I’ve got,” Myres said.
That was the story behind how he started his work called “Leather Cowboy,” which depicts the leather scene on the city’s South of Market neighborhood. It started as a depiction of his favorite playing card, the king of clubs, but then fell apart after being moved and restarted without success. He reused the pieces for the “Leather Cowboy” sculpture.
“I was building myself a portrait of the perfect husband,” Myres said.
Finding the Community Arts Program
Myres was looking for a place to keep some of his art safe, when an acquaintance told him about Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program. It not only gave him a place to hold some of his art, but it’s also become his indoor studio space. In particular, Myres is able to work on graphic design and typography for his pieces, such as cutting and pasting found type, that is difficult to do outside.
Having his art at CAP’s studio has proven beneficial. CAP was able to put some of it on display for a show last year, and he also has sold a couple pieces.
“If they ever need art to be put up all of sudden, I’ve got art right here,” he said. “You just never know when something like this could be needed.”
Moving to San Francisco
Myres moved to San Francisco from Eugene, Ore., five years ago, after studying graphic design at the local community college. He was looking for a city with a better gay culture.
“Eugene was nice but it really didn’t quite suit me as far as the pace of life,” he said.
He was working two jobs in the city and renting a room when, about 2 ½ years ago, everything changed. He lost his jobs, and his roommate kicked him out.
Beyond the joy he gets from creating art, Myres hopes it also can help out others facing homelessness.
“My approaches with design might help people come up with their own shelter solutions because of what designers leave [behind],” he said. “Their leftovers become our staples for survival.”