Turner Prize nominated artist Karla Black has hand painted and signed three beautiful linen bags for her exhibition for Scotland + Venice at the Venice Biennale 2011 which will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Karla Black would like the proceeds of the auction to go towards the Glasgow Project Room. The Project Room is a non-profit contemporary art exhibition and project space based in Trongate 103, which has been championing emerging artists since 1997. Black believes The Project Room was instrumental to her continuing creativity in the first few years after leaving The Glasgow School of Art. It was the first place that Black ever publicly exhibited a piece of work which was in a group show that she co-curated in 2000, and then, in 2002, she had her first ever solo exhibition Robert there. Black along with fellow Glasgow artist Katie Exley curated an experimental public art event which included her own work and that of 31 other artists which was in collaboration with Glasgow Project Room. She feels that Glasgow Project Room is and should continue to be incredibly important in making the work of young artists visible.

If you are interested in bidding for one of the three bags please email auction@scotlandandvenice.com All emailed bids will receive an acknowledgement by return to confirm that it has been received and registered appropriately. Bidding will end on Sunday 4 December at 5pm.

Linen was supplied by Victoria Linen Works, Kirkcaldy

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