Sunset Park Arts Fundraiser Will Benefit South Slope School

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — The artsy parents at P.S. 295 in South Slope have held an a fundraiser for the last five years, selling their work or donating it with proceeds going to the local school.

"This year," thought Claire Goldwitz, a P.S. 295 parent, "Why don’t we blow this out?"

Goldwitz and P.S. 295 appear to have done just that.

The 2017 Brooklyn Art Spring Event will be held on Saturday night at Industry City, the trendy commercial event space on 37th Street in Sunset Park near the water. The event will feature three art auctions of work from more than 100 Brooklyn artists, raffles for thousands of dollars in shopping sprees capped by a "full-blown party" complete with two D.J.s.

And all proceeds will go toward arts programs at P.S. 295, where organizers say more than half of students live below the poverty line.

"P.S. 295 is such a nice community, and there’s so much talent there," Goldwitz told Patch. "I’m just so excited to be able to gain vision and exposure for the school and especially get money for the school. But also, it’s just a fun thing to be involved with."

The art pieces include painting and sculptures and a range of prices from "$10 and goes to $40,000," Goldwitz said. "There’s a little bit of everything."

Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Click here for more information.

"I tell people, it’s basically the price of two drinks at a bar," Goldwitz said, "When they could get drinks there too and have an amazing time and see a space that people may not be familiar with but is hype and more cool stuff is going on down there."

Image: Industry city, via Google Streetview