You are invited to experience an extraordinary evening of superb musical talent on May 17th, 2008, at Benaroya Hall.

Ten Grands is the vision of the Snowman Foundation to promote the musical arts in the Pacific Northwest. What began as the vision of Northwest composer and pianist Michael Allen Harrison has evolved into a multi- community effort which shares the joy, the healing, the learning, and the life-changing gifts music has to offer. PONCHO is proud to be selected as the beneficiary of the evening’s proceeds.

 “What makes our partnership with PONCHO work is their 45 years of supporting the arts and artists in this area,” said Stephen Dewalt, RBC Dain Rauscher, the event’s main sponsor, “Their experience and insight into the arts gives us confidence that the proceeds from 10 Grands will make a difference in our children and in our arts community.”

Tickets are NOW available at Ticketmaster or call 206.292.ARTS—just in time for the holidays.

Proceeds to benefit PONCHO!

 Brilliant. Fresh. Provocative. Diverse.

Join us for an amazing night of celebrating and collecting original art from some of the most noted, emerging and established Northwest Artists. Safeco Insurance is again proud to present PONCHO’s 7th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Addicted to Art, which will take place Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66.

This year’s Art Auction will feature more than 300 works of art, projected installations from the Henry Gallery and other outstanding artists and amusing entertainment by Seattle’s most nontraditional men’s choral group, CAPTAIN SMARTYPANTS.

Additionally, this year's Art Auction Committee is excited to feature special curated sections of the live and silent auctions by Billy Howard of Howard House, Susan Grover of Grover/Thurston Gallery and Barbara Shaiman of SAM Gallery Rental & Sales.

This year’s auction will be the not-to-be-missed party of the year!

Tickets on sale in January. Contact Inna for further information at 206.623-6233 ext 203 or inna@poncho.org

Classical Training for Contemporary Artists.

Gage Academy changed its name from Seattle Academy of Fine Art in May 2006. Their reasoning was simple. Offering adult and youth intensive art instruction, their main goal: engage the student.

As a PONCHO beneficiary since 2003, Gage has used PONCHO’s support to help fund their Summer Youth Scholarships; children and teens who otherwise would never have intensive art training. The five-week Teen Intensive program not only introduces 15-18 year olds to all artistic media, but also equips the students with the skills and certification to succeed in a professional art career. Working from models, the Frye Art Museum collection, and the mentorship of local practicing artists, students in the Teen Intensive access their potential to create art for the rest of their lives.

While programs, like Teen Intensive, need financial support for sustenance, Executive Director Pamela Belyea emphasized the Gage partnership with PONCHO:

Click here here to find out further information on Gage, or on any of their programs. Gift certificates are also available to finish your holiday shopping.

As the year draws to a close, please consider making a tax-deductible charitable gift to PONCHO for support of the arts! We need your support to connect youth to art as well as to support both established and emerging arts organizations in our community. Your support is essential to our ability to continue to foster a strong and healthy arts community we can all experience and enjoy! Every size cash gift to PONCHO counts and goes directly to the arts. To support PONCHO this year click here.