! ! ADVISORY April 1, 2015 ! 15 Outstanding Artists To Participate in Prestigious 2015 Online Auction Sponsored by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee ! Washington, DC: Toots Zynsky, the 2015 Smithsonian Craft Show Visionary Artist Awardee and Honorary Chair, will headline the list of 15 outstanding artists whose works are featured in this year’s Smithsonian Women’s Committee Arts Invitational online auction. Ms. Zynsky will auction one of her intensely colorful, sculptural glass vessels and a glowing example of her signature “filet-de-verre” technique. ! Dates for the auction are April 21st to May 5th at http://paddle8.com/auction/ smithsonian/. Preview begins online on April 1. All proceeds from the auction support the Smithsonian’s 19 museums and galleries, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. ! The second annual Smithsonian Women’s Committee Arts Invitational auction showcases the work of a small, select group of American studio artists of consummate skill who who were invited to participate. Their sought-after pieces are found in both private collections and museums world-wide. ! A new roster of artists is chosen each year by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee. The works to be auctioned are curated by experts from the international Paddle8 auction site. ! In addition to Ms Zynsky, the 2015 invited artists include: Susan Beiner, ceramics ; John Cederquist, furniture; Dale Chihuly, glass; Sidney Hutter, glass; Richard Jolley, glass; Jay Musler, glass; Albert Paley, metal; Stephen Rolfe Powell, glass; Don Reitz, clay; Joyce J Scott, jewelry; Bonnie Seeman, ceramics; Nancy Selvin, ceramics; Jay Stanger, furniture; Stephanie Trenchard, glass. ! The Smithsonian Women’s Committee Arts Invitational auction will be held in conjunction with the renowned Smithsonian Craft Show, which takes place at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, April 23 – 26, 2015. For more information, visit www. SmithsonianCraftShow.org. ! A separate and concurrent event, The Smithsonian Craft Show Online Auction, running at www.Smithsonianauctions.org, features exceptional items donated by past and present Craft Show exhibitors. The dates of this auction are April 21- May 5, preview begins April 8. ! Visit SmithsonianCraftShow.org/ for more information on both auctions. ! ! ! ! ! ! !.