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Antique and Design Center to Mark Opening with THP Fundraiser
October 11,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on October 12, 2010
To celebrate the grand opening of the
Antique and Design Center of High Point, the showroom will host an opening night gala and silent auction benefiting
Triad Health Project.
The center, located at 229 W. Russell Avenue in High Point, features 55 exhibitors37 of which are new to the
High Point Market. The event, slated for 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, is open to all market attendees and supporters of Triad Health Project.
Triad Health Project (THP), a nonprofit agency serving the needs of families and individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, is serving as the premier sponsor of the Gala, and will be the beneficiary of the silent auction. Virtually all Antique and Design Center exhibitorsas well as some businesses not taking part in Marketare donating one-of-a-kind items to the silent auction, which will run from 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, through 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
In addition to Triad Health Project, other Opening Night Gala sponsors include
Grove Winery and Vineyards,
Marias Gourmet Catering,
Grateful Bread, and
Swede Bread.
Like the Antique and Design Center itself, this not-to-be-missed event will be unlike any other at High Point Market this Fall, says Karen Luisana, managing director. We believe its important for the Antique and Design Center to be supportive of our local High Point and Guilford County communities, and since several of our exhibitors have donated merchandise to Triad Health Project in the past, we realized that partnering with THP to help with its fight against HIV/AIDS made perfect sense. Our exhibitors generously answered the call and the items that have been donated are, quite simply, extraordinary.
Silent auction items run the gamutfrom exquisite antiques to high-end reproductions and from Americana to 18th-century English, French, Swedish and Chinese pieces, as well as glamorous jewelry and gift certificates to area businesses.
Among the auction highlights are an English, 19th-century grandfather clock with shell motif and hand-painted face, valued at $2,500, donated by Luisana Designs; a one-of-a-kind octagonal wood mosaic inlay side table donated by Wunderley Inc., valued at $500; a pair of vintage French chalkware piano babies donated by Added Oomph, valued at $200; a Swedish Art Moderne open arm chair in Golden Elm valued at $1850, donated by Bjork Antikt; a pair of inlaid marble obelisks, valued at $1080, donated by Arcanum; late 1800s American folk art faux bois planters valued at $450 donated by Tuesdays on the Boulevard; and a pair of Chinese porcelain ginger jars donated by Mayfair Antiques, valued at $750. Exhibitor Crawford DePrince is donating a four-strand jade necklace with silver, circa 1950s-60s, valued at $2500.
Bidders may take a chance on winning an item by noting the amount of their bid on a bid sheet and waiting until the auction closes Oct. 20 to find out if theirs is the winning bid; if they dont want to wait until Wednesday, they may choose the buy it now option.
THP has strong ties to the High Point Market, whose exhibitors have supported the agencys annual Designers Care home furnishings and accessories sale for four years.
We are thrilled to be part of the Antique and Design Centers Grand Opening, says Addison Ore, executive director of Triad Health Project. The High Point Market has been so generous to THP, enabling us to raise money so we can provide necessary services to our clients and to our community. We hope that our sponsorship of the Gala will underscore our commitment to the Market and everyone associated with it.
Over the past four years, Triad Health Projects Designers Care events have raised more than $125,000, enabling the agency to deliver vital services to people infectedand affectedby HIV/AIDS.