The Blue Plate special includes of small, decorated, donated ceramic plates which are given to event attendees. Those are joined by larger plates which are designed by well-known artists and art instructors as auction items. Libations, terrific food, a silent auction, and entertainment from the Booker T Washington jazz band will round out a memorable evening. Honorary chairs for The Blue Plate Special are Linda and David Hickman. Celebrity stylist Todd Hedrick is the Chair of the event.
The PV14 house is a unique approach to a single family dwelling. Constructed partially of 14 shipping containers, architect Matt Mooney and his wife Barbara are long-time Lake Highlands residents who have turned a dream into a 3,700 square foot home with 3 bedrooms, a den and 3.5 bathrooms. The building site is located across the street from White Rock Park on one of the highest elevation in Dallas, approximately 100 feet above White Rock Lake. The lake edge is less than 1,000 feet from the PV14 House. The primary living areas are on the second floor of the home to take advantage of the gorgeous views.
The Creative Arts Center of Dallas is situated on a two-acre campus four miles east of
downtown Dallas near White Rock Lake and is a safe-haven for artists to
exchange ideas, share techniques and explore new creative avenues. CAC, which
operates in a converted elementary school built by the WPA during the Great
Depression, provides art outreach to Dallas area school children through Dallas
Arts Partners and Thriving Minds programs of Big Thought. It also launched Camp
MetalHead, a program combining job skills training and arts instruction for
teens in metal and jewelry. CAC has also implemented the program unseenamerica in Dallas at Bayles Elementary, in which
children learn photography skills to document their own lives and exhibit their
photographs in a wide-reaching community exhibition. Art Ability is a new
accessibility program that will provide creative studio opportunities for
people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Dallas
Light and Sound thanks CAC for selecting our company to provide production
services for the event including audio for the band and a DJ, uplighting
throughout the house, a red carpet entry, and auction lighting for the silent auction area.
For
additional information about The Blue Plate Special or the Creative Arts Center
of Dallas, visit the CAC website at http://www.creativeartscenter.org/fundraising.html.
Tickets start at $100 for CAC Members, $125 for non-members. Raffle tickets are
also available in advance of the event.