American Advertising Federation of the Midlands to host annual local art auction
August 7, 2019
The American Advertising Federation (AAF) of the Midlands will host their annual Kickoff & Art Auction featuring local Midlands artists on Thursday, August 22 at City Market Place (705B Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201) from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM. The free event will benefit local artists and the AAF of the Midlands’ 2019-2020 programming and mission—“to protect and advance advertising interests and education.”
More than 10 local artists will be featured, including Sean McGuiness, Abstract Alexandra, Alicia Leeke, Karl Heinmiller, Mari Brittingham, Chrissy Hutchinson, Jester Jean Burton and Jean Bourque.
Some of the programming that this event will benefit will be the organization’s monthly professional development luncheons, “Life After Work” evening networking events, an Oyster Roast which includes a media auction, and the American Advertising Awards which recognizes and honors advertising creatives in the Midlands.
For more information about AAF of the Midlands, to register for the AAF Kickoff & Art Auction, or learn about the “Early Bird” membership discount, please visit www.aafmidlands.com.
About AAF of the Midlands
The Columbia Ad Club was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry worldwide. By vote of the local organization’s Board of Directors, the affiliate’s name was changed in 2007 to AAF of the Midlands in order to enhance branding at the local, regional and national level. In 2011, 2013 and 2014, AAF of the Midlands was honored as National Club of the Year. For more information, visit aafmidlands.com or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/aafmidlands and Instagram and Twitter at @aafmidlands.
