The art of persuasion: From NO to Really? to YES, and then $100
“Art is r(e)ad ”... make art/make sense by ALeR March 2026 ONE TRUE STORY TOLD IN THREE DIFFERENT VOICES Voice 1: “Just the facts” cool I collaged a tray. I donated it for a good cause. Someone bought it. Voice 2: Quiet and disbelieving I wanted to see all the donated art pieces, to experience the fundraising event, and to bid on a piece or two myself. I couldn’t attend the opening on Friday evening or the first day of bidding on Saturday, so it wasn’t until Sunday that I got there. A bit late, but there. At about 3 pm, I climbed the steep stairs to the women’s arts organization hosting the fundraising event , and made my way into the main room that was jam packed with people, leaving barely enough space to thread my way through. As I moved slowly through the crowd, I took in the art on display all over the walls. So much art, such variety — some by professional artists, some by emerging artists. Each piece had a related sheet on whi...