Art Auction Aids Quake Victims in El Salvador
Victims of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake in El Salvador will soon receive direct relief from a local art gallery and community activists in Santa Ana.
La Galleria president and owner Rene Mancia and director Omar Perez raised $1,400 through door-to-door donations and a silent art auction last week to help buy corn, rice, beans and tortillas.
The gallery, which specializes in Latin American art and presents and sells works by Salvadoran artists, held its first silent auction Saturday featuring seven Santa Ana artists who donated their ceramics, sculptures and paintings to the cause.
The gallery will hold another silent art auction March 3 from 5-10 p.m. Organizers hope to raise $5,000. For more information, call (714) 542-5333 or (714) 542-3001.
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