{"id":3453,"date":"2023-05-11T10:38:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T16:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2023-05-23T08:46:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:46:24","slug":"get-one-of-a-kind-artwork-boots-bats-gala-auction-reopens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/blog\/2023\/05\/11\/get-one-of-a-kind-artwork-boots-bats-gala-auction-reopens\/","title":{"rendered":"Get one-of-a-kind artwork; Boots &amp; Bats Gala auction reopens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opportunity to give continues by bidding on one-of-a-kind artwork from the third annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cbo.io\/bidapp\/index.php?slug=bootsandbats2023&amp;sid=f26609750577e04437ad8c9fd72a698f36d4efcc0d5212cd45c7c5e267b4e0ce\">The silent auction<\/a> <\/strong>is back open. Every dollar raised supports student scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Boots &amp; Bats Gala is hosted in partnership between Austin Community College District (ACC) and renowned Southwest artist Amado Pe\u00f1a\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthasheart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Has Heart Foundation<\/a><\/strong>. So far, the 2023 gala has raised more than $200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScholarships remove barriers and serve as a bridge to help students achieve their dreams. Receiving a scholarship provides a way for students to make it,\u201d says ACC Chancellor Dr. Richard Rhodes. \u201cInvesting in a student\u2019s education through scholarship donation is more than a financial contribution. It is a vote of confidence in their potential.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The auction includes artwork from national, local, and student artists ranging from paintings and ceramics to jewelry and boots. Auction items begin at 50 percent of their total value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the gala, visit&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/events\/boots-bats-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\">austincc.edu\/bootsandbats<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to give continues by bidding on one-of-a-kind artwork from the third annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala.&nbsp;The silent auction is back open. Every dollar raised supports student scholarships. The Boots &amp; Bats Gala is hosted in partnership between Austin Community College District (ACC) and renowned Southwest artist Amado Pe\u00f1a\u2019s&nbsp;Art Has Heart Foundation. So far, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[41,28,120],"class_list":["post-3453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-foundation","tag-event","tag-fundraiser","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}