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About CAPO
 

The Capital Arts Patrons Organisation is a volunteer non-profit organisation that has supported the ACT region's artists for 25 years.  Since establishment in 1983, CAPO has disbursed over $1.7 million dollars as arts fellowships and grants with support from the Canberra arts and business communities. Goods and services are donated to CAPO by Canberra businesses, and outstanding artwork by Canberra’s highly collectible established and promising emerging artists and sold at the annual CAPO auction.

From this year, CAPO has the generous support of the National Archives of Australia which will host  the annual event over the next four years as the principal partner.

CAPO also acknowledges direct grant funding for the arts from major sponsors including Singapore Airlines and ISIS for this years program and also wishes to thank the generous support of Canberra businesses 2B Design, Rob Little Digital Imaging, MBE, Briolette and Encode Polymedia among others.

About the CAPO 25 Event
 

This year's event, CAPO25, takes place on 29 November 2008 at the National Archives of Australia, and will be a glamorous and fun evening featuring a silent and live auction accompanied by superb food, music and wine.

The annual CAPO exhibition is Canberra’s most significant annual survey of local, professional, contemporary artists, craft practitioners and designer makers.  Everyone is welcome and throughout the night you can bid for art, craft and services at all levels of value! The work is often very collectable and you can pick up some absolute bargains.

For the first time the show will be to the public prior to the CAPO 25 auction to increase recognition and appreciation of this remarkable show.

In the words of CAPO President Ann McMahon:

“The CAPO exhibition is Canberra’s most significant annual survey of local, professional, contemporary artists, craft practitioners and designer makers. This year the CAPO Board will open the show to the public prior to the CAPO 25 auction to increase recognition and appreciation of this remarkable show.

A limited number of CAPO 25 tickets and accompanying catalogues will also be on sale at the National Archives of Australia on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November.”

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