Scenes from Feed Your Soul at Flux Design

It was a grand night last Friday for the 2nd Annual Feed Your Soul event at the Flux Design, Ltd. building in Milwaukee’s Riverwest. It was there that Feeding America-Eastern Wisconsin (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest of Wisconsin) organized an RSVP party that showcased custom-made artisan bowls and other visual artwork as part of a silent auction to raise money for the upcoming winter months.

It was quite the scene as people moved between three main rooms and some artsy, cavernous hallways. In one room, a giant photomosaic screen slowly revealed the photographed faces of  guests. Music was deftly spun by DJ D-On in the back warehouse (a dramatically lit makeshift nightclub and art gallery space), and the night was highlighted with two performances by Ko-Thi Dance Company.

Notable features included the open raffle to win a Herman Miller Setu Lounge chair and ottoman; winning bidders for 2D and bowl art were entered into a raffle for a Hans Wegner Shell chair; one highlighted bowl was signed by 11 Green Bay Packers; and Flux co-owner Jeremy Shamrowicz’s artwork fetched the highest bid at $1,500. Final figures were not ready at press time, but event co-chair Liz Syrrakos reported that the art alone raised around $13,000.

The event was well-attended and well-sponsored, with the biggest boost coming from the Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation.

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