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Friday, April 26
In response to the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, over 80 prominent artists are donating works for a special auction to benefit the "Iraqi Museum Database Project" at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. The auction will take place next Saturday, June 14th at 7 p.m. at Gallery Mornea in Evanston. Tickets for the auction are $20 and are tax-deductible. For more details, including a full list of contributing artists, read the press release.