2013-08-05— /travelprnews.com/ — Online auction goes live, local high school artwork on display in Concourse D Midpoint
WHO: Balram “B” Bheodari, Deputy General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Steven Bass, General Manager, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services
Metro-Atlanta Public High School Art Teacher
Metro-Atlanta Public High School Art Teacher
Metro-Atlanta Public High School Student Artist
WHAT: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services will launch an online art auction featuring 14 pieces by local high school students. An art teacher and a student artist will speak to what this program meant for the school. The press conference will conclude with a tour of the artwork on display at Concourse D Midpoint. Several students and teachers will be in attendance and available to speak to the press.
For more information or to see the online auction, visit http://dncforthearts.org. Starting bids range from $100-$200, or interested parties can choose to “buy now” for $10,000.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 6 – 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Concourse D Midpoint, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 6000 North Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30320
Media attending the event are required to proceed through security checkpoint screening and must arrive by 10:30 a.m. for escort. Please meet at the clock tower in the atrium.
Attendees must bring a valid photo ID. No liquids or gels are permitted unless they are in three-ounce or smaller containers and in a one-quart zip-top bag.
Please RSVP to Monica Fuentes at monica.fuentes@atlanta-airport.com by 6 p.m. Monday, August 5.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Monica Fuentes
(404) 772-3015