Amateur Artists Honor Man's Best Friend With Paint Your Pet Fundraiser for The Anti-Cruelty Society

Bottle & Bottega, a BYOB art studio, hosts fundraiser in which guests paint pet portraits with the guidance of Bottle & Bottega artists while enjoying complimentary wine and snacks. Proceeds benefit The Anti-Cruelty Society's life-saving programs.

Chicago, IL (I-Newswire) March 14, 2012 - Bottle & Bottega, a social event business that creates fun and unique BYOB artistic experiences, is teaming up with The Anti-Cruelty Society for the 5th semi-annual Paint Your Pet fundraiser on Sunday, April 1, 2012, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at its 2900 N. Lincoln studio in Lakeview. The fundraiser has guests painting pet portraits from photos on 11x14 take-home canvases with the guidance of Bottle & Bottega artists while enjoying complimentary wine and light snacks (guests can also BYOB). Tickets are $45pp—in advance only on the Bottle & Bottega website—and proceeds benefit The Anti-Cruelty Society’s life-saving programs and services. Wine service begins at 4:00 p.m. and painting takes place from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

The Paint Your Pet event features several local Chicago artist-instructors including Jyl Bonaguro, Teryn Jacobson, Valicia Brown, Libby Proctor, Kyle Wilson, and Traci McNamara.

“This will mark the 5th Paint Your Pet event we’ve had with The Anti-Cruelty Society and it remains a crowd favorite. We receive calls from guests months in advance asking when the next one will be,” says Stephanie King-Myers, co-owner and COO of Bottle & Bottega. “It’s such a great cause and guests get to take home special keepsakes of their beloved pets—we just love being a part of it.”

The April 1st festivities will feature complimentary wine, snacks, and 11x14 canvases for guests to paint and take home as well as raffles and prizes for participants.

To learn more about Bottle & Bottega or the Paint Your Pet Fundraiser, call 773.750.0491 or visit www.bottleandbottega.com/chicago.

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About Bottle and Bottega*
Bottle & Bottega, Inc. (Chicago, IL), founded in March 2009, is a fun, unique alternative to a typical night out with friends, corporate groups, and for special events. Combining multiple forms of hands-on art instruction by Studio Artists with a BYOB (bring your own bottle) concept, Bottle & Bottega creates lasting memories for our guests. Whether a private or public party, with art from masters and current, progressive, local artists, we empower and nurture the daring inner spirit that lives inside us all. Be in the moment, make new friends, enjoy the company of old friends, and unleash your creative genius. www.bottleandbottega.com.
*bot·te·ga [boh-tey-guh]: the studio of a master artist, in which students learn by participating in the work.