My first curated Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art auction at Toomey & Co Auctioneers is Thursday, August 12th at noon and the preview for it is now online! There are some really great pieces in this show...
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Happy End of Summer Friends!

I wanted to let you know about a FIVE exciting things that just happened or are upcoming. This might be the last email for a month or more... thus the list!
Just finished our first successful Folk, Outsider, Self-Taught Art + Americana auction at Toomey Co. We will be incorporating more Folk/Outsider related art throughout the year, and will have another auction next year. If you're curious the results are below with images.

Click here for Folk, Outsider, Self-Taught Art + Americana auction results
Our Modern Design and Post-War & Contemporary Art auction is this Thursday, August 26th at 10 AM. Modern Design vignette above. Details here.

Click here for Modern Design and Post-War & Contemporary Art auction details
My article in RAWVISION (Issue # 108) about Wesley Willis is coming out in about a month. More details to come here.

Click here for Rawvision Magazine
Bill Swislow's (and my) Lakefront Anonymous book is coming out in October or so after a successful Kickstarter campaign with a 2-day event/photo show at 1100 Florence in Evanston on November 13 and 14. Details here.

Click here for Aron Packer Projects press about Lakefront Anonymous


Our band Sinner's Friend is playing a block party this Saturday August 28th at 7PM at Compound Yellow in Oak Park. There are many things happening all day starting at 2 with music going from 6 to 10PM: Jodi and Dave Walker at 6 and Paul Ashford Band at 8PM

Click here for the Compound Yellow Block Party Facebook event page

See ya soon at something!

Best, Aron