Trading art for espresso

Staff of Café X were in divine form at an Art Sale Fundraiser held on Jan. 24 to raise money for the student-run café which is located on the second floor of the VA Building.

Sales of line drawings, paintings and photographs raised $1,500 to help Café X keep its doors open (and perhaps to buy that coveted espresso machine).

Although refreshments and baked goods were also on offer, “most of that amount came from artwork sales, which is really unbelievable” manager Meghan Ancheta said. “It was so successful and so much fun!”

Pictured, clockwise from right, are: Jasmine Bakalarz, Meghan Ancheta, Katie Jung, John Player and Eric Osberg. Others not pictured who helped make the event a success were Butlau Lai, Gallery X curators Mathieu Malouf and Catherine Guerin, as well as Trevor Kiernander, Susan Westbrook and Trish Middleton, all of the Fine Arts Student Alliance.