On March 1, as part of First Friday events, the Sage AIGA Student Group held the first Student and Faculty Art Auction at the Little Gallery on the Sage Albany campus. Members of the group asked students and faculty to donate works of original art for the event, and they collected over 75 pieces of original work. The auction allowed attendees to bid on the work, and their efforts raised nearly $1000, which they will use for next year's programming efforts.