Auction Facts
March 10, 6 – 8 p.m.: Artist donor appreciation party. (Donating artists and friends only) Bring your donation, enjoy refreshments provided by Maceli’s and see what other artists have contributed.
March 17: Preview Exhibition opens to the public and runs through April 12, in the galleries of the Lawrence Arts Center. Silent Auction bids may be made up until 7:15 p.m. April 12.
April 2, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Imagination Society Reception. (Imagination Society members and invited guests only) Speaker, featured artist Tim Forcade
April 4, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members Preview Party –open to the public. Remarks by members of the Lawrence Art Auction Committee and donating artists at 6:30p.m.
Tickets for the auction will be available starting March 10, at the Lawrence Arts Center for $25 (advance price) or at the door on auction night for $30. Buy your tickets early and avoid the crowd at the door on auction night! Auction night party begins at 6:00p.m. Hy-vee Food Stores will provide refreshments. This is the time to get your final Silent Auction bids in and decide on your favorite Live Auction items.
Over 150 items will be available in the Silent Auction. Successful bids will be posted during the Live Auction. Silent Auction bids must be recorded by 7:15p.m. April 12.
Col. Wes Schlobohm of Best Deal Auctions, Inc. will auction live approximately 100 works of original art. Live Auction starts at 7:30p.m. sharp and moves quickly.
The auction attracted over 700 people last year. Hundreds of others saw the Preview Exhibition and registered Silent Auction bids during the weeks preceding the event. This year we anticipate similar interest. Last year the auction generated more than $130,000, which was used to support gallery exhibitions by area and national artists at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Lawrence’s first benefit art auction, the Lawrence Art Auction was established in 1981 to encourage artists and art lovers to support exhibitions at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Additional Information about past auctions.
- Number of Participating Artists
- 2004 186
- 2005 220
- 2006 230
- 2007 269
- Number of Items Auctioned
- 2004 205
- 2005 249
- 2006 258
- 2007 293
- Market Value of all Donated Art
- 2004 70,064
- 2005 81,697
- 2006 103,257
- 2007 133,393
- Total Art Sales
- 2004 54,745
- 2005 64,490
- 2006 80,139
- 2007 86,123
- Attendance
- 2004 550
- 2005 750
- 2006 602
- 2007 725