Join a group of prestigious artists and collectors in supporting the Attleboro Arts Museum by donating to our 28th Benefit Art Auction. 

The Auction, to be held on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, is regarded as a powerful opportunity to contribute to a vital cultural resource and for you and your artwork to gain valuable exposure.

We are asking for donations of framed or gallery-finished original art, handmade gifts, crafts and objects created for the home from artists or collectors – as well as special items such as access to vacation homes or tickets to popular shows or attractions.

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Auction Donation Collection Period

September 3^rd – 21^st, 2019 from 10am – 4pm

Bring up to two pieces per donor to the Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA during the dates listed above.

Be sure to review all donation guidelines covered in the documents below before delivery.  Thank you for your support!

• Download an Auction Donation Overview Letter
• Download a Donation Form (each donation requires a separate form)
• Download a Sample Artist Profile/Biography and Donation Description

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Each donor of up to two items will receive:

• A one-year Museum Artist or Individual Membership ($35 value)
• One $35 Auction ticket (includes hors d’oeuvres & wine/beer)
• Revenue sharing up to 20% on the sale of items valued at $300 or more
• Marketing exposure on the Web
• An artist biography included in our full-color keepsake Auction catalog

Thank you in advance for your support!

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Learn more about the Auction event on Saturday, Nov. 2nd and the companion online Auction!

Image: 2019 Auction donation by Carolyn Letvin.

An Art Exhibition Inspired by Nathaniel Philbrick’s book In the Heart of the Sea.

Presented in collaboration with the Wheaton College Department of Visual Art and History of Art.

Exhibtion: September 14th – 21st, 2019

Enormity Opening Reception and NEA Big Read Kick-off Event:

Sat., Sept. 14th, 2019; 2pm – 4pm

Free and open to all.

A reservation is requested, but not required.

Call the Attleboro Arts Museum at 508-222-2644 x10 or email office@attleboroartsmuseum.org to reserve your space.

Exhibiting Artists

• Madi Cook-Comey
• Josephine Coppinger
• Nathan Domingos
• Lilly Etlinger
• Martín Hanley
• Bláithín Haddad
• Sophia Hatzikos
• Sasha Kasem-Beg
• Kelley Montoya

Kelly Goff, Wheaton College Associate Professor of Art; Co-Chair, Department of Visual Art and History of Art

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Since 2007 the Attleboro Arts Museum has been an active partner in the NEA Big Read: Attleboro.  In this National Endowment for the Arts program, participants are encouraged to read the same book at the same time – and extend their connection to the chosen text through local arts and culture activities. The NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. 

This year, in collaboration with sculpture students from Wheaton’s College Department of Visual Art and History of Art, the Attleboro Arts Museum presents Enormity – an exhibition of original 3D forms inspired by Nathaniel Philbrick’s bestseller In the Heart of the Sea.

Enormity explores perilousness and overwhelmingly difficult circumstances. Emerging sculptors interpret the actions of a vengeful whale, the profound struggles between moral code vs. survival and how – despite being surrounded by the seemingly endless angry seas – one fights to carry on.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.