All Proceeds Support the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Programs, Art Classes and Exhibitions

Ticket Prices:

One           $ 3

Three        $ 8

Five           $12

Ten            $20

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Purchase Tickets Today!

Thank you for your support.

• Stop in to purchase tickets in-person during the Museum’s business hours of Tues – Sat from 10am-5pm.  Be sure to see our special “in-gallery only” raffle when you visit the Museum. Please review our health and safety guidelines for in-person visits. Click HERE for details on visiting the Museum.
• Call us at 508.222.2644 x10 to purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card.
• Click HERE to purchase tickets online with a credit card.

Ticket Prices:

One           $ 3

Three        $ 8

Five           $12

Ten            $20

Delivery of Artwork: Thursday November 19th, Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st from 10am – 4pm.

View the complete Members’ Exhibition prospectus.

Image: Meghan Murray

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There are 221 items on the auction block this year.

• 30 appear in the LIVE auction
• 191 appear in the TIMED auction

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• View 30 items in the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Live Benefit Art Auction: https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/attleboro-arts-museum/live-benefit-art-auction-5430/catalog#catalog. Note: Registration may take up to one business day for approval.

• View 191 items in the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Timed Benefit Art Auction (formerly known as the “Silent” Auction): https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/attleboro-arts-museum/timed-benefit-art-auction-5431/catalog#catalog. Note: Registration may take up to one business day for approval.

View a brief video to guide you through the registration process for either the Live or Timed Auctions.

IN ADDITION: Don’t forget to stop by the Museum at 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA to see the actual Auction items on display in our Preview Exhibition. On view through 3pm EST on Friday, November 6th.

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2020’s Benefit Art Auction Bidding Details

• All Auction items are part of an in-gallery Preview Exhibition offering potential bidders a chance to see and familiarize themselves with each piece. This exhibition runs from through 3pm EST on Friday, November 6th in the Museum’s Ottmar Gallery – 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703.

• Our customary, ticketed, in-gallery auction event will convert to two virtual bidding groups with “free admission” this year. These include: a) One “Live” auction on Bidsquare, our new bidding platform, conducted by auctioneer Chris Barber of Skinner on Friday, November 6th at 7pm; b) One “Timed” auction that will start to close on Bidsquare at 12pm EST on Saturday, November 7th.

A National Juried Exhibition

Attleboro Arts Museum – 2021

Real or imagined?  One might wonder these days.  These challenging times are complicated, unfamiliar and defying our norms. 

As we make our way forward, the Attleboro Arts Museum invites artists throughout the US to submit works of original art in any medium, size or concept that respond to the theme of Real or Imagined. For instance, artists can reflect on the nature or quality of this moment, spotlight the authentic, explore the unreal or depict items that contain some/all of the above. 

Consider a representational still life or a surrealist scene … the phenomenon of phantom pain … AstroTurf landscapes …

Plastic surgery

Ghosts

World Wrestling Foundation

Love

No homework

Historical fiction

Beauty

Gold bullion

Costume jewelry

Santa Claus

Fat-free foods

The Emperor’s new clothes

A tested vaccine in 2021

Other

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Key dates

• Real or Imagined prospectus released: January 2021
• Submission deadline: April 2021 via callforentry.org (Café)
• Exhibition: June – July 2021

Image: Suspended Beauty by Robin Wessman, oil.

• Online bidding on Bidsquare: October 6^th – November 7^th
• In-gallery preview exhibition: October 6^th – November 6^th

View all Auction items and Register to bid in both the LIVE & TIMED auctions on Bidsquare!

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Auction Preview Exhibition

• View actual auction items in-gallery (Health and safety guidelines are to be followed)
• October 6th – November 6th, 2020
• Tues – Sat, 10am – 5pm (Gallery closes at 3pm on November 6th)
• 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703

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Online Bidding with Bidsquare

• October 6th – November 7th, 2020
• View a “How to Register to Bid” video
• View items and register to place bids beginning October 6th, 10am, EST
• Chris Barber of Skinner leads our livestream auction on Fri, November 6th, 7pm, EST
• Timed auction items close starting Saturday, November 7th at 12pm, EST

The Attleboro Arts Museum’s annual Benefit Art Auction is one of the Museum’s largest fundraising events of the year.  All proceeds from the Auction support the Museum’s community arts programs, exhibitions, operations, and Museum School art classes for all ages.  2020 marks the event’s 29^th consecutive year, and although inevitable changes have been put in place to accommodate current health and safety mandates, the mission and strong appeal of the Auction remains firmly in place. 

VIDEO: 29th Benefit Art Auction!

221 donations of original art as well as specialty items will be on the block with bids starting at approximately 40% of the value of each item. These pieces were given to the Museum by artists, collectors and businesses.  Organizers report that this year’s quantity of donations is the second highest on record with highlights ranging from a dynamic oil painting of Wickford (RI) Marina to hand-painted animation cels from Walt Disney Studios.  All donated pieces will continue to be part of an in-gallery Preview Exhibition offering potential bidders a chance to see and familiarize themselves with each item. The Preview Exhibition launches in the Museum’s Ottmar Gallery at 10am, EST on Tuesday, October 6^th and runs through November 6^th at 3pm, EST. 

At the same time, the Auction can be viewed online through the Museum’s new Benefit Art Auction platform – Bidsquare.  Bidsquare has worked with over 100 top-tier auction houses and antique dealers to promote and sell original art through their virtual bidding site.  Since this is a new platform for the Museum this year, all those interested in bidding will need to register for both the Museum’s live and timed auction formats, even if they have participated in past online Museum auctions. All bids must be placed online this year.

The Auction’s customary, ticketed, in-gallery event will convert to two online bidding sessions with “free admission.” Guest auctioneer Chris Barber of Skinner, Inc. returns to conduct a livestream of 30 of the 221 auction lots on Friday, November 6^th at 7pm , EST. One “timed” auction (formerly known as the “silent” auction) will close beginning at 12pm on Saturday, November 7^th. Join us and thank you for your support!

And don’t forget to purchase tickets for the Auction’s extraordinary raffle items!

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Feel free to contact the Museum at 508-222-2644 x13 or office@attleboroartsmuseum.org with any questions.

An Exhibition Inspired by Madeline Miller’s novel Circe

View the online exhibition.

The Attleboro Arts Museum is pleased to present an invitational of original artwork responding the novel, Circe, by Madeline Miller. Circe is an award-winning story that reimagines the life of Circe, sorceress of The Odyssey. Since 2007 the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read has awarded funding to Attleboro’s 1ABC Committee for its engaging city-wide reading programs.

Attleboro is one of 84 national cities or towns selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program in 2020.

“Scylla – The Ugly Truth Revealed,” is an exhibition of visual art interpretations of six-headed, ravenous monsters based on the themes from the best-selling book. The exhibition appeared in-gallery from September 11th – 18th. The companion online exhibition is accessible through the end of Attleboro’s NEA Big Read – October 22, 2020.

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Exhibiting Artists

• Laura White Carpenter
• Monica DeSalvo
• Liz Sibley Fletcher
• Ann-Marie Gillett
• Ellie Huntress
• Gwendolyn Lanier
• Madeleine Lord
• Susan Medyn
• Emily Oliveira
• Theresa Pedrotti
• Ellen Shattuck Pierce
• Nora Rabins*
• Lisa Redburn
• Linda Rodgers
• Abby Rovaldi
• Heather Stivison
• Kerry St. Pierre
• Jess Tracey

BULLETIN: Our main gallery is currently closed as we install our next exhibition, the Benefit Art Auction Preview, opening on October 6th at 10am. In the interim, our Community Gallery and gift shop are open to the public.  

The Attleboro Arts Museum has reopened to the public. We’re so grateful to welcome visitors back to our galleries and to offer in-person experiences with art. That said, we will continue to provide virtual exhibitions whenever possible to allow for online companion viewing.

Thank you for your great support and commitment to “Arts for Everyone” during our closure.

To ensure the health and safety of museum visitors, art students and staff members, all guests are being asked to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Masks are required for entry and will be provided if needed

• Temperature checks are required for entry

• Visitors will be asked to provide information for contact tracing

• A social distance of 6-feet must be maintained

• Guests visiting the gift shop will be given gloves

• A limited number of visitors will be allowed in the Museum at any given time

Feel free to contact the Museum with any questions: 508-222-2644 x10.

Looking forward to seeing you,

Mim Brooks Fawcett

Executive Director and Chief Curator

We’ve been taping a series of free art demos featuring projects that are great to make at home using readily available household items.  These are easy and colorful projects to work on with kids – and adults will also enjoy the art-making experience.

At least one video will be added each week. Keep checking back for new episodes.

We encourage you to share these demos with your friends!

Thanks for watching. Consider making a donation of any size to support the Attleboro Arts Museum today.