Saturday, October 28, 2017
Social starts at 6:30 pm
Live auction starts at 8 pm
Member tickets: $40
Non-Member tickets: $50
Tickets can be purchased at the Museum
by calling 701.777.4195
or
Free event parking
Auction Preview
Thursday, October 26 until the Auction.
Museum Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 to 5 pm
Saturday – Sunday, 1 to 5 pm
Auction Walk-about
Thursday, October 26, 7 pm. Laurel Reuter, Auction Curator, will lead an informal discussion about works in the Auction.
Welcome to the twentieth annual Autumn Art Auction. The Museum originally started the auction in order to build a regional support system for the artists who live in our region. Galleries were few and far between; there wasn’t an established regional market. Thankfully, this has changed in North Dakota, especially in Grand Forks and its surrounding communities. Auctions and sales have become commonplace. Original art is the norm in locally owned restaurants. Young people are filling their homes with art from our own artists.
This Auction set the regional precedent for paying artists before paying ourselves. We never ask artists to donate art—although some do. For the first 17 years of this auction, we allowed artists to set a minimum price, which they were guaranteed to receive. Work that didn’t reach the artist’s minimum was brought in by the Museum and returned. Any amount over the reserve was split 50/50 between the artist and the Museum. Finally, we feel confident that the prices for art have stabilized. The artists and the Museum will split the sales 50/50 in the 2017 Art Auction.
Others in the region have adopted our policy of paying artists. Instead of always being asked to donate, artists can expect actual income from auctions sponsored by art entities. And, bless you buyers for not forgetting that this is also a benefit for the Museum. We value your generosity.
Remember, when you buy through the Auction, the price includes framing. Frames are often custom made by the artists or framed by the Museum staff with archival materials. This adds significant value to most artworks, often as much as $400 in the Grand Forks market but considerably more elsewhere. Please note that sales tax is charged on all art that stays in North Dakota.
Click here to download Rules of the Auction
Click here to download Absentee Bid Form
Click here to view archived Autumn Art Auction catalogs
Underwriter – $5000
Lois Wilde
and
Altru Health Systems
Patrons – $1000
All Seasons Garden Center
Altru Advanced Orthopedics
C&M Ford
HB Sound and Light
Hugo’s Marketplace
Minnesota Public Radio
News Radio 1310 KNOX
Plains Chiropractic and Acupuncture P.C.
Rhombus Guys
William F. Wosick, MD
Supporters – $500
ACME TOOLS
AE2S
Avant Hair and Skin Care Studio
Badger-Tanabe Dental Group
Blue Moose Bar & Grill
Bremer Bank
Crary Real Estate
Edgewood Healthcare
Empire Arts Center
First State Bank
Grand Forks Country Club
Ground Round
Helix Wine & Bites
Icon Architectural Group
Julie Blehm
Little Bangkok
Museum Café
North Dakota Eye Clinic
Prairie Public
Reichert Armstrong Law Office
River City Jewelers
Sky's
Trojan Promotions
Truyu
Walls Medicine Center
Waterfront Gallery, Northern Plumbing Supply
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Milena Marinov Fargo, North Dakota African roots: Shimmering Savannah 1, 2017 Ink on paper 10.5 x 13 inches, 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed Range: $300 – 500 |
Butch Thunderhawk Bismarck, North Dakota Horse Effigy, 2017 Cedar branch, acrylic paint, brass tacks, horse hair, buckskin pouch and reins, tooled leather feather Range: $1,400 x 1,600 |
Walter Piehl Minot, North Dakota Heart River: Sweetheart of the Rodeo, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 36 inches Range: $5,000 – 6,500 |
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Carlos Rene Pacheco Fargo, North Dakota Flatland #5, 2016 Archival photo on rag paper 12 x 12 inches Range: $150 – 225 |
Carlos Rene Pacheco Fargo, North Dakota Flatland #6, 2016 Archival photo on rag paper 12 x 12 inches Range: $150 – 225 |
Carlos Rene Pacheco Fargo, North Dakota Flatland #7, 2016 Archival photo on rag paper 12 x 12 inches Range: $150 – 225 |
John Miyazawa Grand Forks, North Dakota Waiting, 2017 Fired clay 36 x 12 x 13 inches Range: $800 – 1,300 |
Lin Hao Fujian, China Still Life with Boot, 2017 Pastel on paper 19 x 24.5 inches Range: $1,000 – 2,000 |
