2026 Art Auction Calendar: 

• Sunday, March 22: Art Submission Deadline

• Saturday, May 16 — Friday, May 29: Auction Preview — View in person at MoNA and online the 250+ artworks and art experiences featured in the Silent and Live auction.

• Saturday, May 30: Showtime! In-Person Live Auction program with auctioneer extraordinaire, Ian Lindsay. Enjoy the magic of the auction, scrumptious food and delectable drinks as we celebrate MoNA's 45th anniversary!

As MoNA’s largest fundraiser of the year, the Art Auction helps raise essential funds to enrich the lives of our community through art education, exhibitions and the legacy of the Permanent Collection past and present. The Auction makes it possible for MoNA to be the place where everyone can experience Northwest art, admission-free, year-round. Thank you!

Meg Holgate, Iceberg II, Gouache on paper 34" x 27"

If you wish to participate in the selection for this year’s Art Auction:

• Make sure the work is professionally presented (framed, matted, wired, etc.) and ready for display

• Submit a high-quality image JPEG or PNG (300 dpi or greater) for the MoNA Auction Catalog. MoNA staff is happy to help with recommendations on how to best photograph your work. Example of a high-quality image to the Right

• Make sure any two-dimensional work has dimensions within 60” in height and 48” in width. Please contact staff at procurement@museumofnwart.org if you intend to submit works of larger size.

*Proceeds: artists can choose to receive 15%, 30% or donate 100% of the proceeds to MoNA.

Need help submitting? Contact the experts: cafe@wearecreativewest.org, or 303-629-1166

CaFe Support is available M-F 8:30am - 5pm MST

We are thrilled to share that Tacoma Art Museum’s Curator Jennifer Wilks, is this year’s Juror of the 2026 Art Auction. Jennifer Wilk’s knowledge and expertise of Northwest Art means that each artist's submission is reviewed with care and professionalism. A juried auction reinforces the Museum's commitment to supporting and promoting artists and their work within the Northwest region. As with any juried process, we hope that selection will add recognition of the artist's work, vision and achievement. Jennifer will make the final selection, and we trust her perspective will elevate the experience and significance of the Auction for all contributors and attendees.

Notifications of the juror’s official results will be sent to all who submitted donations by the end of April. Delivery of Artwork: Artists must deliver auction artworks to MoNA between May 13-17.

IMPORTANT: Please, do not bring artwork to MoNA until your scheduled time.

If an art donation does not sell, you will be notified via email within 30 days following the auction to coordinate with MoNA the return of unsold artwork.

Questions? Contact us at procurement@museumofnwart.org