Palm Springs Art Museum is proud to announce an exciting new fundraiser: Art Auction '21 which will open online on Friday, April 9, 2021 and culminate on Friday, April 16.

This charity event will support the museum at a time of unprecedented need. Proceeds from Art Auction '21 will help support the continued operations of Palm Springs Art Museum and its exhibitions, collections, and educational programs as well as participating artists and galleries.

For this year’s online auction, we are delighted to partner with Sotheby’s. This collaboration will ensure that your sponsorship of Palm Springs Art Museum will be visible to a wide and well-qualified audience of art collectors who will be able to view the offerings online at Sothebys.com.

The auction will include an array of artworks by today’s most notable artists from around the region, across the country, and internationally. Approximately 40 artworks that range in value from $5,000 to $100,000 will be made available that will appeal to a broad range of collectors. These pieces will be curated by the JoAnn McGrath Executive Director/CEO Louis Grachos and Chief Curator Rochelle Steiner, who bring decades of experience organizing successful auctions.

The museum recognizes the worldwide impact of COVID on artists and their practice. With this in mind, the museum is offering participating artists up to 50% of the hammer price on the sale of their work. Your sponsorship helps us make this possible.

Participation in the auction is free and instructions on how to register will be shared at a later date. To promote these offerings, we will invite various artists to share a virtual glimpse inside their studios and provide all potential bidders with virtual talks about these exciting works, free of charge.