Scottsdale Arts Festival

The Scottsdale Arts Festival hosts an online art auction to help raise funds for arts education programs for youth presented at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA). More than 40,000 children benefit from these programs each year. Last year’s auction raised $18,000 toward arts education!

The online auction features original works of art in all media donated by Festival artists. Auction items are displayed at the event. The auction starts at 5pm on Friday, March 11 closes at noon on Monday, March 14.

Auction proceeds benefit Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, a division of the nonprofit Scottsdale Cultural Council.

Scottsdale Arts was established in 1987 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) management company and vested with the responsibility to manage Scottsdale’s premier arts and cultural facility, then known as the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Since then, Scottsdale Arts has evolved into its present structure as a unique umbrella organization with three dynamic operating divisions – each with a distinct focus and mission – that span the visual and performing arts. Through its three divisions, Scottsdale Arts offers diverse, high-quality arts experiences to hundreds of thousands of Scottsdale residents and visitors annually in addition to fostering the active engagement of government, business, education and the private sector in the arts.

The auction features original works of art in all media generously donated by Festival artists, with something for every taste and budget. Auction items are displayed inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts during Festival weekend.