2025 Benefit Art Auction
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Omaha's biggest season for art is in full bloom!
Tickets are on sale Friday, September 5, with discounted tickets available for a limited time!
Bemis Center’s Benefit Art Auction is Omaha’s premier celebration of contemporary art, attracting more than 1,500 established business leaders, emerging professionals, artists, and other movers and shakers in our region to the two-week exhibition and October 24 auction event. Proceeds support participating artists and help ensure Bemis Center's exhibitions, artist residencies, LOW END performances, and public programs remain free and accessible to all, year-round.
Artwork Submissions:
Thank you for your interest in submitting artwork for the 2025 Benefit Art Auction. The submission deadline has passed; notifications are emailed in mid July.
For more information—including participating artist benefits—please visit our FAQ. Still have questions? Contact benefitartauction@bemiscenter.org.
Key Dates:
Deadline to submit artwork
Artists may submit either one or two pieces for consideration by our jury.
Notification of selected work
Our jury may select either one or two pieces or have questions about your submissions, and we will be in touch to confirm.
Artwork must be received by Bemis Center
Bemis will share instructions for free shipping for your donated artwork (FedEx Express and Overnight Package Services excluded).
Artwork available online
Artwork is available at Buy it Now prices October 1–23.
Benefit Art Auction Exhibition Opening Reception
The public is invited to celebrate the opening of the Benefit Art Auction Exhibition!
Benefit Art Auction Exhibition
Open Wednesday–Sunday 11 AM–5 PM and until 9 PM on Thursday—with free admission, thanks to our Benefit sponsors!
Benefit Art Auction
This indoor/outdoor celebration includes a tented block party in front of Bemis on 12th Street, with open bars, small bites, music, and mobile bidding. Bidding begins at 70% of retail price.
2025: In Full Bloom > This year’s Benefit Art Auction invites you to step into a lush, imaginative landscape where vibrant petals and unexpected hues bloom against moody + minimalist backdrops. Inspired by the native flora of Omaha, it’s a nod to place, to possibility, and to the creative force that connects us all.
Above Images left to right, top to bottom: Paolo Arao, Joseph Broghammer, Jamie Burmeister, DARNstudio, Ian Etter, Courtney Kenny Porto, Donté K. Hayes, Iren Tete, Dana Fritz, Tim Guthrie, Christina Narwicz, and Shawnequa Linder. Courtesy of the artists, as part of the 2024 Benefit Art Auction.
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Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
info@bemiscenter.org