2024 Benefit Art Auction
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Omaha’s grooviest celebration of the visual arts!
Benefit Art Auction proceeds support participating artists + raise critical funds to ensure Bemis Center's free, year-round exhibitions, Open House / Open Studios, LOW END performances, and public programs.
Along with the Benefit Art Auction Exhibition inside Bemis's galleries, 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 5:30 PM CT, at 70% of retail price, and ends at 9:15 PM CT.
Benefit Event Committee
Lindsey Anderson
Tammi Bishop
Jamie Burmeister
Cara Crawford
Sam Hohman
Fatima Khan
Marcia Kerrigan
Shawnequa Linder
Tricia Martis
Kelsey Noecker
Stephanie Pantano
Jeff Slobotski
Melissa Steffes
Ryan Steinbach
Jeff Wyatt
Auction
Schedule
5:30 PM Doors open, open bar, and hors d'oeuvres
7:45 PM Heider Family Foundation Gallery 1 closes
8:15 PM Millwork Commons Gallery 2 closes
8:45 PM Kelsey + Tony Noecker Gallery 3 closes
9:15 PM Omaha Steaks Gallery 4 closes
Featuring
Tunes by Polka Police greeting guests
Performances by Dereck Higgins closing galleries
DJ Crabrangucci spinning in the tent
Photobooth designed by summer 2024 artist-in-residence Sara Jimenez
Artists
A
Dawson Adams | Joe Addison | Heather Akerberg | Sara Alfieri | Jennifer Alonso | Mads Anderson | Will Anderson | Maria Antelman | Paolo Arao | Jo Archuleta | Jon Austin
B
Shawn Teseo Ballarin | Lisa Bang Hoffman | Alex Barelos | Shelly Bartek | J. Lynn Batten | casey beck | Justin Beller | Jesus Benavente | Jess Benjamin | Paul Stephen Benjamin | Ang R. Bennett | Margaret Berry | BEXO, sisters collaborate | Erin Blayney | Michael Blood-Anderson | James Bockelman | Russell Brausch | Hana Brock | Joseph Broghammer | Corey Broman | Helen Brough | Jenny Brown | Ann Brugenhemke | Sandi Ericzon Bruns | Larry Buller | Jamie Burmeister | Keith D Buswell | Celeste Butler
C
Casey Callahan | Alex Chitty | Richard Chung | Jewelya Coffey | Evan Colbert | Pamela Conyers-Hinson | Joy Cotton | Derek Courtney | Dan Crane | Bob Culver
D
Mari Elena Dailey | DARNstudio (David Anthone + Ron Norsworthy) | Shane Darwent | Hannah Demma | John Derry | Stephen Dinsmore | Kendall Dorman | Dance Doyle | Keegan Dunn
E
Greg Edmondson | Lori Elliott-Bartle | Ian Etter
F
Grayson Fair | Fallen Fruit (David Allen Burns and Austin Young) | Laurel Farrin | Joey Fauerso | Beth Fein | Catherine Ferguson | Marcus Fischer | Abby Fogle-Erickson | Francine Fox | Angela Fraleigh | Laurie Frick | Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez | Charley Friedman | Dana Fritz | Gonzalo Fuenmayor
G
Eduardo Gardea | Neil Griess | JP Gurnett | Tim Guthrie | Ramon Guzman
H
Raven Halfmoon | Laura Hallen | Allegra Hangen | Kristine Hansen-Cain | Patrick Hargon | Curt Harris | Camille Hawbaker Voorhees | Phil Hawkins | Annie Hayes | Donté K. Hayes | Parker Herout | Maddie Hinrichs | Cindy Hohl | Aaron Holz | Michael T. Hurley
I
Riitta Ikonen & Annie Collinge | Shaun Ilahi | Jun'ichirö Ishida
J
Alex Jacobsen | Alex Jochim | Marcia Joffe-Bouska | Andrew Johnson | Ethan Nicholas Jones | Jeremy Jones | Steve Joy
K
Betni Kalk | Jun Kaneko | Aaron Karp | Stephen Kavanaugh | Charles Kay Jr | Justin N. Kim | Keri Kimura | Jerry Kinney | Epiphany Knedler | Susan Knight | Steve knott | Courtney Kuehn
L
Ahn Lee | Denise Levy | Jia-Jen Lin | Anne Lindberg | Karen Linder | Shawnequa Linder | Jennifer Ling-Datchuk | Patricia Lontor
M
Deepa Mahajan | Josh Martin | Bob Mathews | Jillian Mayer | Todd McCollister | Eamon McGivern | Thomas McLaughlin | Derek Meier | Israel Mendez Lopez | linn meyers | Nick Miller | Troy J. Muller | Deborah J. Murphy | erin murtha
N
Christina Narwicz | Sophie Newell | Chiara No | Kelsey Noecker | Melody Noy
O
Yumiko Ono
P
Ann Pape | Sarah Parys | David Patterson | Alec Paul | Peyton Pearson | Ilaamen Pelshaw | Anthony T. Peña | Kristae Peterson | Shiri Phillips | Ben Placzek | Amy Pleasant | Courtney Kenny Porto | Josh Powell | Thomas V Prinz
R
Makenzie Raymundo (Burmeister) | Jodi Reeb | Randi Renate | Garet Reynek | Tim Rickett | Jill Rizzo | Larry Roots | Carlos Rosales-Silva | Sarah Rowe | Lee Running | Emma McKay Ryan
S
shannon sargent | Lynnette Therese Sauer | Michael eggman Scheef | Polina Schlott | Lissa Scotland | Jeff Sedrel | Ben Semisch | Paul Mpagi Sepuya | Vitus Shell | Colin Smith | Laura Snyder | Andréa Stanislav | Therman Statom | Meghan Stevens | Evan Stoler | Iggy Sumnik | Krista Svalbonas
T
Barbara Takenaga | Patty Talbert | Michael Tegland | Katie B Temple | Irén Tété | Terrol Thompson | Weston Thomson | Melvin M Tingley Jr | Beverly Todd | Takemi Tsuruta | Dorothy Tuma
V
Amanda Valdez | Zara Valentine | Rodrigo Valenzuela | Kathleen Van Lieu | Bart Vargas | Laurie Victor Kay | Christina Renfer Vogel
W
Carlie Waganer | Ellen Wagener | Margeaux Walter | Rob Walters | Dennis D. Wattier | Cindy Weil | Sophia Weisensel | Brian Wetjen | Watie White | Shea Wilkinson | Melissa Guadalupe Wolf | Joan Wyand
X
Amy Xu
Z
Robin Zagurski | Mary Zicafoose | Michael Zimmerman
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