The Silent Auction closes on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00pm HST. Participation is open to everyone and registration is free.

How to Register

Click “Sign In/Sign Up” in the top right corner of this page. You must register with a phone number or email address to place bids. Follow the steps until you receive a personal access link. This link is unique to you and should not be shared directly with anyone. 

Once registered and logged in through your personal access link, you can favorite artworks and sort listings based on your preferences.

Get Started

Register early! We  strongly recommend early registration so you have time to explore the platform and become familiar with viewing and tracking auction items.

Please note that setting a max bid is not available this year. We encourage you to monitor your bids closely and ensure text notifications are enabled once bidding opens. Important note: Although the bidding button is labeled “Set Max/Current Bid,” selecting it will place the bid amount shown and does not automatically establish a higher maximum bid.

• offer transformative arts programs that serve people of all ages across West Hawai‘i.

• bring people together through classes, workshops, exhibitions, and cultural events that strengthen community connection.

• expand arts education for keiki and youth through in-school and on-site learning experiences.

• nurture creativity with aloha while uplifting diverse voices, practices, and cultural knowledge.

• care for and grow our historic campus so artists, students, and visitors have space to create, gather, and learn.

Bob Danhieux Douglas, a longtime supporter of the Donkey Mill and a dedicated printmaker, creates artwork deeply informed by music, movement, and material exploration. Raised in Belgium and trained across architecture, engineering, and the sciences, Douglas ultimately found his artistic voice through printmaking, photography, and abstract works, using music as a key source of inspiration for rhythm, structure, and flow in his work. A committed mokuhanga printmaker who studied with Hiroki Morinoue, Douglas brings decades of curiosity, resilience, and generosity to his creative life and to the Mill community, honoring both process and place through his work.

View Douglas's 2026 silent auction artwork: A Distant Silence, 2025, Graphite and watercolor on paper

“Art makes the world bearable.” Artist and educator Gerald Lucena spent a nine-month Creative Sabbatical through the Donkey Mill developing a new body of work, Fractured Eden. Guided by mentor, collaborator, and accountability partner Hiroki Morinoue, Lucena explored his family history, stitching together fragments of story, the unknown, and moments of childhood joy to form a narrative of his own. Returning fully to his practice, Lucena works from the belief that art and life are inseparable, inviting viewers to slow down, observe closely, and uncover layered meaning while encouraging others to make, reflect, and reconnect through their own creative processes.

View Lucena's 2026 silent auction artwork: As Above So Below, 2025, Watercolor on kozo paper