Thursday, April 16, 2026    

5:00 pm  Auction Opens 

Bidders can browse items on Clickbid, mark favorites, place bids, schedule Max Bids, and even Buy Now! Remember - this is a mobile auction, so you can bid from wherever you are!

Saturday, April 18, 2026

6:00–7:00 pm    VIP Reception

This special pre-party includes light refreshments and an open bar for Donating Artists, Sponsors, and VIP Ticket Holders only.

7:00–11:00 pm    

Enjoy the Live on Five artwork and reception, featuring hundreds of original artworks, cash slices from Extra Extra Pizza, and cash bars offering beer, wine, and soft drinks. Guests can also enjoy touring the 31 artist studios and meeting many of WNY’s most dynamic visual artists.

9:30 pm

Auction CLOSES. Guests are encouraged to take photographs alongside their winning bids and the artists who made them.  

 10:30 pm 

Bars close. You can pick up your purchases at Buffalo Arts Studio during regular gallery hours starting on Friday, April 24, 2026: Tuesday–Friday, 11 am–5 pm, Saturday, 10 am–2 pm. We will have extended hours on M&T Fourth Friday, April 24, 2026, until 8 pm, featuring music by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

• Bidding opens at 5 pm on Thursday, April 16th, and closes at 9:30 pm on Saturday, April 18th

• All bids start at $25 and increase by $5
• The only way to close the bidding on a piece is to utilize the $250 "Buy Now" option
• You can set a "Max Bid" by hitting details/info on a piece. Clickbid will automatically bid for you until you hit the "Max Bid" threshold you choose
• You will get text notifications if you get outbid
• Refresh your link often to see the most up-to-date status
• You do not need to be present to win
• Make sure to SIGN IN and finish registering before the auction opens so that you’re ready to bid!
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Participating Artists:

Kari Achatz, Joe Ackerman, Jarael Adams, Elise Addeo, Kayleah Aldrich, Avye Alexandres, Monica Angle, Rita Argen Auerbach - Donated from the Collection of Gerald Mead, Jessica Ahrens, Sherry Arndt, Diane Arnone, Gardner Astalos, Beth Atanacio, Colleen Ayson, Carolyn Baach, Barbara Baird, Jozef Bajus, Quaid Baker, Mojo Banjo, Sheila Barcik, Sarah Jane Barry, Madeline Bartley, Helen Beckley-Forest, Mary Begley, Dennis Bertram, Amanda Besl, Kaylee Blesy, Naija Boles, Diane Bond, H Boone, Julia Bottoms, Doreen Boyer DeBoth, Joel Brenden, Emma Brittain, Nia Jael Bronner, Salem Browning, David Buck, Barbara Buckman, Kevin Burzynski, Diane Bush, Kyle Butler, Colleen Buzzard, Wendy Caldwell Maloney, Sarah Campbell, Amy Capalbo, Michelle Capizzi, Jacob Carroll, Nicholas Cavarella, Conner Chadderdon, Millie Chen, Don Clutterbuck, Claire Connolly, Isabella Constantino, Linda Coppola, Pam Cox, Frannie Cratin, Grace Dana, Nancy Davies, Janet Deese, Lucy Dietrich, Caroline Doherty, Torie Dombrowski, Johanna C. Dominguez, Jennifer Dowdell, Brian Duffy, Matt Duquette, Kate Ebling, Mike Eckborg, Karen Eckert, Jack Edson, Anna Jane Emerson, Dylan England, Frani Evedon, Courtney Frances Fallon, Sarah Field Sonnenberg, Ann Finneran, Kristin Fisher, Bob Fleming, Karen Foegen, Stephen (Paulie!) Forman Jr., Peter Fowler, Christy Francis, AJ Fries, Christopher Galley, Elizabeth Gatto, Katharine Gaudy, Kathy Gaye Shiroki, Christine Gennara, Sussan Giallombardo, Bree Gilliam, Pam Glick, William Graebner, Bobby Griffiths, Angela Guest, Eli Halbreich, Jenna Hallmark, Jennifer Hanson, Patti Harris, Barbara Hart, Fata Haskovic, Marie Hassett, Dana Hatchett, Katie Hazel, Sandra Heath, Allan Hebeler, Robert Hirsch, Ani Hoover, Bryan Hopkins, Richard Huntington, Jayne Hughes, Aspire WNY iXpress Arts Program, Cheryl Jackson, Carol Kamph, Erin Kearney, Marguerite Kellam, Don Keller, Dot Keller, Shanel Kerekes, Marjan Khorramgolkaran, Hannibal Kilroy, Iris Kirkwood, Shelby Kittinger, Becky Koenig, Byrne Kolega, David Koszka, KC Kratt, Bethany Krull, Greg Kuppinger, Abby Kylix, Craig LaRotonda, Mark Lavatelli, Elizabeth Leader, Fen Leary, Gabe Levitt, Gareth Lichty, Sarah Liddell, Helen Lin, Catherine Linder Spencer, Polly Little, Erin Long, Jeffrey Loucks, Matt Low, Sandy Ludwig, W.C. Maggio, George Mai, Alicia Malik, Koala Manne, Kaylee Maringer, Nick Mass, Phil McAndrew, Bianca L. McGraw, Gerald Mead, Greg Meadows, Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi, Ruby Merritt, Susan M. Miller, PJ Mills, Quincey Miracle, Jessica Mjoen, Jeannine Mullan, MJ Myers, Aprille Nace, Joshua Nickerson, Ginny O'Brien, Shasti O'Leary Soudant, Cindi O'Mara, Scott Olmstead, Cassandra Ott, Roberto Pacheco, Micki Paine, Laike Palermo, Jeff Pappalardo, Nancy J. Parisi, Audrey Parker, Andrea Pawarski, Cole Pawlowski, Beth Pedersen, Pat Pendleton, Danielle Perla, Ann Peterson, Betty Pitts Foster, Joe Radoccia, Russell Ram, J. Tim Raymond, Reinhard Reitzenstein, Christina Riccio, Peg Riexinger, Laura Roberts, Sandra Roberts, Richard Rockford, Martha Rogala, Thomas Rojek, Darcie Rosinski, Audrey Ross Sanders, Barbara Rowe, Jennifer Ryan, Danielle Saeva, Robert Sanders, James Schaffer, Kath Schifano, Sam Schnell, Kelly Schnurr, Rebecca Schwarzberg, Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Richard Seehausen, Jody Selin, Rachel Shelton, John Shera, Kathleen Sherin, Samuel Sherrill, Mizin Shin, Catherine Shuman Miller, Brittney Sikora, Eugene Sims, Carol Case Siracuse, Soda, Peter Sowiski, Nancy Spector, DeeDee Stac, Emma Stanton, Deb Stewart, Ann Stievater, The Solo Roths, Emily Strong, Molly Strong, Phyllis Thompson, Linda Toomey, Sally Treanor, Kurt Treeby, Mark Trudell, Dana Tyrell, Bonnie Ulrich, Laura Valkwitch, Mark Valkwitch, Sky Vance, Katie Virag, Alexa Wajed, Edreys Wajed, Emeka Wajed, Sudi Wang, Christine Wirth, Gary L. Wolfe, Miggie Wong, XIII, AK Zaionz, Becca Bass Zaman, Muhammad Zaman, Joe Z. Ziolkowski, Christy Zucarelli

A huge thank you to our sponsors:

 Beyond Support Network, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Spree, Cimasi Law Office, Counsel Financial, Explore Buffalo, Five Points Framing, Hodgson Russ LLP, Mower, M&T Bank, New Era Cap Foundation, Polaner Selections, Rupp Pfalzgraf – People at Law, Tri-Main Development, Try-It Distributing, Wegmans, and Wittburn Enterprises, Inc.

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