The Contemporary Austin: Silent Benefit Auction 2023

The  Contemporary Austin’s annual benefit art auction features a curated selection of museum-quality work by world-renowned artists from right here in Austin, across the nation, and around the globe.

Proceeds benefit the museum’s robust suite of exhibitions and programs. In addition, the museum offers up to 50% of the sale price back to participating artists. Therefore, with each bid you are not only supporting The Contemporary Austin, you are directly supporting an artist.

This year's auction includes more than 20 artworks, including Jordan Nassar, Barbara Kasten, Trevor Shimizu, and The Haas Brothers to name but a few. Start exploring now!

Bidding will be open exclusively on Artsy and will begin to close at 12:00 pm CDT (1:00 pm EDT) on Monday, October 30, 2023.

All works ship from The Contemporary Austin, in Austin, TX. Shipping and handling costs are the responsibility of the buyer.

The countdown timer on the artwork pages will display the end time for the lot. Each lot closes in 1-minute increments and will be reset to 2 minutes if a bid is placed within the 2 minutes before the lot's scheduled closing time. For further information please see our FAQ.