Auction at The Art Place will fund scholarships

WOLFEBORO — A silent auction taking place at The Art Place will help send local young artists to school.

The Art Place is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Silent bidding continues until Saturday, May 26, and the winners for each piece will be announced at The Art Place during the Wolfeboro Art Festival.

Featured in the auction are pieces in many media, and by local artists and members of the Governor Wentworth Arts Council. Acrylics: Peter Ferber, Jeri Von Stein, Marilyn Bodwell, Betty Kanca, Carol Thomson, Kristina Sakai, and Randi and Marilyn Zimmerman; Mixed media: Jeri Von Stein; Pastels: Polly Cain, Linda McDonald, Nancy Piper, Ilona Train, Pam Grady; Pencil: Nancy Piper; Photography: Marty Koons, Diane Simpson, Michael Culver; Oil: Ruth Willett; Print: Nancy Piper, Ann Willett; and Watercolor: Dorothy Kaulbach, Helene Pierce, Joyce Pracuta; Madelyn Albee, Ilona Train, Ann Willett, Rebecca Bense, Betty Kanca, Ann Tracy and Barbara Gray. 

The monies raised will be used for scholarships to Kingswood Regional High School seniors or or the technical school who will be attending college and taking art-related courses.