The Museum School Art Auction

The Museum School is thrilled to announce the return of its annual Art Auction, with a closing event on Friday, May 15th, 2026 at Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan. Over 40 artists have contributed to this year’s auction, which focuses on smaller-scale artworks that anyone can live with. Free and open to the public, the Art Auction will take place both in person and online, presenting artwork at accessible price points in formats ranging from painting, drawing, and photography, to mixed media sculpture, ceramics, and design objects.
The online silent auction will be open to public bidding beginning May 8th at 12pm and will close the night of the event, May 15th at 8 pm.
All proceeds support the artists and the Museum School in San Diego, California.

All bidding is online and closes May 15th at 8pm

Attend the Closing Event on Friday, May 15th 5-8pm to see the artwork in person at Bread & Salt.

Bread & Salt
1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA
free & open to the public

Winner will be announced + notified Friday, May 15th at 8pm!

Sign up for a Betterworld account and once you bid, the platform will notify you by text if you’ve been outbid. Or, set a maximum bid on an item and let Betterworld bid for you!

All items will be available to take home Friday, May 15th at 8pm at Bread & Salt or can be picked up at Museum School. Shipping can also be arranged!

The Museum School based in San Diego, California supports the academic growth and abilities of its students through experiential, project-based learning both within and beyond the classroom — infusing the arts along with an evidence-based curriculum that is designed to meet content standards while respecting a diversity of learning styles. www.museumschool.org
This year’s Auction will showcase artworks by leading artists from the San Diego-Tijuana region and beyond, including past San Diego Art Prize recipients Ingrid Hernández, Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Perry Vásquez, and Joe Yorty. Other featured artists include collaborating artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, artists-in-residence at Revision San Diego, and third-grade Museum School students.
Participating Artists: Andrew Alcasid, Phil Beaumont, Jeremy Burns, Andrea Chung, Andy Cross, Hugo Crosthwaite, Einar & Jamex De la Torre, Nicole Deline, Thomas DeMello, Sheena Ray Dowling, Tom Driscoll, Emily Mueller, Pita Fernández De Castro, Vero Glezqui, Julianna Goodman, Wendy Gracia, Isa Guadalupe, Ingrid Hernández, Laura Huerta, Terri Hughes-Oelrich, Beliz Iristay, Lindy Ivey, Mayce Keeler, Johnny Lane, Sofia Lutteroth, Bhavna Mehta, Natan Moss, Annalise Neil, Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Alison Owen, Amy Pachowitz, Lee Puffer, Jaleh Raissi, Matt Rich, Elizabeth Rooklidge, Jason Sherry, Josh Tonies, Perry Vasquez, Ted Washington, James Watts, Ralph Webb, Allison Wiese, Frankie Window, Joe Yorty, and Revision Artists.

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