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When: January 25, 2026 • 4:30pm-8:30pm

Where: SRQ Waterworks • 1005 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota FL, 34236

Register & Purchase Tickets For Angels for Artists

If you would like to bid on artwork in the auction please register by clicking the button on the left. To purchase tickets to attend the auction in person please purchase your tickets by clicking the button on the right. Tickets go on sale January 1, 2025. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you there!

Absentee Bidding opens on January 23, 2025 at 5:30pm, you MUST REGISTER. Registration is FREE. Art auction will open on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:30pm EST and close at 8:30pm EST.
Shipping costs are added to each work depending on size. All Sales Final – No Refunds.

SAVE THE DATE for Sunday January 25, 2026!

Join us for Halo Arts Project’s 7th annual 

benefit Online & LIVE Art Auction and Art Cocktail Party.  The benefit is Halo Arts Project’s key fundraiser and you can bid in-person on over 100 artworks from January 4 – 25, 2026. All proceeds support $5,000 Halo Fellowship Awards for visual artists of Florida.

This event is an evening full of fun and excitement at the Historic Sarasota Waterworks

Doors open at 4:30pm
Sign up for a historic tour of Waterworks
LIVE Auction begins: 8:00pm and the excitement climbs by demand until the final seconds
Online Auction ends – 8:30pm

To add to the energy, the works which you will see online from January 4–24, will be hung in the John Sims/Halo Arts Project Gallery: 1639 Tenth Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. The next day they will be hanging at Sarasota Waterworks for our lively auction and art cocktail party.

View the 2026 Angels for Artists Art Catalog (beginning January 4, 2026)

There are Three Ways to Attend Angels for Artists

(Tickets will be available in November 2025)

BECOME A SPONSOR

All Sponsors

All levels receive tickets, plus are invited to an exclusive Art Talk Cocktail Party at the Gallery. All Medici, DaVinci, O’Keefe, Halo Angel sponsors are invited to be a part of the Halo Arts Project Event Committee.

  • Medici… 20 Guests We will commission a framed 14×16 framed painting for you. Invited to an exclusive Art Talk Cocktail Party at the Gallery

  • DaVinci … 10 Guests We will commission a framed 12×12 framed painting for you.Invited to an exclusive Art Talk Cocktail Party at the Gallery

  • Georgia O’Keefe … 6 Guests Invited to an exclusive Art Talk Cocktail Party at the Gallery

  • Halo Angel … 4 GuestsInvited to an exclusive Art Talk Cocktail Party at the Gallery

EVENT TICKETS

Ticket $25 – Includes Aperitivo & Art Cocktail Party + Historic tour of the Waterworks building.

(Tickets will be available in November 2025)

Artists and Collectors!
Interested in donating a piece(s) of ART?

EVENT TICKETS

Participating Artists Ticket – Complimentary – Includes Aperitivo & Art Cocktail Party + Historic tour of the Waterworks building.

Live Music by C KNIGHT & THE DAZE

BLUES…BEADS…BOOGIE
A “New Orleans ” Style of Party

To Visit C. Night & The Daze Website – Click Here

FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL INFO@HALOARTSPROJECTS.COM

2025 Angels For Artists Event Photos

Artists Participating in Angels for Artists 2025

Anneke Long

Ann Burroughs

Anita Wexler

Beck Lane

Craig Palmer

Catherine Armbruster

Christine Hales

Christina Jensen Vicente

Cosette Kosiba

Criag Thomas Marks

Clifford McDonald

Daniel Cleal

Deborah Van Brunt

Daniel R Wilkerson

Debra KealKahn

Drita Hajroja

Elisabeth Trostli

Gianna

Grace Howl

Jackie Cutrone

Jonathan Herbert

Joyce Berger

Janice Newman

Joan Davidson

Junrey Lee

Ingeborg Angeli

Kathy Wright

Karen Diamond

Leslie Butterfield

Lucy Barber

Larry Forgard

Lee Oberlander

Lori Childers

Lisa Craven

Meg Pierce

Margaret Swedzikowski

Monica Swartley

Midge Johnson

Marjorie Sayer

Michelle Ver Way

Melissa Libutti

Nicole Bedoya

Philomena Marano

Rylee Boyce

Robyn Holl

Sandy Wachowski

Sheila Golden

Sunny Strickland

Suzette Jones

Steven L. Guthrie

Teresa Carson

Zerbe Sodervick

Frequently Asked Questions

Angels for Artists Event 2026 will be held on Sunday, January 25th.  The event begins at 4:30pm and ends at 8:30pm EST

We are opening the bidding early, artwork will be available to absentee bid at the Online Art Auction beginning January 7th at Noon EST.  

To participate in the Online Bidding, you must register to bid with name, address, phone number and credit card info.  Credit card info is not saved for any other use than the item(s) you are bidding to win.  To register click here.

Artists have donated their time and important artwork to benefit Halo Fellowship Awards for Visual Artists. Many artists donate year after year and love attending the event, knowing they are making a difference supporting other artists and the arts community. Therefore, 100% of the proceeds collected from the Art Auctions, private donations and Events goes to fund the Halo Fellowship Awards.  Click to see previous awardees.

Halo Arts Project Inc, is a registered 501 C 3 IRS charity.  Donations are deductible within the extent of the law.  Halo Arts Project, Inc is a registered Corporation in the State of Florida. Doc# N19000001673.