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 October 21, 2025. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you there!
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 6–24, 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.
Sneak peek available at the John Sims Studio/Halo Arts Project 11639 Tenth Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
There are Three Ways to Attend Angels for Artists
(Tickets on sale now!)
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″x16″ 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.
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
- TICKETS are AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 1ST – ARTISTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY DONATING THEIR PAINTING ARE GIVEN A COMP TICKET. All other tickets are $25 — includes Aperitivo
- SNEAK PEEK AT THE ONLINE ART CATALOGUE BEGINS JANUARY 4TH. YOU MUST REGISTER TO PREVIEW. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE.
- WE ARE OPENING THE AUCTION FOR ABSENTEE BIDDING BEGINNING ON WednesDAY, JANUARY 7th at Noon. YOU MUST REGISTER TO BID. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE.
- Artworks Auctioned — Bids starting at $75
- Join us to support artists Fellowship Awards. Great opportunity to add exceptional art to your home/office collection
- In person Gallery event at SRQ Waterworks on January 25th begins 4:30pm and ends 8:30pm EST sharp
- Aperitivo, Mingle with the Artists and Visit the Historic Waterworks
- ALL BIDDING ENDS ON Sunday THE 25TH of January AT 8:30PM EST. YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED ON YOUR CELLULAR DEVICE WHEN YOU ARE OUTBID.
FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL INFO@HALOARTSPROJECTS.COM
2025 Angels For Artists Event Photos
Artists Participating in Angels for Artists 2026
Alicia Brown
Ashley Rivers
Andrea Cardenal
Anja Palombo
Ann Boroughs
Bunny Scudder
Bianca Silket
Beck Lane
Betsy Tomasso
Bix Mannion
Claudia Ryan,
Clifford McDonald
Carol Cathell
Craig Palmer
Daniel Cleal
Debra KealKahn
Dalia Shyevitch
Denise Flynn
Dan Wilkerson
Ekaterina Vygolova
Francine Vitiello
Frank Creaturo
Herion Park
Jackie Cutrone
Janet Mishner
Joan Davidson
June Flagel
Joan Libby Hawk
Jerome Chesley
Jana Millstone
Janice Neuman
Kathy Houghton
Kathy Wright
Kim Anderson
Kate Hendrickson
Laine Nixon
Laurie Maves Guglielmi
Lisa Craven
Lynn Elkes
Leslie Butterfield
Lisa Matway
Mally Khorasantchi
Mar Martinez
Maryann Vitiello
Meg Pierce
Michelle Ver Way
Monica Swartley
Melissa Labutti
Midge Johnson
Natasha Dikareva
Pamela Olin
Philomena Morano
Renee Youngberg
Rob Tarbell
Sunny Strickland
Suzette Jones
Tatiana Pujan
Tim Jaeger
Vera Neuman-Wood
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.