We had a fun and successful auction. 145 people attended - more than 100 more than our last auction! Auctioneer John Harrison from the Callaway Livestock Auction led the bidding, and he rocked it! We had fantastic food donated by Tellers, Addison's, Coley's, HyVee and several of our dear friends.

All but two pieces met their minimum bid and most received as much or more than their retail value. That feels good for everyone.

Thanks to the generous donations of our artist friends, we raised $8,000 for Missouri River Relief programs. Thank you to Orr Street Studios for donating the space, and for all the volunteers and art lovers that made it possible!

Missouri River Relief, Columbia Art League and the Station House at Katfish Katy's collaborated on our first Missouri River plein air event. 15 artists hopped on boats for an afternoon under the sun, painting the river in real time. In just 3 hours, they produced a huge diversity of visions of the Manitou Bluffs near Rocheport.