It’s Gala time! The Holter Museum of Art is planning its largest community fundraising event of the year, the annual Gala & Auction, on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Helena Civic Center.
We are excited to invite you to submit a piece for consideration to be part of the 2026 Annual Gala and Auction.
The Holter Gala aims to raise funds for exhibitions and arts education, support the Museum’s high-impact work in the Helena and Montana communities, and highlight the artists who make that work possible.
The donation of all or part of the proceeds from artists’ work helps fund scholarships for youth education programs and promotes quality exhibitions and events.
The process this year:
- March 2nd: Application deadline
- March 4 – 6th: Jury review session
- March 6th: Artists notified of the status of acceptance into the Gala Auctions
- March 23rd: Agreements signed and returned to the Holter
- April 6th: Images of finished artwork are due if not previously provided. Must be by this date to have your artwork listed in the online silent auction.
- April 20th – May 15th: Online Silent Auction
- April 24th: Artwork delivered to the Museum by this date
- May 9th – May 16th: Live auction items on display for preview in the Holter Atrium
- May 15th: In-person Auction and Gala at the Helen Civic Center!
The Holter Museum of Art reserves the right to set the minimum bid. Those unwilling for the museum to do so need not apply.
This year, it will be up to the museum’s discretion to decide which artwork will be in the live or silent auction. You may still submit two pieces for consideration.
If you have any questions, email gianna@holtermuseum.org or call (406) 204.3396.
Upon acceptance, each donating artist receives one complimentary ticket to the event plus a yearlong Holter membership. We are excited about this year’s Gala as an opportunity to express our values of exhibiting excellence, preservation and innovation, education and engagement, collaboration and partnership, stewardship and sustainability, and most importantly, that art is for ALL.