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2027 is Works’ 50th anniversary! We need this auction to be special, so enter what you feel best represents you!
Support Works/San José, your all-volunteer community art space, with your artwork! Unless there is a question about your art (please read through this form), simply fill in this form and deliver your art. With about 100 regional artists, the exhibition is a broad view of our visual arts community as well as an important fundraiser for Works.
Drop off days are in December to be able to meet early January 2027 opening:
art intake:
Friday and Saturday, December 18 and 19, and Sunday, December 27, 2026, all 2pm–4pm
Works/San José, 38 South 2nd Street, downtown San José
90 minutes free parking is available in the garage under Works with auto entrance at 25 South 3rd Street. Get a free 90 minute ticket at the kiosk, place it on your dash, and take the stairs up to Works.
General guidelines:
• One artwork per artist. A diptych or small set with one title may also be ok (contact if something unusual).
• Choose work most likely to attract bidders for long-term display in a private home (contact if unsure).
• Choose work with retail value from $150 to $2000. Think substantial yet accessible.
• Artists can retain up to 50% of final sale price.
• Artists can specify opening bids—but must be no more than 50% of retail with 25% to 35% recommended.
Artwork must be ready to hang or otherwise display (with hanging wire, framed if appropriate to media, stable sculpture, etc). We reserve the right to turn down work that is unstable, overly complicated to install, or otherwise impractical for home display. Contact us if you are considering a work that is challenging in scale, materials, or subject matter—art must be ready for home installation to be in the auction.
After the auction, artists will be notified of buyers and sale amounts, or if work did not sell and needs to be picked up. Contact auction@workssanjose.org if questions.
other key dates:
opening night and artists reception: January 9, 2027, 6pm–8pm (free and all welcome)
exhibition: January 10–February 7, 2027 (free and all welcome)
auction night: Sunday, February 7, 5pm doors, 6pm live auction closing begins (auction night is a ticketed event concentrating on bidders and donors)
The banner photo above is a view of the 2026 Community Art Auction exhibition at Works.