Friends of Western Art held a live auction of original art on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Mountain Oyster Club. The event: “San Xavier Inspired: An Art Auction to Promote and Preserve” raised $50,000.

Your interest, active participation and generosity made this an exciting, fun and successful event. The contribution of 25 original pieces of art by our artists, the purchases by our auction bidders and attendees and the services provided by our volunteers and “In Kind” sponsors, plus a last minute $500 cash donation by an anonymous member, helped us raise $50,000. This amount will be donated to Patronato San Xavier, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization, to support their mission to promote the conservation, preservation and maintenance of Mission San Xavier del Bac, our region’s oldest National Historic Landmark.