Stissing Center to hold art auction fundraiser

PINE PLAINS — This Saturday, July 19, the Stissing Center of Pine Plains will hold an art auction fundraiser between 4 and 6 p.m. to raise funds for the non-profit’s cultural programming, which serves as a performance venue and exhibition space.

The auction will be held at the Stissing Center’s headquarters at 2920 Church St. in Pine Plains. Admission will cost $125 — a fee that can be deducted against the selling price of any pieces of art attendees may purchase.

Tickets are available through the Stissing Center’s website, or by calling the organization’s main phone number. Refreshments and music at the event are included with the price of entry.

On offer at the auction are photographs, paintings, drawings and sculptures — among pieces of other mediums — by such artists as Chuck Close, Kenro and Yumiko Izu, Ellen Berkenbilt, and Anne Lindberg.

Proceeds will contribute to the ongoing restoration of the historic building and toward funding the Stissing Center’s programming. Such events at the Stissing Center during its 2025 Summer Season include theater performances, solo and ensemble musical performances and culinary events hosted in the venue’s professional kitchen.