Spring is here and with it comes the Museum of Northern Arizona’s new fundraiser of unique and fun items—Spring into Auction! This online auction opens April 11, 9 a.m. at www.musnaz.organd supports education, museum collections, and research at MNA.
Some of the items in the auction are one-of-a-kind pieces such as pine needle baskets by Marina Xoc Castillo de Vasquez, George Averbeck handblown wine glasses, a giclee by Navajo artist Shonto Begay, a stained glass decorative hanging by Irene Fleming, and a Raechel M. Running photographic giclee. There are also other art items, including a Commemorative Edition Pendelton blanket, a ceramic pot by Leslie Teller from the Isleta Pueblo, Native American jewelry, and posters.
Sports enthusiasts can win a round of golf at the exclusive Forest Highlands Golf Course or add to their collectibles with signed Diamondback photographs or an Arizona Cardinals football autographed by Reggie Newhouse.
Auction players are just a bid away from staying at the Boulder Mountain Lodge in Utah, the Lake Powell Resort, Los Abrigados Lodge or the Sedona Hilton in Sedona, or at the Museum’s Historic Colton House Caretaker’s Cottage in Flagstaff.
If educational tours are what interest you, deepen your knowledge of Native American ceramics on a private two-hour tour of MNA’s ceramics collection with four other people. Led by Northern Arizona University Anthropology Professor Dr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin, this tour will help you discover what science knows about prehistoric people from studying their pottery. If you’re the outdoors type, you can bid on a boat tour to Rainbow Bridge at Lake Powell.
These items make great gifts for birthdays or anniversaries. Or why not start your holiday shopping early? Preview Spring into Auction! online and be ready to bid as soon as the auction opens this Monday through April 18 at 9 a.m.
The Museum of Northern Arizona sits at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, just three miles north of historic downtown Flagstaff. Its mission is to inspire a sense of love and responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage. Additional information about the Museum is available at 928/774-5213