Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) announced its 26th Annual Collector's Choice Juried Art Auction and Fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2015 at Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, 92651. Collector’s Choice is LCAD’s annual fundraising event that showcases the amazing talents of more than a hundred professional artists who continue a legacy of focused and passionate support for arts education.

Before the gala, a selection of works will be exhibited simultaneously from September 8 to September 23 at LCAD Gallery and LCAD Main Campus.

The LCAD Gallery will preview the juried art Tuesday through Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm. 

LCAD Main Campus Conference Room will preview the remaining juried art Monday through Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm. 

More than 100 works of art have been selected for Collector's Choice and may also be viewed online at lcad.edu/collectorschoice starting September 8 to September 23, 2015.

The gala event will feature a juried live and silent art auctions with proceeds benefiting student programs and scholarships. One of the signature pieces of the evening will be "Blind Faith” by Master Sculptor Richard MacDonald. An expression of the beauty and flexibility of the consummate athlete and performer, “Blind Faith” is donated by Dawson Cole Fine Art.

Art collectors will also have the opportunity to bid on original works by acclaimed artists Ken Auster as well as LCAD Alumni Alla Bartoshchuk and Jason Kowalski.