Community Benefit Art Sale supports Sojourners’ Alliance, Moscow Contemporary

click to enlarge Community Benefit Art Sale supports Sojourners’ Alliance, Moscow Contemporary
Nudes by Kay Montgomery will be among the pieces for auction.

The Community Benefit Art Sale, set for May 19-22 at Moscow Contemporary, 414 S. Main St., features works by a variety of area artists, with sales supporting Sojourners’ Alliance and Moscow Contemporary.

Led by artwork from late watercolorists Kay Montgomery and Nick Bode, the Dutch auction-style sale runs noon to 7 p.m. May 19 and 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21 and noon to 5 p.m. May 22.

Works by Malcolm Renfrew, Bridgette Schnider, Donald Stanziano and Wade Lutz also will be available.

Montgomery, who grew up on a southwest Idaho ranch, was a founding member of the Palouse Watercolor Socius, according to a Moscow Contemporary news release.

Bode, who studied art at the University of Idaho, was a prominent member of the Palouse Watercolor Socius and a member of the Idaho Watercolor Society.

The nonprofit Sojourners’ Alliance addresses homelessness with several programs, including a transitional housing program, low-income apartments, emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing. Information and assistance is available by calling (208) 310-4554.

Moscow Contemporary, an art gallery founded in August 2021, received nonprofit status in November 2021.