The Friends of the MHAM are hosting this first-ever online auction and a drive through event to celebrate the holidays while poking a thumb in the eye of Covid!

A part of our Christmas and Cocoa fundraiser, the auction of fine art by local artists will go live for online bidding on November 27, 2020 at 5:00PM(6:00PM EST) and will continue through close of bidding December 12, 2020 at 7:30PM (8:30PM EST).  Please register as a bidder now! Winning bidders may pick up their trophy purchases at the MHAM on Sunday, December 13, 2020 from 1:00PM-4:00PM. Thanks to artists Rose Anne Huck, Marty Harlan, Steve Whitworth, Mattilyn Stacy, Grace Blaich, and the estate of the late Eileen Melton for donated artwork.

Our Christmas & Cocoa Drive Through Event will be held December 12, 2020 at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum located at 421 N. Main in Poplar Bluff, MO from 6:00PM-7:30PM. Tickets are $30.00 each for Friends Members and $35.00 for non-members. Tickets entitle holder to a Swag Bag containing a Kathy Dickson painted ornament, a $100 Whitworth's Gift Chest Jewelers gift certificate, a greeting card by photo artist Tim Edington,  gift cards from Castello's Restaurant and Donut House , a souvenir postcard of the Margaret Harwell by Steve Whitworth and a packet of cocoa! Tickets are available at the MHAM and Gift Chest or any Friends Board Member (see below fine print).

GOLD Sponsors for the event are WalMart, Commerce Bank, Whitworth's Gift Chest Jewelers and First Midwest Bank. SILVER Sponsors are Dental Arts Group, Dowd Supply Co., Bank of Missouri, Southern Bank, and Smart Marketing, all of Poplar Bluff.

The Friends of Margaret Harwell Art Museum (MHAM)  are a non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting and supporting the  specifically and the arts generally. The MHAM is located at 421 N. Main in Poplar Bluff, MO. We are a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing in the state of Missouri, so consult your tax preparer about the deductibility of donations made to us. 2020 Friends board members include Janice Duffy, Carol Davis, Alice Shelton, Laura Dowd, Jordan Worley, Stacy Stacy, Tim Edington, Marty Harlan, Clinton Salyer, Linda Murphy, Holly Kingery & Grace Blaich, Thank you for your patronage!