With vineyards & restaurants a plenty, we've hosted a whopping
The Main Attraction
While we hoped to gather everyone together in the tents, the pandemic numbers are not in our favor. We have made the prudent and safe choice to make the Live Auction a virtual, live-streamed event.
An exciting week with a combination of in-person and virtual events are in store! The ever-popular Winemaker Dinners will take place in homes across Atlanta. Our ladies will toast to the Museum with bubbles at their luncheon and our gents will gather to celebrate with hints of oak and cigar at their own event. On Saturday, we’ll enjoy a menu created by Chef Chris Hall before logging on to watch the Live Auction stream. Auctioneer, John Curley, will be leading the charge to gather online bids on wine, trips, and more!
Although we will miss having 1,000 friends together under the tents, the co-chairs and Auction staff are excited to bring the Wine Auction community Together in Spirit as we work to raise vital funds for the High Museum of Art.
“True friends are always together in spirit.”
L.M. Montgomery,
Anne of Green Gables
By The Numbers
My, how we’ve grown! We thank all the helping hands, charitable spirits, and thirsty palates who have helped the High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction become the tenth largest charity wine auction in the U.S.
1,807
Benefactors
1,100
seats filled on a Saturday in 2019
300
Volunteers Each Year
130
Wineries
At the auction
Also in attendance were some of the best culinary treats of the year.
The 2019 auction had a total of
175
Auction
Lots
In 2019
55
the number of co-chairs since 1993
$213,720
Highest auction bid in our 25-year history. Sold to over 100 patrons in 2016 for a wine, food and music extravaganza at the concert venue at The Battery Atlanta.
1993
The Inaugural Wine Auction
$1,708,300+
The amount the Taylor Stuckey Paddle Raise has contributed to Art Access programs at the High Museum since 2006
$30+ million
total raised to support the High Museum of Art
A Little About Us
The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction is the largest fundraising event for the High Museum of Art, the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. Grossing over $2.6 million in 2019, the Wine Auction is the top charity fundraising event in Atlanta, one of the largest charity wine auctions in the U.S., and the number one charity wine auction benefiting the arts. The Wine Auction has generated more than $34 million over the last 28 years!
Funds raised by the auction support the High Museum’s continuing mission to provide educational programs and various outreach efforts to local youth and to consistently deliver world-class art exhibitions that make Atlanta proud. As we work to manage the impacts of COVID-19, the High Museum needs your support now more than ever! The American Alliance of Museums reports that up to 33% of U.S. museums risk closing permanently due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The leadership team at the High Museum works hard to be sure they are fiscally responsible. In fact, the Museum has finished in the black for the past 27 years in a row. Becoming a Benefactor of the Museum’s single, largest fundraising event will have a direct impact on operations and help ensure that the High remains a leader in the art world and a beacon in the city of Atlanta.
Paddle Raise
The Paddle Raise is more important than ever. With the Museum closed due to COVID-19, the funds raised in the 2020 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction Paddle Raise are truly vital to the future of education programs at the High. We know there are many worthy causes you can donate to during these difficult times, so we thank you for considering the High Museum!
Please click here to donate to the 2020 Paddle Raise.
$1,708,300+: The amount the Paddle Raise has contributed to Art Access programs at the High since 2006
$14: All it takes to give a student…
- Free admission to the High Museum
- Free transportation
- Free teacher resources and materials for the classroom
- Welcome Back coupon for each student, inviting them to bring their parents to the High
134,163: The number of students we’ve helped with the Paddle Raise since 2006
A museum experience can inspire a lifelong love of the arts. Studies show that more than 60% of recent visitors to cultural institutions attended these organizations as children. Help us ignite that spark! CLICK HERE to donate to the 2020 Paddle Raise!
HISTORY & PAST AUCTIONS
Enjoy a look back at auction posters from the past.
