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CHILDREN'S ART AUCTION
Just One Night Changes Hundreds of Families’ Lives
What began in 2002 as an urgent response to funding cuts ForKids experienced is now our most anticipated event and largest community fundraiser.
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2027 forkids art auction
April 17 at 6PM
Norfolk waterside marriott
WONDER 2027 Art Auction
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
—THE WHITE QUEEN, Through the Looking-Glass
On April 17, 2027, join us for the 26th Annual ForKids Art Auction, WONDER: WHERE NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, where your event sponsorship will help lift kids and families right here in Hampton Roads out of homelessness and poverty.
Down the rabbit hole and beyond the expected, mad hatters, queens of hearts and curious creatures from a world turned wonderfully upside down will feast, revel and bid on "priceless" children's artwork with delightfully peculiar names like "Be More Kinder" and "Dreams from the Top Bunk." Every bid, every gown and top hat, every glass raised: it all becomes part of the magic.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship makes this night possible, and local families' futures brighter.
Because when the ordinary gives way to wonder, it's your generosity that opens the door to hope, to stability and to a different story for our community.
For more information about sponsoring the 2027 ForKids Art Auction, contact sponsor@forkids.org.
The ForKids Children’s Art Auction raises more than
0%
of our annual fundraising goal – in a single night!
Our Auction History
From Humble Beginnings to Unprecedented Impact
Our first Children’s Art Auction in the spring of 2002 was a memorable and magical night, complete with 60-mile-an-hour winds, a torrential downpour, and intense bidding wars over artwork with names “Chicken Dance,” "Rainbow Turkey” and “Bacon and Balance.” Thanks to the amazing commitment and support of those who showed up that evening, the auction, which cost our team merely $600 to pull off, raised an astounding $21,000, allowing ForKids to keep our services flowing for families during a critical time.
Each spring, we have the chance to experience that sense of community magic all over again – but in drier conditions and with higher stakes! Our 2026 Children’s Art Auction raised $2.3 million, allowing ForKids to provide more services to more families and more children in Southeastern Virginia, with a greater impact than ever before.
Themes Through the Years
2025
Blazing New Frontiers
2024
Dream
2023
Wild
2022
Making Waves
2021
Building a Brighter Future
