McDonough to exhibit, auction art works

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

In celebration of its 25th birthday, the McDonough Museum of Art at Youngstown Sate University will present a retrospective exhibition and auction featuring more than 100 works by artists from New York, Los Angeles, Cuba and other locations.

The exhibit and auction, titled “Gotta Have It!,” opens Friday and concludes Nov. 6 with a benefit auction of the art, all of which was previously exhibited in the museum’s galleries and have been donated by the artists.

The Nov. 6 event opens at 6 p.m. with tapas and a cash bar. The live auction will start at 7 p.m., officiated by Jeff Byce, auctioneer.

Proceeds will go to the John J. McDonough Trust established by McDonough, a well-known collector and philanthropist.

The complete list of art to be auctioned can be previewed at the museum between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

The works also can be viewed on the museum’s website, mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu, or on the museum’s Facebook page. For information, call 330-941-1400.

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, founded in 1991, is at 525 Wick Ave., directly across from The Butler Institute of American Art.

It features changing exhibitions, installations, performances and lectures by regional, national and international artists.

The McDonough also functions as a public outreach arm for YSU’s College of Creative Arts and Communication and the department of art.

It regularly exhibits work by students, faculty and alumni of Youngstown State University.