Artwork up for auction

Ascension Parish artists Mary Demarest, Sally McConnell, Gaynell Nelson, Lisa Passman, Jennifer Poe and Sharise Ruiz donated their work for the 2012 Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Art and Travel Auction.

A total of 245 pieces of art were donated for this year’s auction, which is a fundraiser for Friends of LPB. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase and create the programming that airs throughout the year on the seven-station LPB network.

Online bidding is currently under way on the LPB website, http://www.lpb.org/auction, and the art may be viewed at the LPB studios at 7733 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The bidding will conclude on Oct. 25 with a live broadcast on LPB from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

For more information, call Kate Bradshaw at (225) 767-4289.