The 2008 online auction has concluded, and we are happy to announce a resounding success. Thanks to everyone who bid on artwork, and if you were a winner, please make sure and complete your payments as soon as possible, either through paypal or by sending a check to

We are currently planning a fundraising event for the fall, so keep an eye on the website for specifics. If you would like to donate artwork for this upcoming event, please contact the fundraiser chair at deanbarberfundraiser@yahoo.com! The unsold items from the Spring Auction will be included in this Fall event, including work by Dean Barber himself.

A special thanks to the artists who donated to the Spring Auction. Visit the link below to see all of the donated art, with links to the artists' websites! Featured artists included Paul Rousso, Miles Lewis, Hope Braswell, Stephanie Chesson, Kent Lineberger, Cecilia Mayr, Carlos Alvarez Cotera, and Scott Boyle. Please help spread the word about these generous folks and their amazing work!

Click Here to see all the art that was in the Spring 2008 auction!

Randy Farmer doesn't live in Charlotte, nor does he work as an artist.

But when the 1983 Myers Park High graduate found that nobody had started a scholarship to honor the late Dean Barber, who taught art at the school for much of the '70s and '80s, Farmer jumped into action.

For at least a week starting May 3, people can go to eBay.com and bid on donated art with all proceeds benefiting the Dean Barber Memorial Scholarship. Organizers hope to raise at least $7,500 in addition to the $2,500 already collected to award a college scholarship to a Myers Park art student.

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