Sunday Event Turns Art into Food

An annual party held by artists and art lovers has raised almost $120,000 to help provide 145,000 meals for the hungry in Washtenaw County.

Tomorrow, the eighth annual Circle of Art benefit for Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County takes place at .

Here's how the event is described at the Saline Picture Frame website:

The Circle of Art is a party, a project and a group effort by artists and art lovers to help fight hunger where we live. Simply stated, a bunch of artist donate small works of art, Saline Picture Frame Co. mats them all and hosts a party, lots of people come to the party and bid on the art and then Food Gatherers uses the money raised to feed hungry people.

All of the money raised goes to Food Gatherers.

The event takes place from noon to 7 p.m.

View some of the art up for auction here.