As the Celebration of the Arts Gala approaches,  art lovers in Portage la Prairie can get a preview of what's up for auction right now. Portage and District Arts Centre marketing and events coordinator Lee Beaton says they changed things up a little bit this year.

"A lot of the donations have come in for Celebration of the Arts," says Beaton. "We are still taking donations from artists. So, if you haven't got your donation in, don't worry. We 'll still accept it. But we thought it would really nice -- instead of having the artwork up for maybe a week -- to showcase it for a few weeks in our boardroom gallery."

She notes this gives you a chance to catch a sample of what you can bid for at the upcoming auction. The pieces will be in the boardroom gallery until they set everything up in the Glesby Centre on May 10th. The black-tie event takes place May 11th.