Preparation for Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs third annual art benefit auction has begun with a call to artists.

The event is an opportunity for artists to increase their visibility among local buyers. A 25 percent commission is returned to participating artists. The art auction is held at The Centre, Bluffton, on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Artists whose works are selected with be invited to attend the auction and dinner as a guest of BCE.

Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 28. A preview day will be held one week prior to the auction.

To learn more about the auction or request a prospectus for entry submission contact BCE board member Dick McGarrity or administrator Paula Scott.

BCE offices are in the Colonial Surface Solutions building, 505 E. Jefferson St., Bluffton, PO Box 145, Bluffton, Ohio. Telephone: 419-358-6400; website: www.blufftonentrepreneurs.com.

Tickets are available for the event from BCE board members. Tickets are $50 per person or $300 for a table of eight.

The evening includes a 5:30 p.m. art preview, 6:15 p.m. dinner and 7 to 9 p.m. auction.