Little artists with big aspirations will hold a fund-raiser to support their daytime home during the Little Hands Art Auction at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The informal, light fund-raiser will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 13 in the auditorium at Marillac Hall on UMSL's South Campus. It's open to the public, and admission is free. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the University Child Development Center at UMSL.

More than 50 group and individual art projects made by the center's students, ages 6 months to 5 years, will be up for bidding. The auction will include framed and matted paintings, drawings and other mixed media.

A silent auction on individual pieces will take place from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. Bidding for large group pieces will take place during a live auction at 6:30 p.m.

Affiliated with UMSL's College of Education, the nonprofit center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and serves 75 children in full- and half-day programs.

Although admission to the Little Hands Art Auction is free, reservations are recommended. For more information or to make a reservation, call (314) 516-5658.