Tri-C Club of Cuba is hosting its third annual Bad Art by Good People event on March 20 at 6 p.m. The event will be at The Wallace House, which is located at 605 W. Washington St. in Cuba.

Bad Art by Good People pairs eight local artists with eight community members. The community members participating in the event, referred to as protégés, have no art experience. The artists meet their protégés in January, and over the course of the next two months, mentor them in creating their art piece.

“The considerations for choosing our participants is, we want them to just have fun, and we want them to kind of step out of their comfort zone,” Tri-C Club member Sue Ryle said.

Art pieces are created in all mediums, including paintings, pottery, photography, sculptures and even chainsaw art. Artists and their protégés are encouraged to think outside the box.

“What I love about it is that every year it’s so unique,” Ryle said. “It’s not just these cookie cutter pieces of art. There’s such creativity and it’s just amazing.”

The work is auctioned off during the event to support Tri-C Club programs and initiatives. All funds raised go toward youth programs in the community sponsored by the club, including the Prince and Princess Contest, Sophomore Pilgrimage, Senior Tea, Cuba High School scholarships and more.

“Everything goes back to the younger generation,” Ryle said. “Everything that we raise, we try to put it back into the school, into school sponsored activities, because we need to support that upcoming generation and we just found a really fun way to do that.”

Ryle first brought the idea to Cuba three years ago after she attended a similar event in Hannibal, where one of her family members participated as a protégé. 

“It was just such an incredibly fun event,” Ryle said. “And I’m like, ‘we have so many talented people in the Cuba area, I think we can do this.’ So that’s where the idea was kind of hatched.”

The event has been a great success in past years, raising thousands of dollars for the community.

Only 50 tickets are available for the event due to limited space at The Wallace House. The event is cocktail attire and is purposefully kept small in order to make it feel more intimate for attendees. To purchase tickets, call 573-259-9675.