Galeria de la Raza will host its 10th annual art auction and benefit, Pachanga 2011, on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. The event will feature donated work from more than 70 artists, which will be auctioned off as part of Galeria de la Raza’s continuing fundraising efforts.

General admission tickets can be purchased on a sliding scale for $20 to $50. Galeria members can purchase discounted tickets for $10.

In five weeks of fundraising, the gallery has already exceeded its goal of $10,000, raising a total of $11,140.

Galeria de la Raza is a nonprofit gallery based in the Mission District whose goal is to foster awareness of and appreciation for Chicano/Latino art.

For more information about Galeria de la Raza, visit www.galeriadelaraza.org. To watch a four-minute video of the Galeria’s fourth decade, click here.

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