The building would be constructed at 25 Milton Road, a property that was donated to the arts center in 2022 and is adjacent to the center's current home.
Seventy-five bidders contested to buy 38 of the colorful butterfly sculptures that have been on display in various public places around Rye for the last four months.
Art students, residents, and the merely curious swarmed The RAC at its annual open house. Both young and old art lovers were on hand to explore inside and out.
