Help Refugees

‘Choose Art | Give light to refugees’ Charity Auction

“The threat of COVID-19 breaking out in the overcrowded, unsanitary refugee camps where we work, is huge and terrifying. With our partners on the frontlines, we are doing everything we can to prevent outbreaks whilst also preparing for the worst.”

— Philli Boyle, Director & Head of Partnerships, Help Refugees

Help Refugees is a pioneering charity movement in humanitarian aid that advocates for long term impact against injustice and provides critical support to vulnerable communities, particularly those affected by the current global pandemic. Help Refugees has managed to reach over one million people through over 120 projects in 15 countries including Bosnia, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Serbia, UK, Lebanon and Turkey.

In the face of coronavirus, refugees living in overcrowded, unsanitary camps need our help more than ever. This is why 140 outstanding artists, from all the corners of the globe, decided to team up and put their works at auction in order to support refugees with the Choose Art | Give light to refugees auction.

The charity auction is open from Monday 8th June to Monday 29th June and can be accessed here.To join the auction you can register here.

All funds raised from the artworks sold will go directly towards increasing support to medical organisations that provide doctors and nurses with emergency isolation accommodations, vital access to medical treatments and water, and distribute sanitary products to prevent the worsening of refugees condition due to COVID-19.

Barbara Walker, Tableau I — Barbara Walker, *Tableau I*

“In these difficult times it is important not to lose sight of the suffering of those in circumstances even more difficult than ours. We can make a difference in their lives and we can be generous despite all the sacrifices everyone has had to make. There will be few who have not been impacted by these difficult times so we must all try to help each other for the good of all.”

— Lo Lik Peng

An outstanding honorary and curatorial committee...

The artworks are selected by a high-profile honorary committee of international arts patrons, philanthropists, collectors, curators, writers and academics. Here’s who they are:

Anthony Bond OAM Former Director Curatorial - Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Professor Ross Harley Dean of UNSW Art & Design - Sydney
Penny Harris Visual Arts Specialist and co founder - Parker Harris
Elena Hill Director - Ami / Image Expanded UK
Dr Adam Lerner Former Director and Chief Animator - Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Jean-Hubert Martin Former Director of several museums : Kunsthalle Bern, Musée d’art moderne Centre Pompidou, Musée des arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Paris and Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Paul Sumner Senior Advisor - Artvisory Pty Ltd and founder - Silk Road Asia
Stacie McCormick Director - Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop, Workshop Foundation
Loh Lik Peng CEO - Unlisted Collection
Dr Stanley Quek CEO - Greencliff
Professor Anita Taylor - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, Drawing Projects UK
Jonathan Watkins Director - Ikon Gallery

Working on the project alongside the honorary committee is a highly skilled team of curators:

Nicky Ginsberg - NG Art Gallery founder
Gary Sangster – Consulting Director NG Art Gallery
Gabriella Beaumont – Creative Assistant NG Art Gallery
Sohyun Kim – Exhibitions Coordinator Korean Cultural Center UK.

Guy Warren, The coming of the boatman — Guy Warren, *The coming of the boatman*

... for an equally outstanding team of international artists.

Choose Art | Give Light to Refugees showcases a wide spectrum of art from 140 well-established and emerging artists from all corners of the globe via silent auction website Galabid. With internationally renowned artists including Anita Taylor (UK), Emmanuelle Bousquet (France), Ian Howard (Australia), Sunyoung Hwang (South Korea), Guy Warren (Australia), Stacie McCormick (US), Belinda Fox (Netherlands) and Luke Sciberras (Australia), Hyejin Shin (South Korea) the exhibiting artists all bring a unique perspective for this global cause.