Children’s auction organizers
Helping is an art

Poland’s largest auction house Desa Unicum together with the Joanna Radziwill Care Wings Foundation for the first time in such a large charity auction. Works of art can be viewed and purchased for 15 days from 22.12.2020 to 7.01.2021 on the platform https://bid.desa.pl . The proceeds from the auction will be used for the needs of children and young people from the Caring Wings Foundation. With such financial support, we can provide them with safe development and equal educational and social opportunities.

Kozyra, Althamer, Gutt, Mlodożeniec….

Among the authors of the works were Katarzyna Kozyra, Paweł Althamer, Artur Żmijewski, Chris Niedenthal, Andrzej Mleczko, Wilhelm Sasnal, Tomasz Sikora, Jan Lebenstein, Piotr Młodożeniec, Wiktor Gutt, Grzegorz Kowalski and others.

A catalog of works and a list of all artists is available at the link: https://bid.desa.pl/auctions/1-40THZU/aukcja-charytatywna-na-rzecz-fundacji-opiekucze-skrzyda

This unique event brings together the art world of adults with children who are threatened by social exclusion. We believe that by combining environments we can make a real impact on social change, on the comfort of the youngest and those left behind. Proceeds from the Pomaganie to sztuka auction will be used to support 34 lonely children who come from pathological, violent and addicted families and are under the constant care of the Care Wings Foundation.

Online auction

The auction runs from December 22 to January 7, 2021 on an online platform run by Desa Unicum, a partner and co-organizer of the charity auction. For 15 days, the works can be viewed on the platform at www.bid.desa.pl/auctions.

Friends and partners

The auction can take place thanks to our partners and friends. Thank you Desa Unicum Gallery, ZA iKS Authors Association, Mabellini Selio S.C. , Renault Polska Sp. z o.o. For helping to organize the event. THANK YOU!

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Information about the organizers

Joanna Radziwill Care Wings Foundation

The small Joanna Radziwill Care Wings Foundation, located in Warsaw’s Praga district, faced an extremely difficult task: to invite dozens of male and female artists to work together on behalf of the stranded 34 children and youth in its charge. The Foundation runs two day homes for children aged 6 – 19, where, together with a team of educators, psychologists and volunteers, every day supports them in their development, equalizing their educational, cultural and social opportunities. Thanks to the support of the Foundation’s many friends, as many as 61 female artists are participating in the Helping is Art! auction . Among the works you can find the famous sculpture “Koziołek Matołek” by Pawel Althamer, photography, Warsaw streets from the ’80s by Chris Niedenthal or the extraordinary painting “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” by Jan Lebenstein. More information at: www.fundacjajoannyradziwill.pl.

DESA Unicum auction house

DESA Unicum is the largest and oldest auction house in Poland. Every day it brings collectors and artists together in a common passion of love for art. For nearly 30 years DESA has been co-creating the auction market, building close relationships with successive generations of art lovers. It has the largest collection of artworks for sale in Poland, including paintings, sculptures, prints and photographs. DESA Unicum is involved in charitable and educational activities. For more information, visit: www.desa.pl

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