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Buy original art online this weekend and help flood victims

This weekend, you have the opportunity to purchase one of over 500 pieces of donated art for a great cause. The online campaign #ArtForFloods is giving 100% of its proceeds to charity in support of Australian flood victims.

Nerida Woolley ‘Tucki Tucki’, depicting the Tucki Tucki area of the Northern Rivers that was inundated by recent flood waters. 64 x 84cm oil on board. @neridawoolleyart

425 artists from around the country have donated an estimated $250,000 worth of art to #ArtForFloods, an Instagram-based initiative that connects participating artists with buyers, while shining a light on the dire situation affecting flood-stricken communities.

Kate Pittas – ‘The Clearing’. 31 x 31cm acrylic and oil stick on canvas. @katepittasart

For those wanting to support the cause, the artworks on sale will suit every budget, with prices starting at $45 through to $4,000 for more serious collectors.

The army of participating talent includes Hawkesbury Art Prize winner Ben Tankard, Mosman Art Prize finalist Ana Young, Gosford Art Prize finalist Vanessa Encarnacao, John Villiers Outback Prize finalists Daniela Cristallo and Alexandra Plim, Joan Blond, Nerida Woolley and Melanie Vugich, who recently collaborated with Oscar de la Renta on its spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection.

Ben Tankard – ‘Eat a Snickers’. 46 x 46cm acrylic on canvas. @ben_tankard_art

#ArtForFloods is the brainchild of Art For Bales founders, artists Andrea Hamann and Kate Pittas. The duo originally created a grassroots campaign raising $160,000 for drought-stricken farmers to buy bales of hay for their livestock during the Australian drought and fires of 2018 and 2019. They hope to raise even more this year for flood victims.

Andrea Hamann. Abstract on canvas. @strongsoutherlyart

Art For Floods has asked artists to direct all funds raised to three nominated charities: national charity GIVIT that directly connects donations to those who need them, Lismore-based performing arts organisation NORPA that was destroyed in the floods and Arts Northern Rivers, the peak arts body in the Northern Rivers.

GIVIT is an easy way to help provide essentials without overwhelming charities and frontline services on the ground. GIVIT CEO Sarah Tennant said they work directly with councils, outreach teams, charities and community groups so people can get what they need, when they need it.

Jill Lewis – ‘Reaching Upwards and Growing Onwards’. 76 x 57cm acrylic and oil stick on waterford paper. @jill_lewis.art

While some towns experienced minor flooding and damage, others, including Lismore, Brisbane City, Murwillumbah and remote Northern Rivers regions, experienced record-breaking flooding events, fatalities and entire areas demolished, with limited access to electricity, water and housing.

25 QLD Local Government Areas (LGAs) from Gold Coast to Gympie, and 45 NSW LGAs from Bega Valley and Camden to Tweed, have since been declared disaster areas by the Australian Government’s National Resilience and Recovery Agency.

Tracy Murray – ‘Ocean at Night Pod Vase’. 14cm x 18cm clay. @shutupandrelax

How to participate from tomorrow:

  1. Head to www.artforfloods.com and browse artworks available for purchase.
  2. From 8am AEDT tomorrow (Saturday 2 April), visit the Instagram page of the artist whose artwork you’re keen on.
  3. For artworks selling at a fixed price, comment ‘SOLD’ on the specific art post. The first buyer to comment ‘SOLD’ gets the artwork.
  4. For artworks selling at auction, bid above the reserve price on the post. The highest bidder at the close of the weekend sale buys the artwork.
  5. Organise payment, receipt and shipping with the artist directly.
  6. The artist will then send Art For Floods a receipt of their donation to one or all of the nominated charities, to the amount of the sale.
Fern Siebler – ‘Cloud Nine ‘Jewel’ mini 1. 40 x 40cm alcohol ink on yupo paper. @fernsiebler

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Fenton & Fenton’s online art auction: get ready to bid!

Peace of Art
The eclectic 'Peace of Art' works

Fenton & Fenton will present an online art auction ‘Peace of Art’ this month, with all proceeds going to School’s a Gift – an Australian not-for-profit organisation that is helping impoverished Ethiopian children attend school. The auction will feature a diverse collection of Australian artists including Antoinette Ferwerda, Michael Bond, Carly Williams and Dion Horstmann, plus emerging artists too.

Peace of Art
The ‘Peace of Art’ auction pieces are a gorgeous, eclectic bunch

“To date, the charity has managed to help over 5,000 children access primary or secondary education, with over half of them girls. Our last Peace of Art event in 2016 exceeded expectations and raised $125,000, which was used to rebuild three primary schools that were unsafe and turning children away. Now these children are in high quality classrooms with access to clean water and toilets which is contributing to improved livelihoods and the empowerment of so many young people, particularly girls, who are usually the most disadvantaged,” says School’s a Gift founder Georgina Fenton.

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There are some fabulous works up for grabs!

Fenton & Fenton founder Lucy Fenton is equally excited about the prospect of raising even more money this year, and was elated at the number of pieces that have been donated. “We are overwhelmed by the support from the Australian art community, with over 60 artists having each donated a piece of art, featuring a number of our regular Fenton & Fenton contributors, as well as some newcomers to our stable,” says Lucy.

Peace of Art

Online bidding commences this Wednesday,, November 14 before wrapping up on November 22 and our Melbourne readers can peruse the pieces at Fenton & Fenton’s Prahran store until the auction period is over.

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Art auction proceeds go to save the Great Barrier Reef

Lilli Waters' 'Coral Lands'
Lilli Waters' 'Coral Lands'

The work of Melbourne artist Samantha Iurada, in collaboration with Sea Shepherd Australia, ‘Operation Reef Defence’ is an online art auction being held this month with 100 per cent of proceeds going directly toward Great Barrier Reef conservation efforts.

Samantha Iurada with her auction piece 'Coral Shelf'
Samantha Iurada with her auction piece ‘Coral Shelf’

With first-hand experience of the reef (Samantha lived and worked on it during her early twenties), Samantha saw the opportunity for art to tell a story of how the reef is under treat. Inspired by the reef, exhibiting artists include Samantha Iurada, Kara Rosenlund, Lilli Waters, Katie Wyatt and Lisa Morgan.

Lisa Morgan artwork
Lisa Morgan’s reef-inspired ‘A blue embrace of sorts’

When Samantha was 19, she moved to Airlie Beach and got work on a dive and sail boat that toured the Whitsunday Island and outer reef. “My job was in the galley as a cook where I spent my early mornings and afternoons cooking for the guests. During the day when I was not cooking I was able to part take in the guests activities, such as snorkelling and diving. Still to this very day I can remember the very first time I dove on the reef, I just remember being in shock by the wonder of life and colour that lay underneath,” says Samantha.

Lilli Waters' 'Coral Lands'
Lilli Waters’ ‘Coral Lands’

“From there I continued to live and work there for another 12 months, experiencing all of the wonders that the reef had to offer. Interestingly though, all the way back then, marine biologists on the boats would talk of the damage we were all doing and how the reef had changed. But never would I have believed that only 14 years later one third of the reef would be dead and 50 per cent of all corals dead from bleaching, crown of thorns and human impact,” says Samantha.

Kara Rosenlund's 'Big Blue'
Kara Rosenlund’s ‘Big Blue’

“Fast forward to today, 16 years later, I’m now a mother of two and working as an artist in Melbourne where I live with my children and husband. Since the first mass bleaching in 2016 I have dedicated all my painting to raising awareness to the plight of the Great Barrier Reef,” says Samantha.

Katie Wyatt's 'Driftwood'
Katie Wyatt’s ‘Driftwood’

The exhibition partner, Sea Shepherd, is an international ocean conservation movement and its work in Australia involves fighting to protect The Great Barrier Reef, mostly by stopping the development of the Adani coal mine –  something that potentially spells disaster for the world heritage listed site.

A piece by Brad Teodoruk
An auction piece by artist Brad Teodoruk

The ‘Operation Reef Defence’ auction will take place online from October 12-27 where you can bid on 21 original artworks, Sea Shepherd photography and historical sea shepherd items dating back 40 years.

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Australian furniture makers & artists collaborate for charity

‘Created with Care’ is a unique charity event that is the result of two Australian online creative marketplaces, HandKrafted and Bluethumb, collaborating to promote their wares while raising money for those in need.

Handcrafted_Aprl_075 Untitled + Unfinished! by Josh Pinkus and Kim Leutwyler

Handkrafted connects buyers with Australian furniture makers while Bluethumb acts as an online gallery space for Australian artists. The charity event sees furniture makers from Handkrafted collaborate with artists from Bluethumb to create unique one-off pieces that will be auctioned off with full proceeds going to several different charities.

FlexChair_065Flex Chair by Ben Percy and Salleigh Olsen

One such collaboration that caught our eye is the Wye River Buffet – the combined efforts of Bombora Furniture Co’s Luke Collins and contemporary artist Tanya Keenan. The funds from the sale of their piece will go to the Spirit Foundation – a charity that has been supporting the Wye River and Separation Creek communities that were devastated by bushfires recently.

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Wye River Buffet by Luke Collins and Tanya Keenan

“While it may sound a little clichéd, collaboration is paramount to the success of every business and individual – it’s so important to take the time out to reflect upon and approach potential collaborators to discuss ideas and opportunities. It’s also much more fun,” says Handkrafted founder Fred Kimel who, together with Bluethumb co-founder Edward Hartley, are super impressed with the works up for auction.

“I am staggered at the outcome of these auction pieces. Every day I look at incredible art, yet these pieces are beyond my greatest expectations. They have set the bar for future artists and crafters,” says Edward.

Handkrafted-2 Rainy Day in 3D by Lars Laug and Erin Nicholls

Final bids must be placed before Friday June 10. Place your bid here.