Art Auction Exceeds Target to Raise over R4 million!
On Saturday 03 September 2011, the Children’s Hospital Trust held its 2011 Art Benefit in aid of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, hosted by BoE Private Clients. This event took place at Leeuwenhof, official residence of the Premier of the Western Cape and raised over R4.2 million from an auction of artworks from acclaimed South African artists – a total of R18million raised by this event since its inception in 2003.
The funds raised were the last funding needed for the upgrade of the new Burns Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. The artwork was donated by artists, galleries and private collectors. The 2011 Art Benefit is the sixth auction organised by Amanda Bloch, Patron of the Children’s Hospital Trust, in collaboration with Linda Givon, founder of the Goodman Gallery and curator of the body of work that was auctioned. Together with the Goodman Gallery and Stevenson Gallery, Amanda and Linda have created a partnership that has benefited thousands of sick children treated at the Hospital annually.
Art connoisseurs bid on phenomenal artworks from celebrated artists including William Kentridge, Wim Botha, Hasan and Husain Essop, Deborah Bell, Willie Bester, Steven Cohen, Kendell Geers, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Moshekwa Langa, Berni Searle, Penny Siopis, Mikhael Subotzky and Sue Williamson, amongst many others.
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