Join us for a night of celebrating culture, compassion, and community. Registration is free and the proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness and Museum London. There will be 65 works for art available for online auction (with in-person viewing at Museum London), and This year, we're hosting a hybrid event consisting of:
- Bidding for the online art auction starts Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 pm and finishes Saturday, April 23 at 7:00 pm.
- Guest Artist – Ed Pien is a Canadian artist based in Toronto with a socially engaged practice. He has been making art for over 30 years. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of eleven.
- Multiples – an open-edition Art T-shirt by our Guest Artist available for immediate sale (no bidding) at an affordable price.
- UPwithARTists – 65 original works donated by a stellar list of local, renowned, emerging, and Unity Project participant artists, representing a wide range of artistic mediums and price points.
- Collectors Collection – contemporary and historical works donated by notable London collectors.
- Winescape – twelve works on paper by twelve mystery artists conceal twelve mystery bottles of wine, including one very special bottle. Bid on the art you love and the wine and artists are revealed at auction’s close!
- Multimedia Programming – outdoor night projections by Guest Artist Ed Pien on April 22 and April 23.
- Money Now – a philanthropic frenzy supporting Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness.
- Raffle Prize – online raffle for chance to win a valuable work of art, a Henry Moore etching valued at $2,800.
- Door Prize – a Paddy Gunn O’Brien oil painting valued at $1,500.