ARTISTS FOR UKRAINE, an “online only” benefit auction sponsored and organized in cooperation with Juliet Kothe, is Grisebach’s way of lending a helping hand to the victims and refugees uprooted by the war in Ukraine.
33 works of art donated by 33 contemporary artists will be sold online by Grisebach between April 1st and April 10th. All the proceeds will be donated to Be an Angel e.V., an NGO founded and run by artists that is based in Berlin. Since its establishment in 2015, Be an Angel has been providing rescue services, material support, and housing to refugees. Be an Angel currently is the only NGO helping those Ukrainian refugees who have reached Moldova to make their way to Germany. The Be an Angel team has been deployed on location since March 4th, 2022: Each day, two to five buses with up to 79 passengers depart from Moldova, whereby one bus costs between EUR 5,000 and EUR 8,000.
The artists, all those participating in the auction, and Grisebach wish to use the proceeds to the efforts pursued by Be an Angel on behalf of the victims and refugees from Ukraine. Grisebach will donate all of the revenue generated by the auction.
Andreas Tölke, founder of Be an Angel e.V.: “We also make sure not to forget about the people once they arrive here in Germany. We see to it that they obtain adequate lodging; wheelchairs are kept on hand for people with disabilities. We are there to look after people – all the people who are forced to flee – and we do so over the long haul.”
Juliet Kothe and Diandra Donecker, initiators of the project: “In view of the humanitarian crisis underway in Ukraine, we activated our artistic and cultural network because we wanted to help the organizations working to rescue and assist refugees. Our thanks go out to the artists for allowing us to convert their works, by the auction, into urgently needed funds.”
Preview of all works
1 to 10 April 2022
Grisebach, Fasanenstrasse 27, 10719 Berlin
Online auction
1 to 10 April 2022
on grisebach.com