From February 7-11, 2020, Christie’s New York hosted an innovative exhibition, Educate: A Charity Exhibition, Benefiting the Luminos Fund, that raised over $80,000 for children’s education.
Luminos works to ensure children everywhere get a chance to experience joyful learning, especially those denied an education by poverty, conflict, and discrimination. The Luminos Fund believes rich “five senses” learning is possible even in the poorest corners of the globe.
The lively Educate Opening Reception on Friday, February 7 spanned multiple galleries at Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza location, featuring an exhibition of 38 up-and-coming artists, silent auction, a SPIN ping-pong tournament, and live performances. Student artworks by Syrian refugee children in the Luminos Fund’s Lebanon programme were also exhibited and auctioned. Artnet News highlighted the event as “not to miss.”
“All 38 artists in the exhibition generously donated a work to the silent auction, the full proceeds of which were donated to the Luminos Fund,” said Celine Cunha of Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art and co-Chairman of Employee Initiatives, who spearheaded the exhibition. “I am humbled to report that over $80,000 USD was raised for Luminos through the silent auction and ticket donations.”
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