Covid-19: Artworks by eminent artists to be auctioned to raise relief funds

In view of the pandemic, a fundraiser sale of 51 works from DAG's collection will commence from May 8-May 16, 2021. This is the second fundraiser by the organisation to raise critical funds to benefit charity institutions working towards COVID-19 relief across communities in India. The week-long sale is valued at Rs 1 crore which is aimed to be donated 100 per cent to be shared equally between Sood Charity Foundation, Hemkunt Foundation and Khalsa Aid India in support of their on-ground relief efforts to provide succor to those impacted hardest by COVID-19; Cityscape (Reflection) by G. R. Santosh (Source: PR Handout)

“We believe in the healing power of art. Even more, we believe in the power of giving. Through this endeavour, we want to make a difference to the hugely important work undertaken by our charity partners. We urge you to support this Hope for Humanity Fundraiser Sale, thereby supporting the nation in its greatest hour of need. Every rupee donated will find its way to saving lives and livelihoods,” says Ashish Anand, CEO and MD at DAG; Cosmic Dancer by Anupam Sud (Source: PR Handout)

In 2020, DAG donated Rs 1.8 crore and supported different charities to benefit their COVID-19 relief initiatives. In December 2018, it conducted a charity auction in Mumbai to support the work done by The Taj Public Welfare Trust for which it raised Rs 2.54 crore. Earlier that year, it had supported the Kerala Chief Minister’s Relief Fund by donating works for a fundraiser at NGMA, New Delhi, to mitigate the ravages caused by flood in the state; Images of Goa VII by Laxman Pai (Source: PR Handout)

The master artworks on display range from those by artists like Jamini Roy to Laxman Pai; Still-Life by Chittaprosad (Source: PR Handout)

Sood Charity Foundation, an NGO founded by actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood, serves the masses across the country through its humanitarian endeavours. Relentlessly working towards making healthcare provisions for COVID-19 affected patients across the nation, the foundation has been running diverse initiatives that include free doctor consultations, free tests, and arranging and distributing oxygen cylinders to help save lives; Untitled (Face) by Sunil Das (Source: PR Handout)

Khalsa Aid India, a humanitarian organisation, is actively engaged in supporting COVID-19 patients with oxygen concentrators around the Delhi NCR region and has effectively distributed 350+ concentrators to needy patients at their doorstep in the national capital region so far. It is working towards procuring 5,000 concentrators to expand its outreach to other critically affected areas as well; Untitled by Amitava Das (Source: PR Handout)

Hemkunt Foundation, founded in 2010, has saved more than 4,000 lives during the second wave of the pandemic. It is now seeking funds to set up an O2 centre with 300 beds and 100 micro oxygen centres with five concentrators at each centre, and import 2,700 oxygen concentrators in continuation of its community welfare work in the face of the pandemic; Untitled by Jamini Roy (Source: PR Handout)

The price of the selected artworks has been significantly reduced for buyers who will have the additional satisfaction of seeing the proceeds from their purchase being diverted to help those impacted and support the relief initiatives in this critical hour, mentioned DAG; Untitled by K. G. Subramanyan (Source: PR Handout)

Untitled by K. S. Kulkarni. (Source: PR Handout)

Untitled by M. F. Husain (Source: PR Handout)