Los Angeles' Night Gallery has launched what it calls an 'emergency' online auction, with 100 percent of proceeds going to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles plus four other causes
Meanwhile, comic book writer Gail Simone raises $270K+ on Twitter for social justice causes.
As outrage over the killing of George Floyd continues to inspire protest actions around the country, Los Angeles' Night Gallery has launched what it calls an "emergency" online auction, with 100 percent of proceeds going to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles plus four other causes, including the Los Angeles Action Bail Fund. The sale, which runs through June 22, includes work by Kandis Williams, Marisa Takal, Grant Levy-Lucero and Awol Erizku .
Also raising funds is DTLA's Hauser & Wirth, which debuts a virtual show of still lifes by photographer Annie Leibovitz on June 20, accompanied by the sale of a limited-edition print with 100 percent of proceeds going to BLM, the Equal Justice Initiative and COVID-19 Solidarity Respond Fund for the World Health Organization.
On June 1, comic book and television writer Gail Simone started an auction on Twitter of comic book art and memorabilia that in two weeks raised more than $280,000 for Black Lives Matter and other social justice organizations.
Meanwhile, UTA Artist Space has launched its first virtual exhibit, in association with Baltimore's Black-owned Galerie Myrtis. Theshow features paintings by 12 emerging Black artists, with a portion of proceeds going to Artist Relief, which is supporting artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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