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Home > Art > Art on a Postcard celebrates International Women’s Day

Art on a Postcard celebrates International Women’s Day

By Caroline King - February 20, 2020Posted in : Art, Exhibition

This March, Art on a Postcard will curate their first all-female auction of original postcard sized art to observe International Women’s Day.

Art on a Postcard, International Women's Day
Art on a Postcard’s International Women’s Day auction

A list of outstanding women in the arts has been carefully chosen from those whose work has transformed stereotypes and made a significant impact on society and culture.

The line-up includes luminaries such as Harmony Hammond, who has recently had her first European solo show at Bermondsey’s White Cube; the world renowned Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of feminist, female artists who have been devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world since 1985; and Caroline Coon whose artwork explores sexual themes from a feminist standpoint and who has exhibited at The Tate and The Saatchi Gallery.

The reserve price for the postcard sized works of art will start at £50, and the auction will take place on Paddle8.com from 27th February until 11th March 2020.

The auction will raise money to eliminate hepatitis C in women’s prisons. The Hepatitis C Trust has been working extensively in prisons across the UK as part of their campaign to eliminate hepatitis C by 2025. The Trust is addressing elimination across the female estate prior to the larger male estate. There is evidence to suggest that treating women has a greater impact on their local communities and subsequently society as a whole.

When: 27th February – 11th March 2020 for the auction and 2nd March 2020 for the artwork private view
Where: Online and at The AllBright, Mayfair, London for the artwork exhibition (RSVP)
£: Bids start at £50 per artwork

More info: www.facebook.com/ArtonaPostcard

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