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ART FOR THE ARCH CHARITY AUCTION A host of art and experiences on auction to raise money for the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation www.straussart.co.za
Esther Mahlangu, Ndebele Abstract, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 x 5cm
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new, limited-edition print by renowned artist William Kentridge and a fully sponsored stay at a fivestar private villa near Hermanus in the Western Cape are among the variety of works of art and experiences that will go under the hammer on 22 September 2021 to raise funds for the Tutu Legacy Fund, the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has announced.
The hybrid (in-person and online) event will comprise two sessions, the first at 3pm, with the main event taking place at 6pm. “We’re thrilled to be hosting this premier event with our partners Strauss & Co and the French Embassy in South Africa. Their generosity is greatly appreciated,” says the Foundation’s CEO, Piyushi Kotecha.
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The Tutu Legacy Fund was established to ensure that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s legacy is perpetuated and that the Foundation is able to foster a new, youth-led drive for positive change in Africa and the rest of the world. The auction is part of the Foundation’s 90@90 campaign, which aims to raise R90-million for the Tutu Legacy Fund – from 7 October 2020 to 7 October 2022. Funds raised from the Art for the Arch auction will go towards an exciting new long-term exhibition celebrating the work of Archbishop Tutu, titled Truth to Power, which will open in October 2021. “Archbishop Tutu’s legacy has not yet been fully told, yet his courageous leadership helped guide our country through and beyond apartheid, and set an example to the world,” says Kotecha.
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