UPDATED: An auction of Canadian contemporary art has raised more than $1 million in Toronto for a hospital that provides care to people living with and at risk of HIV.
Art With Heart, now in its 29th year, drew an estimated 500 people to the Art Gallery of Ontario. The fundraising effort, which is both a silent and live auction, benefits Casey House, which provides a mix of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services downtown.
During the event, participants looked at the art, then they went upstairs for the auction itself where there were two auctioneers dealing with bids. Stephen Ranger, one of the auctioneers and a member of the Casey House board of directors, said 'it's a thrill to be back at a live auction. To be back in person at the AGO, it's really amazing.'
Artist Bidemi Oloyede, whose work was featured in the auction, said he explores individual identity in his art and photographs "folks in our community as a way to solidify their identity in history." Photography provides immortality, he added, and his work means he is creating a "massive archive" of photographs of people. He said he participated in the auction in 2019.
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