Charity auction to the benefit of the Moleskine Foundation
PIASA is honoured to partner with the Moleskine Foundation to present this exceptional curated selection of works by African and Africa diaspora artists, generously provided to support the Foundation’s mission to leverage creativity as a powerful force for social change. The Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art auction includes 6 works selected with the advice of the internationally acclaimed curator Simon Njami.
The selection features five extraordinary artists, Theo Eshetu, Mwangi Hutter, Donna Kukama, Maurice Pefura and Andrew Tshabangu, who have generously contributed works for the auction. With the aim of nurturing the entire art ecosystem, 50% of the sales will go to the creators of the works and 50% will serve to support the Foundation’s mission. PIASA will be waiving its commission on the sales, as its contribution to the initiative. 100% of the funds received by the Moleskine Foundation will directly support young creative minds from underserved communities who are at the center of the Foundation’s unconventional educational programs.
PIASA is honoured by the opportunity to collaborate with the Foundation to support its mission. We invite you to learn more about the Foundation and the transformative work undertaken across Africa and other continents, to stimulate a new generation of creative thinkers and global changemakers.
About Moleskine Foundation
The Moleskine Foundation is a non-profit organization that pursues a mission of “Creativity for Social Change.” A central belief is that creativity is key to producing positive change in society and driving our collective future. Its focus is to inspire, empower and connect young people to transform themselves and their communities. To do so, the Foundation implements a set of unconventional educational programs that unlock the creative potential and develop change making attitude in youth. The Foundation enables collaborative processes to generate spaces where criticality and imagination can occur. It is done through the development of a global platform of cultural and creative partner organizations operating in the field of creativity for social transformation.
While sharing the core brand values around creativity and culture, the Moleskine Foundation operates in complete independence from the Moleskine Company. The brand’s financial contribution sustains the Foundation overhead costs, allowing 100% of the attracted resources to go straight to social impact. Partnerships are crucial to the Foundation’s ability to deliver programming.
