Islamabad: An Islamabad-based art gallery ‘Gallery6’ has started auctioning art pieces online to generate charity funds to facilitate the underprivileged families and struggling artists amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to news sources.
As per reports, the online auction is happening since April 5 and a piece is being auctioned every day – starting at a base price of one-fifth of actual cost. Up til now, the auction has generated PKR 110,000 which is enough for the provision of ration to 25 struggling families.
The
curator of the gallery and trustee of Horizon International Trust Dr Faisal revealed
that his team has identified over a thousand families in need of urgent support
and added that the trust has raised enough money in the last week to provide
two weeks of ration provision or PKR 3,000 for 500 of such families.
Hazafa reveres the art of writing and has been turned into a property enthusiast by profession. Her daily survival kit includes; tea, coffee, keyboard and paperbacks.
