Governor General art winners and renowned Canadian artists auctioned in fundraiser for Toronto s Artbarn School The school s first online art fundraiser, hosted by MaxSold
April 12, 2021 14:30 ET | Source: MaxSold MaxSold Kingston, Ontario, CANADA
TORONTO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Artbarn School in Toronto has sourced more than 160 works of art donated from professional and aspiring artists for a fundraising auction opening today.
Notable artworks up for auction include ten photographs by Montréal-based Bill Vazan, who won the 2016 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, and several works by Istvan Kantor, who won the same prize in 2004. Donated works by significant Canadian artists Menno Krant, Rebecca Baird, Agata Ostrowska, Joseph Drapell and Steven Livick as well as widely collected American artists Ben Schonzeit and Alan Sonfist are also being auctioned to raise funds for the school.