How will funds raised from the art auction help in Costa Rica?
From June 22nd to July 6th, Enter Gallery is hosting an online art auction to raise vital funds for our rewilding project in Costa Rica.
The auction consists of a sensational selection of rare and limited edition artworks from leading contemporary artists including Sir Peter Blake, Dave White and Charlotte Rose. You can view the selection of works included in the auction here.
To encourage people to bid, we wanted to take a moment to explain how funds raised will be spent over in Costa Rica, and how these proceeds will help us to continue our efforts to restore biodiversity in this beautiful corner of the world.
Ostional High School
Rewilding isn’t just about planting trees, restoring ecosystems also involves supporting the local communities that reside within them. That is why we have decided to use the funds raised from the art auction to implement a number of initiatives at Ostional High School, which is located in the heart of the area that we are rewilding.
Funds raised will go towards building a new classroom, providing an environmental educational programme, establishing sustainable practices, and creating infrastructure for waste management and recycling.
At the heart of our project is the need for education, and one priority is to raise awareness of environmental conservation among the younger generation. We want to help foster a sense of responsibility and stewardship towards the local ecosystem, ensuring a more sustainable future for the community and the conservation project as a whole.
This work will mark the start of a long-term, extensive programme, that works in tandem with the first phase of the scheme, as funded by Enter Gallery.
For phase two, we’re prioritising the immediate impact on the local community, and have consulted directly with local wisdom keepers, educators, farmers, and the Costa Rican government to establish what they need to make sustainability possible for the long term.
To register your interest in the auction and place your bids to support this change, head to the auction’s page on Artsy.