Sasha Gordon, Jerry Saltz and KAWS Among 73 Artists Joining The Sketch Project
A new benefit auction by Free Arts NYC with all works starting at just $1,000 USD.
Summary
- Free Arts NYC presents The Sketch Project, a benefit auction, featuring work by 73 leading names
- Spanning painting, illustration and works on paper, bids for each lot starts at $1,000 USD, closing on March 12
Free Arts NYC recently launched The Sketch Project, a special, benefit auction to empower New York’s next artistic generation through fostering mentorships, professional pathways and youth education programs.
Up for grabs are relics by 73 artists, writers and creatives shaping the city’s cultural landscape, including original sketches, notes, works in progress and works on paper. With bids starting at just $1,000 USD, The Sketch Project also offers budding collectors the opportunity to cop pieces by some of contemporary art’s most sought-after names.
Among the lots are a brooding watercolor by Sasha Gordon, FUTURA‘s marker on paper and busy note pages by art critic Jerry Saltz. Meanwhile, Nate Lowman serves up an untitled oil and writer Eileen Myles, an intimate apartment photograph. KAWS, Marilyn Minter, Erin M. Riley, LeRoy Neiman, Amanda Ba, Derek Fordjour, Leyla Fischer, Eric Haze and Oscar Yi Hou are also taking part.
The sale coincides with the organization’s 26th annual gala, which will be staged at downtown hub WSA. Artists Sasha Gordon and Katherine Bradford, who also contributed a meditative beach scene to the auction, will be celebrated as this year’s honorees, alongside Jody Quon, the creative director of New York Magazine.
Check out The Sketch Project’s official page to see the works for yourself. Bidding closes on March 12 at 2PM EST. Read on for the full list of artists.
Featured artists
Lindsey Adelman
Michael Assiff
Amanda Ba
Cristina BanBan
Angelo Baque
Gina Beavers
Alexis Bittar
Katherine Bradford
Beth Campbell
Brianna Capozzi
Grace Carney
Roz Chast
Ethan Cook
Will Cotton
Ann Craven
Julie Curtiss
Jane Dickson
Andie Dinkin
Carroll Dunham
Rama Duwaji
Inka Essenhigh
Leyla Fischer
Derek Fordjour
Elias Weiss Friedman
Futura
Roxane Gay
Elizabeth Glaessner
Pam Glick
Sasha Gordon
Hugh Hayden
Eric Haze
Daniel Heidkamp
Oscar Yi Hou
Devin B. Johnson
Tamo Jugeli
Wyatt Kahn
Susumu Kamijo
KAWS
Na Kim
Olivia Van Kuiken
Friedrich Kunath
Sadie Laska
Margaret Lee
Jacob Littlejohn
Nate Lowman
Emily Manning
Shantell Martin
Eddie Martinez
Jo Messer
Duane Michals
Debbie Millman
Marilyn Minter
Eileen Myles
LeRoy Neiman
Rebecca Ness
Danielle Orchard
Tony Oursler
Caleb Hahne Quintana
Erin M. Riley
Kenny Rivero
Isabel Rower
Adrianne Rubenstein
Hannah La Follette Ryan
Emma Safir
Jerry Saltz
Adrian Schachter
Constanza Schaffner
Fin Simonetti
Tschabalala Self
Marcus Leslie Singleton
Pedro Troncoso
Andre Walker
Lawrence Weiner Estate
Ben Werther
Dong-Ping Wong
