Syri-Arts: Works of Art

For Syrian Refugee children from October 30th to November 8th, 2013, Beirut Exhibition Center. Online bidding at paddle8.com...

Auction of Modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and beyond

SYRI-ARTS: 101 WORKS OF ART
FOR SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN LEBANON

On line bidding at www.paddle8.com

Syri-Arts, organized by the NGO Kayany, a Lebanese non-profit organization, which is inviting artists to donate a work of art which will be exhibited and auctioned to raise funds for the Syrian children who are the first victims of the unbearable tragedy of the war in Syria.

The response has been great, from the Middle East and beyond. Artists and galleries have responded with great enthusiasm to Syri-Arts' invitation with an exquisite array of works.

The totality of the funds raised will go to benefit Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, securing much needed food, clothing, medication and schooling through reliable NGOs working on the ground.

The exhibition is curated by Dr. Kathy Battista, Director of Contemporary Art, Sotheby's Institute of Art New York, and runs from October 30th to November 8th 2013, at the Beirut Exhibition Center (BEC). On-line bidding with PADDLE8.com will be available starting October 20th, and will last through the entire duration of the exhibition, with a live auction held at the BEC on November 8th starting
6.00 p.m. (Lebanon time +2GMT).

Syri-Arts is organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs, UNICEF, Save the Children International, Action Against Hunger, SyriArt Paris, Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA), and the BEC.

Organizing Committee:

Nora Joumblatt
May Mamarbachi
Aida Shawwaf
Nada Al Assaad
May Makarem
Safa Saidi
Amelie Beyhum
Wassim Rasamny
Me. Louay Ghandour

Important notice:

All Artwork appearing on this website and/or being part of the public auction in favor of charity to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, is donated by the respective artist/gallery/owner to the non-profit association KAYANY (registration number 1806), organizing Syri-Arts (the Organizers). The organizers are hereby fully relieved of any liability of whatsoever nature by the current owners of the said artwork, to the exception of its commitment to put the said artwork in public auction, under terms and conditions it can freely choose; except that, if the work is unsold, the concerned artwork will be returned & the donation cancelled.

SYRI-ARTS: 101 works of Art for Syrian Refugee children
Viewing from October 30th to November 8th, 2013 at the Beirut Exhibition Center - Lebanon
Curator Dr. Kathy Battista, Director of Contemporary Art at the Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York.
Live auction on November 8th at 6pm.
On line bidding at www.paddle8.com starting October 20th.

The world turns a blind eye to the hard facts of the Syrian war tragedy
• Over 2,000,000 refugees of which over 1,000,000 are children.
• 1,000,000 are in Lebanon of which 77% are women and children, and 85% of the children are out of school; making it the largest burden carried by any host country.