Artists for Haiti Benefit
Thursday Olivia Wilde hosted Artists For Haiti, which was an art auction at Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica, CA to benefit her charity Artists for Peace and Justice.
A silent auction featured artwork by Ed Moses, Ed Ruscha, Corinne Chaix, Raymond Pettibon, Huguette Caland, Larry Bell, Chuck Arnoldi and Robert Graham. While photographs of Haiti by Tao Ruspoli and short films from the Jacmel Film School were also features to those in attendance. 100% of all donations will be given directly to Father Rick Frechette of St. Damien’s Hospital and the ground-level doctors and rescue workers.
Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), founded in 2009 by director Paul Haggis, is a fundraising effort that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. Maria Bello, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Natasha Koifman, Diane Lane, Michael Stahl-David, Oliver Stone, Madeline Stowe, Charlize Theron, Peter Tunney and Olivia Wilde serve on the advisory board.
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