Sunflowers for Peace

New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
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23
April 2022
04:00 PM CDT
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30
April 2022
05:00 PM CDT

About Our Auction

The Sunflowers for Peace Project was developed directly from the support and solidarity of our students in the Advanced Still Life class. Under the direction of Garth Swanson, these students have created beautiful paintings supporting Ukraine through the representation of their national flower.

We hope that you can donate and bid on a piece. All proceeds from the Auction will be going to Americares. A non-profit that is specializing in supporting people in Ukraine through the procurement of medical supplies.

Our goal is not to raise a specific number, but to highlight the power of art to heal and unite. Please consider joining the Advanced Still Life students and the Academy in our goal to help the people of Ukraine.

Americares has emergency response teams in Poland and Romania to support health services for families affected by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The teams have expertise in coordinating large-scale shipments of medicine and relief supplies and mobilizing emergency medical teams in crisis situations. To learn more, please visit https://www.americares.org/emergency-program/conflict-in-ukraine/

You may visit the Academy during regular hours to see the paintings in person: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm.


About New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts

The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is dedicated to the preservation of Fine Art’s past and the development of its future through an engaging education in a welcoming environment.

The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts opened its doors at 5256 Magazine Street in 1980. Since its inception, the school has promoted the importance of classical tradition in the visual arts. The school’s original focus in Painting, Drawing and Sculpture remains the foundation of our school. Over the course of more than 40 years, NOAFA has expanded and now offers classes in film, photography, ceramics, youth programming, abstraction, and mixed media. The school also operates two gallery spaces on campus which host essential community building events featuring internationally recognized artists.

Our faculty are passionate about teaching and approach each student at their own level. The faculty share a foundational belief that through learning to see carefully, and crafting skill sets in the foundations of the fine arts, we better ourselves as human beings. This core philosophy endures through the growth of the school. The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is proud of its current faculty, students and alumni who fill our studios with moments of joy and artistic thought.

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