Third Annual Art Auction for Old Growth | Featuring Bau-Xi Artists

Bau-Xi Gallery is thrilled to announce that the third annual online Art Auction for Old-Growth (AAOG) will be taking place September 19 to 24, 2024!

The AAOG is the creation of Bau-Xi artist and old growth conservation activist Kyle Schuermann, who has spearheaded its planning and organization since 2022. Having grown from its inception, this year's AAOG now showcases artworks donated by 22 artists from across Canada, including Bau-Xi artists Sheri (Paisley) Bakes, Mel Gausden, Anne Griffiths, Sheila Kernan and Kyle Scheurmann himself.

All proceeds from this online-only auction go to support Nature-Based Solutions Foundation (NBSF) and their joint conservation project, the Old Growth Solutions Initiative. These causes are directed at helping protect endangered old growth forests in British Columbia.

Led by some of BC’s most experienced conservationists, the Old Growth Solutions Initiative is leading the way to fill the key conservation funding gaps that are essential for creating new protected areas for endangered old-growth forests.

These incredible ecosystems host rich repositories of biodiversity and store more carbon per hectare than the Amazon rainforest. Over the years, extensive logging has annihilated much of what remains of these unprotected forests. We now have an opportunity to help ensure these forests are protected in perpetuity through supporting this uniquely positioned project.

The full 2024 collection is now live for preview and bidding registration - follow these links to view:
https://givergy.ca/artauctionforoldgrowth/
Instagram: @artauctionforoldgrowth
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Photo credit: TJ Watt, Nature Based Solutions Foundation