Sharjah charity auction to aid Syrian refugee kids in Jordan

sharjah — As many as 40 artworks will be auctioned to contribute to the living of Syrian refugee children. The fifth edition of the Sharjah Children Biennial (SCB) is extending its charity auction of young artists’ paintings to support the refugee children until after the Eid Al Fitr festivities.

The 40 works of art at the Paper Fig restaurant in Sharjah will contribute to the refugee cause at the Zaatari Camp in Jordan through The Big Heart Foundation.

Twelve of the original pieces were sold in the first two days of the auction, reflecting the children’s talent and imagination. Young visitors will be able to enjoy a fun painting workshop. The auction comes in line with the SCB’s efforts to instil humanitarian values and reinforce the importance of giving in children and the responsibility of participants to give back to their peers around the world.

The SCB participated in Abu Dhabi Art in November 2017, offering 64 of its artworks to support refugee children through The Big Heart Foundation. The biennial also recently exhibited 65 works of art in The Workshop Dubai, and donated all proceeds to The Big Heart Foundation and the Dar Al Ber Society in Dubai.

Themed ‘A World as Big as Your Imagination’, the fifth edition of SCB received 785 artworks from children around the world, including refugee children at Al Zaatari camp, and the Dar Zayed Orphanage in the Republic of Maldives, who submitted 376 artworks in three categories — environment, architecture design and fantasy and reality.

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Artworks from kids were submitted to the fifth edition of SCB