Pitroda Art Joins Forces with Mastercard to Launch Movement: Art for Social Change
Pitroda Art Joins Forces with Mastercard to Launch Movement: Art for Social Change Juried Exhibition & Charity Auction
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Artworks, dedicated to the theme of racial justice, are being projected onto iconic locations in five major U.S. cities and auctioned off to benefit the National Urban League
In 2020 Pitroda Art invited artists around the world to submit two-dimensional artworks tackling racial justice. The result was overwhelming: over 500 entries from 175 artists in 33 countries, and an array of powerful narratives and interpretations of Black history, racial identity and the current realities of the Black diaspora.
Movement: Art for Social Change, is an annual juried exhibition that celebrates artists as champions of positive social change. Selected by a renowned panel of jurors composed of Aaron Bryant, Adenrele Sonariwo, Dexter Wimberly, and Nancee Lyons, the 14 featured artworks respond to the theme of racial justice and equity.
The collection of selected artworks will be up for sale in an online auction hosted on Mastercard's platform, Priceless.com/Pitroda from May 20 to June 23. Twenty-five percent of the purchase price will be donated to the National Urban League.
The artworks are also being projected onto iconic structures in five U.S. cities, starting with Washington, D.C. (May 13), Atlanta (May 20), Los Angeles (May 27), Chicago (June 17), and New York City (June 28).
Mastercard has joined Pitroda Art as the global presenting sponsor of Movement: Art for Change as an extension of the brand's ongoing commitment to furthering racial equity and to advance opportunity for all. Mastercard is working to build a more inclusive economy for everyone, everywhere, by creating paths to financial security, helping small businesses to grow, assisting cities through an inclusive recovery and helping close the persistent racial wealth and opportunity gaps that exist across the U.S.
Support the National Urban League through your love for the arts. Download the art catalogue here or visit the online auction here.