The anonymous charity art sale for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is a highly anticipated event every year
Do you love the idea of having an exclusive piece of art, potentially created by a superstar?
That’s the bet you make with yourself when you decide to purchase something from Incognito, Ireland’s largest online art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation. And it’s the safest bet you’ll ever make because even if you don’t know the artist, you still end up with a piece of art that you love and have donated to an incredibly worthy cause. It’s a win-win.
With thousands of artworks from hundreds of artists and subjects ranging from cows, cats and birds to landscapes, lighthouses, fruit and chimneys, there’s bound to be something to suit every artistic taste!
Now in its eight-year, Incognito has original postcard-size artworks for sale by new and internationally acclaimed artists, illustrators and designers. Among the superstars to have taken part in the past are Bob Geldof, Bruce and Pattie Springsteen, Bono, The Edge and Ronnie Wood, while high-profile artists have included Robert Ballagh, Tracey Emin, Helen Steele, Ruthie Ashenhurst, Abigail O’Brien and Maser, to name but a few.
On Thursday, 4 April, the art will finally go on show and buyers will have three weeks to peruse and pick their favourite pieces before the sale goes live on Wednesday, 24 April.
Each original Incognito postcard-size artwork costs just €65 and features a variety of media including traditional pastels, watercolours, oils, ink, and charcoal, as well as the more unusual such as felt, glass, ceramic, wax, and wool, and so much more. However, the identity of the artist is only revealed after the piece has been received.
The online sale is about turning art into a currency for care. The funds raised through Incognito will translate into specialist in-home nursing care hours for over 400 children from birth to six years of age who have highly complex medical conditions and who live in communities across the country. Jack and Jill also provides end-of-life care for all children up to the age of six, irrespective of diagnosis.
Incognito curator, Lucinda Hall, says when it comes to this sale, people buy the art because they have simply fallen in love with it.
“What I love about Incognito is its equality of opportunity,” she said. “Every artist has the same chance of getting their picture featured. So, whether you’re a household name or starting out in art school, it is what you create, and not who you are, that’s important. I love the fact that people have a chance of buying the art because, at €65 a piece, it’s affordable. And, of course, I love the fact that it raises so much money for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.”
