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NEWS RELEASE

November 5, 2007

 

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CHARITY AUCTION ON E-BAY TO FUND ART FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

CHILDREN PAY TRIBUTE TO GLOBAL LEADERS THROUGH ART

ART GENERATES SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION IN NEW GENERATION

 

The International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), in partnership with eBay and Mission Fish, launched a charity auction of 15 murals to fund art programs for children across the globe. The auction will end on November 11, 2007. www.ebay.com/childart

 

The world's best child artists, selected through the global Arts Olympiad, created the artworks to pay tribute to their global leaders during the 2007 World Children's Festival held in June on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The largest celebration of children's creativity and imagination, the festival showcased international cooperation among children communicating through the language of art.

 

The children saluted leaders in all fields with their collaborative works:

 

  • Political Leaders: President George Bush and first lady Laura Bush, former President Bill Clinton and N.Y. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Neslon Mandela of South Africa, and Sheikha Mozah of Qatar
  • Business Leaders: Bill and Melinda Gates, Herbert Hainer, Jeff Immelt, Steve Jobs, Thomas Kristiansen, Pierre Omidyar, Larry Page, Prince Al-Walid bin Talal, and Jerry Yang
  • Entertainment Leaders: David and Victoria Beckham, and Robert Iger of Disney

 

Each mural is painted in acrylic on a 3x4-foot primed stretch canvas. A personalized 12x16-inch plaque accompanies each mural, with information on the young artists, their photos and greetings for the leader. The ICAF will ship the murals and plaques to the auction winners on November 15, 2007 and requests the winners to present the mural to the respective leader.

 

"We are delighted that some of the most creative children in the world chose to honor their global leaders in this imaginative fashion," said the ICAF founder Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq. "Their art represents their aspirations for the future. We are pleased to offer the public a rare opportunity to present their leaders with most meaningful gifts this holiday season. Money raised through the auction will fund our Arts Olympiad and programs like Healing Arts and Peace Through Art."

 

Since 1997 the ICAF has served domestically and internationally as the leading arts and creativity organization for children. The ICAF integrates art with science, sport and technology for the development of children's creativity and empathy: preconditions for a just, prosperous and nonviolent world. For further information on the murals, visit www.icaf.org/gallery

Auction Cause, a premier online auction management agency, is managing the event on eBay: www.auctioncause.com