Tonight, the Swedish Embassy in Tirana has organised a charity auction to raise funds for the STREHA shelter.
The event will take place both online and in-person, in full respect of COVID-19 protocols.
Some 30 artworks by Albanian and Swedish artists from Gallery70 will be up for grabs with a part of the proceeds going to STREHA. The shelter is the only one of its type in the country and provides shelter, training, health care and various other services to members of the LGBTI community.
The auction will take place over three sessions with three lots of artwork in each. Each session can have 10 in-person participants and 10 bidding online.
Ambassador Elsa Hastad said:
“The initiative is built with the aim to encourage, sponsor and promote the originality in arts, the work of individual artists but also encourage the spirit of solidarity, acceptance of diversity and tolerance.
It is a unique opportunity to show recognition to artists for their work bidding to own original artwork from outstanding artists, Albanian and international friends.”
Artists include Shpetim Kercova, Orion Shima, Marin Stommel, Jon Kraja, Jonas Ohlsson, Ardian Isufi, Johan Gustavsson, and Ergys Zhabjaku.
