Art auction in support of WWF-SA

The event is being hosted by the Everard Read Gallery's CIRCA on Jellicoe and forms part of the gallery's centenary celebrations. Nicholas Oppenheimer will be the patron for the evening and Stephan Welz will conduct the auction.

Says Dr Andrew Baxter, head of WWF-SA's business development unit: "The auction is a significant demonstration that the link between environmental and human well-being is of critical importance. Given the depth and diversity of artworks to be auctioned, it is anticipated that a significant sum of money will be raised in support of the important work undertaken by WWF-SA.

Behaviour must change

"Fundamental shifts in human behaviour are required in order to achieve an ecological balance in which humans can live in harmony with nature. WWF-SA is concerned with issues that include the protection of natural ecosystems - particularly those that provide critical natural resources such as fresh water," Dr Baxter continues.

"Other focus areas include sustainable fisheries (SASSI), sustainable agriculture, including the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI), emphasis on driving a low-carbon economy, land stewardship in areas of biodiversity, and establishing new populations of black rhino under the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP)."

Works by such luminaries as William Kentridge, Beezy Bailey, Dylan Lewis, Kerri Evans, John Meyer, Vusi Khumalo, Angus Taylor, Deborah Bell, Gary Stephens, Guy du Toit, Harold Voigt, Leigh Voight, Walter Voight, Lionel Smit, Neil Rodger, Nicola Taylor, Norman Catherine, Philemon Hlungwane, Karel Nel, Rina Stutzer, Sam Nhlengethwa, and Velaphi Mzimba form the collection.