The Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce a special 9-day silent auction event at our Miami Wynwood gallery, organized in collaboration with the Paris Saint-Germain soccer club's preseason tour in Miami! The auction will kick-off with a cocktail reception, Thursday July 20th @6-10pm, with a number of the PSG club players in attendance.
The silent auction will run from July 20 - 29, and will benefit the Paris Saint-Germain Fonds de dotation, the club's charity organization dedicated to a variety of causes, such as programs that support under-privileged youth and children in need, providing education and betterment through sports.The gallery cocktail event will coincide with the Paris Saint-Germain Residence pop-up store launch party, a high-end venue that will sell exclusive PSG merchandise. The pop-up store is located only a few blocks from the Fabien Castanier Gallery, at 20 NE 27th Street, Miami, FL 33137. The launch will take place July 20th at 8pm.
For the silent auction, the gallery has organized the creation of new and unique artworks from a variety of international contemporary artists, and a significant portion of the proceeds from the silent auction will go directly to the club's charities. The artists will present paintings that incorporate the spirit of the event, with motifs on soccer and the city of Miami. In addition, the club has donated jerseys and soccer balls that a selection of artists will use as their canvases, creating one of a kind works of art.
For years the Fabien Castanier Gallery has supported the idea of art as a way to bring communities and nations together by cultivating an international artist program, and with the silent auction the gallery can continue to support this cross cultural exchange.