Online Auction Open! Let the Bidding Begin!

The SPRING FORWARD Auction is now open! The auction will run from March 6, 2014 to March 30, 2014, with proceeds going to ART4GOOD Foundation, Inc. in order to support our mission. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to ART2Wear, Jewelry, Couture and Exotic Accessories and TRULY COLLECITBLE FINE ART!. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ART4GOOD?

Art 4 Good Foundation, Inc., is located in Downtown Palm Springs in the historic district; within the former Clark Gable Estate. Open to the public on weekends, art “speaks”.  Art speaks in 43 languages. 

Tourists and locals alike can view hundreds of works of art by Renowned and Collectible Artists from all over the world.

Admission is free, and our museum space, consisting of three galleries, is also made available, at no cost, for viable local charities who wish to host fundraising events.

"Art Speaks": “Inspiring change, with every brush stroke”, it is the mission of the Art4Good Foundation to enlighten the public to the real value of art and creativity.  Art is subjective, yet it requires no translator.  Art speaks in every language, and can be utilized as a strategic "tool" to engage interest and commonality via education, availability, and exchange of ideas worldwide.  Art provides good will, emanating from the United States, throughout the entire world; not unlike the popularity of our best exports of music, films and automobiles, we intend, in the near future, to focus and enhance our mission to "export culture", sharing the works of international artists, beyond our borders.

“Art heals.”:  Founding Chairperson, Wendie Busig-Kohn suffers from Systemic Lupus, a crippling disease that was diagnosed in 1992, when doctors told her to “get her affairs in order”.  After several strokes and seizures, she chose to eliminate most, if not all of her prescriptions and discovered that when creating, the left brain shifting to the right, her pain would disappear, if only for a little while, when painting.  As a result, she became an advocate for “Art and Healing” and published a book of the same title.

ARTISTS GIVE BACK:  "Helping Burgeoning Artists Help themselves and others":The concept of Philanthropic Marketing was the premise of Ms. Busig-Kohn’s participation and presentation back in 1995, when invited to The State Of The World Forum, by then President Mikhail Gorbachev.  Advocating that all primary brands “identify” with charities was, in fact,  her idea.

Since that time, thousands of celebrities have also added their support to this concept, and thousands of fundraising projects were enhanced by their participation. 

In contrast, and substantiated by the NEA, statistics prove that the majority of visual artists in America today, live well below the poverty line.  However, our statistics prove that when artists establish their own “philanthropic brand”, it enhances their sales and underscores success in their field.

GLOBAL, 24/7 SUPPORT AND PROMOTION FOR THE ARTS!

ART4GOOD Foundation, Inc. provides a multitude of social media outlets for burgeoning artists to showcase their works, at NO cost. ART4GOOD also sponsors “The Artist In You” blog, where artists can engage others in the inspiration behind  their works, and enjoy reading additional creative posts, including, but not limited to poetry and music. 

To date, we have also published seven ART and ART/Poetry books, to enhance the stature of burgeoning artists as "published artists". Costs for publication have been paid entirely by ART4GOOD Foundation, Inc., and proceeds from sales are donated to support ARTS in SCHOOLS programs.  Previously, we sponsored several underpriviledged children to attend Summer Art Conservatory classes in Palm Springs.

ART4GOOD has also created videos to showcase new artists' works, showcased on The Artist In You TV Channel on You Tube.

Art4Good created The Artist In You TV channel on You Tube, which offers thousands of videos for the public to find including educational, creative, and inspirational videos along with full length movies and music videos too.

Fundraising For Others:  To date, our primary source of fundraising has been focused on supporting other charitable organizations, via on-line auctions.  We have donated funds to the following charities:

Conservation Lands Foundation

Cri-Help

Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation

Thorn/DNA Foundation

DreamCatchers Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary

Habitat for Humanity

Feeding America

Doctors without Borders

Oxfam

Stand up 2 Cancer

Animal Humane Society

Amnesty International

Autism Speaks

St Jude Children's Research Hospital 

Nothing but Nets

United Nations Foundation

International Rescue Committee

Make a Wish Foundation

Elton John AIDS Foundation

ONE Campaign

Native American Heritage Association

The Prince's Trust

Clinton Foundation

UNICEF

UNHCR

MusiCares

Andre Agassi Foundation

M J Fox Parkinson's Foundation

Lupus LA

Give Back Hollywood 

Barbra Streisand CrowdRise Team for Women's Heart Center

The Trevor Project 

American Red Cross 

Project Arrowhead 

Feed A Child 2012 

Enough Project 

Team Tre: Sickle Cell Disease 

Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, 

Wounded Warriors, 

Reader to Reader, 

Native American Heritage Association, 

American Cancer Society, 

Cure Epilepsy Campaign, 

Operation Respect, 

BDPA NY Scholarship, 

Imagine Scholar Inc, 

Will Ferrell's Cancer For College Campaign, 

Edward Norton's Maasai Wilderness Campaign

Jason Bateman's City Year Campaign

The Daniel Pearl Foundation

Christopher's Clubhouse Foundation

Angel View Crippled Children's Foundation

 All donations are posted publicly on CrowdRise.com

Future Goals/Focus:

Continuation of support for other charitable organizations will include FEATURED "Artists/Art works" that give back showcased on our weekly on-line auctions, by burgeoning artists who are participating. Each year, we intend to add new artists and works to this specific collection. 

NEAR FUTURE GOALS include:

1.  Expansion of physical gallery and work shop space at ART4GOOD Foundation, Inc./Palm Springs:  It is our intention to create additional showcase space for the works we have in archives. 

2. The ART OF EXPRESSION:  *ART HEALS: In addition, we intend to create "workshop" space for public participation.  Creative workshops will be made available to the public at no cost.  Our primary focus will be to create an environment conducive to our overall mission that can include participation by a) Underpriveleged Children b) Kids at risk c) People who are suffering from various illnesses including, but not limited to Cancer, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, etc.

In summary, it is the mission of the ART4GOOD Foundation, Inc. to communicate, inspire, and support the ever changing world of art, via education by visualization and participation.

Thank YOU for supporting ART4GOOD!