An art auction in Argentina

More than 70 works of art are being auctioned to combat child malnutrition in Argentina.

The funds raised during the collaborative auction will go to the organization "Pata Pila" for the construction of two Primary Care Centers located in the outlying neighborhoods of San Rafael, Mendoza.
From September 4 to 13, the province of Mendoza will host the First Edition of "Art in the Provinces." During those days, the community will be able to enjoy a free art exhibition featuring works by 65 artists that will be auctioned to raise funds for the organization "Pata Pila." The 77 lots of works include masters such as León Ferrari, Ana Kozel, and Luis Felipe Noé, along with emerging and established artists from across the country, with a strong local representation from the Cuyo region.

This collaborative auction organized by "Art in the Provinces" will take place on September 13, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., with two options: in person at the iconic Bodega Centenario—currently Autiqcars—(Pedro Vargas 2311, Guaymallén, Mendoza); and via streaming from anywhere in the world, by accessing the following platform: subastas.depcsuite.com.

Please note that only those registered HERE will be able to bid.

An art auction with a dual purpose: cultural and social.
Cultural purpose: "Art in the Provinces" was created with the intention of bringing the meeting point of national art—historically centered in the major capitals—to new regions of the country.

“This cultural and social project emerges from a deep conviction: there is an immense wealth of talent in the country's provinces—talent that constitutes the heart of national art—and major artistic gatherings shouldn't be reserved solely for the world's capitals,” says Rosa Lesca, co-founder of “Arte en las Provincias” (poet, with expertise in the work of León Ferrari, visual artist, and cultural manager).

“We create these meeting spaces between masters of Latin American art, established artists, and emerging talents from all the country's provinces. In each edition, a large part of the selected artists come from the region that hosts us: in this case, the province of Mendoza,” adds Olivia Ramazza Arentsen, co-founder of “Arte en las Provincias” (lawyer and communicator, with experience in artistic and community initiatives in Mexico).

Social Purpose: “Arte en las Provincias” aims to transform access to art into a driver of community impact.

Through a new model called collaborative auctions, the project allocates the proceeds to specific social initiatives in each province hosting the auction, working alongside organizations with a real territorial impact.

“Collaborating, participating, and receiving are the cornerstones of this new model, which transcends individual benefit to become a collective engine of cultural and social transformation, where each party contributes and receives at the same time,” says Rosa Lesca.

“In this social purpose, we seek to promote concrete actions that improve the local reality of each province, city, and town, working alongside social organizations with a territorial impact. In this first edition in Mendoza, part of the auction proceeds will be donated to the Pata Pila organization to build two primary care centers in disadvantaged neighborhoods in the province. The total proceeds are divided between this social purpose, the cultural purpose, and the amount received by the artists from the sale of their works,” explains Olivia Ramazza Arentsen.
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