Welcome to Habitats & Heritage's SECRET ART AUCTION!

This auction is now finished but you can purchase all the remaining works in our Bonus Art Sale.

Thank you to all the generous Royal Academicians, Illustrators, Cartoonists, Photographers, TV personalities and many more talented, professional and amateur artists who generously contributed their works to raise funds for our conservation work across south & west London.

We are excited to reveal this year's brilliant collection features 244 original works from 147 artists! For full list of the artists, please visit our biography page.

2023 Secret Art Auction artists include:

Royal Academicians Sir Richard Long CBE, David Nash OBE, Peter Barber OBE, Anne Desmet, Olwyn Bowey, Richard Wilson and Katherine Jones; Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 artistsKarl Bielik, Anastasia Borodina, Jack Candy-Kemp, Laura Critchlow RMS, Annette Fernando, Jahan Gerrard, Ian McNicol, John O’Reilly, Malcolm Rains, Edit Toaso, Estelle Vera and Simon Wright, illustrator of The Gruffalo and Habitats & Heritage patron Axel Scheffler; renowned painters Janette Kerr PPRWA HRSA, Susie Hamilton, Anne Swankie; cartoonists Kipper Williams, Jonathan Pugh, Nick Bridson Baker; zoologist, BBC Earth, BBC Springwatch and Animal Park presenter Megan McCubbin; poet and crime novelist David Harsent; writer, photographer and explorer Levison Wood; comedian, actor and presenter Julian Clary and many more professional and amateur artists!

About the auction:

• All the artworks are A5 size (unless stated otherwise), unframed and signed on the back.
• Bids start from £30 (+ £3 for first class signed delivery for each piece of art). 
• Each bid must be at least £1 more than the previous bid.
• The auction runs until 10pm on Saturday 30th September.
• All contributing artists will be revealed against the picture of their art on Habitats & Heritage website after the event.
• Please note it is UK delivery only.
• NB the total funds raised was adjusted on 28th September to reflect erroneous bid calculations.

How to bid?

• Click on the red Sign In/Register button at the top right hand of the screen. 
• Scroll through the available auction lots. 
• Click on an item to view the image and the description. 
• Enter your bid amount and Bid Now. 
• You will receive an onscreen message to confirm your bid which will also display on the leaderboard. You will also receive a confirmation email of your bid, and an email notification when you are outbid. 
• If you are the highest bidder, you will receive an email notification once the auction ends.
• All bids are final, there are no exchanges, and all items are sold ‘as is’.
• To check the status of your bids, go to Account Settings, My Bids.
  

Where do the proceeds go?

Habitats & Heritage is a Twickenham based charity that acts for the natural and historic environment in south and west London. 

Join our Secret Art Auction, grab yourself a masterpiece and most importantly, help us raise crucial funds that allow us to continue our work. Your purchase might just create new habitats and join up the green corridor to better support our vital biodiversity. Or, give a young person the opportunity to meaningfully interact with nature. Or maybe it will protect your favourite local heritage asset. 

Each bid can make a huge difference so thank you so much for taking part!

Web: https://habitatsandheritage.org.uk/

For any questions about the Secret Art Auction please email sas@habitatsandheritage.org.uk. 

Good luck and thank you for your support,

The entire Habitats & Heritage team.