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Ro2 Art Auction for the North Texas Food Bank Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dallas, May  2020 - Over the weekend, Ro2 Art proudly raised over $10,000 for the North Texas Food Bank through our online art auction. With the help of our amazing group of artists and gracious patrons, we were able to provide 30,606 meals for the local community. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have devastating financial impacts for North Texans, it is amazing to see how the community has come together to meet the need for food assistance,” said Anna Kurian, Senior Director for Marketing and Communications for the North Texas Food Bank. “We have been humbled by the outpouring of support during this critical time, and we are especially thankful for local artists who are lending their talents to this cause. We want to give a special thank you to Ro2 Art for their recent art auction donation. Their support will help us provide more than 30,000  meals.”

We would also like to take a moment to thank our amazing artists for their support and enthusiasm. Without their generosity, this fundraiser would not have been a success. In the words of Ro2 Artist Erica Stephens, "I think it is in the nature of many artists and creatives to want to help others, perhaps because so many of us rely on a support network when it comes to the success of our own works." From the moment we brought the idea to the table, our artists jumped at the opportunity to help in any way. 

Held on Friday, May 10, the Online Art Auction featured almost 100 works by 60 artists. The artists included: Michael Benson, Kristal Borjas, Gillian Bradshaw-Smith, Joey Brock, C. Mark Burt, Carmen Cano, Alyssa Chi, Charles Clary, Ray-Mel Cornelius, Ken Craft, Chance Dunlap, Nancy Ferro, Cheryl Finfrock, Rowen Foster, Danielle Georgiou, Joshua Goode, Courtney Nicole Googe, Terry Hays, Barbara Horlander, Loc Huynh, Carol Ivey, Julia Jaloweic, Brian K Jones, Bumin Kim, Iva Kinnaird, Yuni Lee, Bonny Leibowitz, Heather Levy, Emily Loving, Xiao Lu Liu, J.D. Moore, Robin Myrick, Jeanne Neal, Adam Neese, The Nomadic Fungi Institute, Peggy Lee Oster, Adam Palmer, Julon Pinkston, Nathan Porterfield, Allison Proulx, Robin Ragin, Christopher Rahmeh, Alexander Revier, Jason Reynaga, Kathy Robinson-Hays, Mark Ross, Brian Scott, Dan Scott, Dee Shapiro, Evan Sheldon, Jessica Sinks, Erica Stephens, Carroll Swenson-Roberts, Brandon Thompson, Narong Tintamusik, Scott Winterrowd, Lillian Young, and James Zamora

About Ro2 Art

Ro2 Art, a contemporary fine art gallery located in The Cedars Neighborhood near Downtown Dallas, represents a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established contemporary artists – many with ties to the North Texas Region. The gallery, founded in 2010 by mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth, regularly collaborates with organizations such as The MAC and Cedars Union and maintains an exhibition program within the Magnolia Theatre at West Village and other satellite venues. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer's "Best Art Gallery" and was presented with the 25th Annual Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. The gallery's art fair program has included the Dallas Art Fair, Texas Contemporary, and Art Aspen.

About North Texas Food Bank

In 1982, the North Texas Food Bank was established by Jo Curtis, Kathryn Hall, Lorraine Griffin Kircher, and Liz Minyard. They decided to address the critical issue of hunger in our community by distributing donations of surplus food and grocery products through a network of charitable organizations. This network included 13 counties: Dallas, Denton, Collin, Fannin, Rockwall, Hunt, Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro, Lamar, Delta, and Hopkins. In the first year, 400,000 pounds of food were distributed. In 1983, members of NTFB’s organizing committee joined members of the Texas Legislature to help pass the Good Faith Donor Act, which protected donors from liability of donations or donated product. After this, many more North Texans were inspired to donate. Over the decades, the impact of hunger has grown. As NTFB entered the new century, the face of hunger changed as the economic downturn led to North Texans at every income level seeking food assistance. Today, NTFB continues the fight against hunger as a certified member of the Feeding America Food Bank Network. Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, solicits food and grocery products from national suppliers, distributes them through more than 200 food banks and provides food banks with operational support. It also educates the public and government officials about the ongoing problem of hunger.

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Contact: 

Jordan Roth, Ro2 Art 

214.738.7971 // jordan@ro2art.com