The Liga de Arte de San Juan (San Juan Art League) is holding the seventh edition of its virtual auction Por amor a la Liga from November 16 to 25, with more than 145 artists participating and a catalog of more than 213 works. Over seven years the initiative has become the institution’s main annual fundraiser and a platform for Puerto Rican art, the League said in a press release.
It was created in 2020 as an alternative to the economic challenges of the pandemic. This edition includes artists such as Marta Pérez García, Rogelio Báez, Elsa María Meléndez and Andrés Rodríguez Santos. Among those who have taken part in all seven editions are Antonio Martorell, José Morales, Carmelo Sobrino, Rafael Trelles, Lorraine de Castro, Jaime Suárez, Diana Dávila, Carmelo Fontánez, Nora Rodríguez Vallés, Ivonne Prats and Aby Ruiz, alongside emerging artists.
The catalog spans painting, drawing, printmaking, serigraphy, photography, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and mixed techniques. A $25 ticket gives access to the virtual catalog, bidding, a one-year League membership and a raffle of gift certificates and other prizes; donations are also accepted. Executive director Marilú Carrasquillo said the funds support art teaching programs, scholarships, exhibition spaces and community educational projects at the nonprofit, founded in 1968.