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“Learn and Skate” Urban Art Paddle 8 Charity Auction: Fasim, 1010, Sandra Chevrier, Martha Cooper, L’Atlas, Remed & More

February 13, 2020

A non-profit organization based in France, Learn and Skate is dedicated to bringing culture, education and skateboarding to places with insufficient economic resources. Proceeds from the works on Learn and Skate‘s current Paddle 8 auction will be used to build a skatepark and pay teachers to give free English, Japanese and art classes to children in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Close to 50 celebrated urban artists and photographers are participating in this auction. Pictured above is “Tag Head,” fashioned with acrylic and marker on enhanced serigraphy by the ingenious Valencia-based artist Germán Bel aka Fasim.

Several more images of artworks from Learn and Skate‘s current Paddle 8 auction follow:

Hamburg-based 1010, Soft Yellow, 2019, Spray paint on wood

  Montreal-based Sandra Chevrier, La cage, respirer, 2018, Giclee print on Moab paper

The legendary NYC-based photographer Martha Cooper, Skateboard, 2019

French artist L’Atlas, Red Code, 2017, Lithograph

 Madrid-based French artist Remed, Roots Africa, 2012, Screenprint

The current Learn and Skate Urban Art Paddle 8 Auction ends on February 19 at 5PM EST. Check here to join Paddle 8 to bid.

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“Learn and Skate” Launches Exhibition and Paddle 8 Auction to Raise Funds to Build a Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

April 14, 2019

Dedicated to expanding skateboard culture and education throughout the globe, Learn and Skate — the non-profit founded in France in 2012 — is now on a mission to build a cultural center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia that will host a library, along with English, music and art classes. Earlier this month, Learn and Skate joined forces with the Museum of Les Abattoirs in Toulouse to launch a skateboard exhibition, featuring works — now online for bidding on Paddle 8 — designed by a diverse range of first-rate urban artists. Featured above are decks designed by Abstrk, Skount, Zalez and Ricardo Cavolo. The following images were captured at the festivities that accompanied the exhibition’s launch:

Exhibition opening

Musicians at play with decks by Mr Cenz, Liard Arnaud, Poni and Hush

Young artists at work

Proud young artist

Works created for Paddle 8 auction by (left to right) French artists Siker, Der, Korail, Superstop and Zalez

Limited edition signed and numbered  photograph by legendary skater and artist Steve Olson

You can view all of the artworks and bid on them here to help support the production of  a cultural center in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Bidding ends on April 24 at 12pm.

All photos courtesy of “Learn and Skate”

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