Welcome To The Auction!

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My name is Ann Pierson D'Angelo.  As the daughter of a criminal defense attorney and erstwhile public defender, I have a major passion for criminal justice reform.  As an artist, however, I have little means for donating to organizations working to right wrongs and reshape the system.  To help make a difference, I am painting a canvas every day in the month of January and putting them up for auction, and I have invited some of my artist friends to do the same.  The resulting auction will raise money for the Innocence Project and the Chicago Community Bond Fund.

As you're probably aware, the Innocence Project is a highly respected organization that works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted, usually on the basis of DNA evidence.  To date, they have freed over 300 people and provided them with support services as they reintegrate into normal life.

As you may not be aware, the Chicago Community Bond Fund is an organization that pays bail for people charged with crimes, because they believe - and I agree - that our existing bail system violates the presumption of innocence.  As their web page says, "High bonds are justified by the idea that they keep us safe, but setting monetary bond undermines the very idea that safety should govern release or detention decisions. Someone who is not dangerous should be released regardless of their access to money; likewise, someone who is truly dangerous should not be released simply because they can pay bond. Our current system makes wealth, not safety, the primary determinant of whether someone is released while awaiting trial. Add to this the fact that 70% of pre-trial detainees at Cook County Jail are detained for nonviolent offenses and that Black defendants are generally more likely to be given cash bonds and have bonds set at higher amounts than white defendants, and the merits of money bond become hard to identify." 

Proceeds from this auction will be divided equally between the two organizations.

My web site - http://wonderstrange.com/

CCBF site - chicagobond.org

Innocence Project site - http://www.innocenceproject.org/

 

 

 

Winning Bidder Payment Information

Winning bidders will be contacted at the end of the auction to make arrangements for payment and pickup/delivery of their items.

Payment Types Accepted:

  • Preferred: Online payment via PayPal (a PayPal account is not required)
  • Check (Please make payable to "Chicago Community Bond Fund") OR
  • Check (Please make payable to "Innocence Project" and include this form with your check, http://www.innocenceproject.org/files/mail-donation-form)

Check payments should be sent to ANN:

Please email [email protected] for a mailing address.  I will mail your artwork as soon as I receive your check.

Shipping:

Shipping will be added to the winning bid as follows: 

  • For any 2.5" x 3.5" watercolor / ACEO: Cost of a forever stamp
  • For any canvas by an artist in the US going to a winner in the US:  $6.80
  • For any canvas by an artist outside the US going to a winner inside the US, the auction organizer will split the shipping cost with you because she likes you.
  • For a canvas going to an international bidder, the auction organizer will again split the shipping bill with you because you seem to agree with Dr. King that "Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."
  • If you are local to the Indianapolis area, you are welcome to email me at [email protected] to arrange a pickup/delivery handoff.

General Auction Information

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Information On The Bidding Process Frequently Asked Questions

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