More than 200 artists have given works to an auction and exhibition in London, with all proceeds going towards the work of Médecins Sans Frontières UK/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK

The Margate project space has supported 68 artists in the past four years, but is now “on the brink” of closure

The initiative will support people affected by deforestation

Ai Weiwei’s taxi window crank sculptures will also go on the block at the Sotheby's live sale

A star-studded fundraising gala for the criminal-justice charity Reform Alliance included a high-stakes auction and blackjack tournament

The British artist is among those who have donated millions of pounds’ worth of art to charities—perhaps we could all take a leaf out of her book?

Paul Allen’s estate has pledged proceeds of its $1.6bn Christie’s sale to unnamed philanthropic causes, while FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried vaguely promised to give away his fortune

Ai Weiwei and Richard Serra have also given works to the auction taking place at Sotheby's Paris

The profits of the sale will go towards tiger conservation efforts in countries including Bangladesh and China

Charity sales, while undoubtedly a positive, tend to skew valuable auction data upwards and muddy an already opaque market

An exhibition open to the public in London's Piccadilly will bring together the art from top UK artists before the works go under the hammer at Christie's