FASHION Magazine

  • Spread the love at the Heartbeats for Africa art auction

    Photo by Alex Jowett up for auction at Heartbeats for Africa 2010
    Photo by Alex Jowett up for auction at Heartbeats for Africa 2010

    Affairs of the heart are top-of-mind this month, but on the eve of Valentine’s Day, you’ll have a chance to spread the love around a little at the second edition of Heartbeats for Africa, a fundraiser to help women and children in Africa who are living with HIV/AIDS. The art auction is the brainchild of sisters Alison and Kate Lawler-Dean, who work in public relations and art consulting, respectively, and were inspired to create the event after reading Stephanie Nolan’s 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa. (The first Heartbeats was held in 2008.)