As part of efforts to make up for the lack of funding experienced by the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation (MCCFF) over the past year and a half due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an auction will be held from Monday 15 online art.^th November to Sunday 28 November 2021.

The public will have the opportunity to bid, via artsauction.mt, over 70 works covering a variety of genres and themes including paintings, sculptures, prints, and photography. These works have been submitted by more than 50 artists who are either Maltese or have a connection with Malta.

The mission of the MCCFF is to provide financial, material and professional support to vulnerable members of our society to improve their quality of life.

The services offered by the foundation include the payment for the treatment of cancer as well as specific cancer medicine, the financing of stays of the parents of children receiving treatment abroad, the provision of food vouchers, and other services vital to dignified living, and to alleviate material and psychological suffering. Her extending financial aid bill amounts to around € 1.4m a month.

The online art auction is being planned by an organizing committee and is being curated by Melanie Erixon.