Art Auction to Benefit Stoked Mentoring 2008


UF LLC produced a benefit art auction at Milk Gallery on April 5th, 2008. The art auction raised funds on behalf of Stoked Mentoring, a non profit action sports organization for at risk youth with the mission of developing Successful Teens with Opportunity, Knowledge, Experience, and Determination through the use of action sports, mentoring and coaching (more information at www.stoked.org).

The live art auction was conducted by Phillips de Pury and Company with artworks from Francesco Clemente, David Hockney, Richard Hambleton, Phil Frost, Julian Schnabel, Kehinde Wiley, Tom Sachs, Russell Young, Swoon, Barry McGee, Spencer Tunick, William Wegman, Michael Dweck, Kenzo Minami, Tobin Yelland and many other contemporary artists. The art auction also included a collection of skate photography from a Stoked-sponsored digital photography workshop.