About the event

The idea of a Bator Tabor Contemporary Art Auction was born in Budapest, Hungary in 2005. Based on this experience in 2013 the first auction was organised in Warsaw. What began as a simple charity auction has, in a short time, become a significant event on the Polish art market. Its dual aim is to raise fund to send Polish children with cancer to the Bator Tabor camp and to promote contemporary Central and Eastern European art on a highly professional level.

Our auctions are exclusive and internationally acknowledged events acting as annual meeting points for top artists, art professionals, and a community of art loving and philanthropic people. By organizing the autions we strive to create a win-win event where the artists, the collectors and the charity partners are all gaining measurable benefits from being involved.

Our main partners have been from the beginning DESA Unicum S.A., the biggest auction house in Poland, and the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, thanks to whom in the previous years our auctions have been hosted by Zachęta – National Gallery of Art in Warsaw. The auction is traditionally conducted by Juliusz Windorbski, CEO of Auction House DESA Unicum S.A. We are very thankful for their support.