We clearly remember the #charitable initiative conceived & launched within 48 hours on the eve of SA's historic 1st #Covid19 #Lockdown in Mar 2020. Now The Lockdown Collection has walked away with 2 Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards! CONGRATS 🎉 read more→ 🔗 bit.ly/3tmZ2RN ArtistProofJHB

2021 BASA Award First-Time Sponsor winner Sirdar & ArtistProofJHB won for The Lockdown Collection an extraordinary 48-hour from idea-to-inception project that supported artists’ in COVID-19. Watch the BASA Awards, in partnership with Hollard here awards24.basa.co.za

"The TLC concept was to curate 21 art pieces, during the #21daylockdown, each created by a different SA artist." For their groundbreaking art-inspired initiative, The Lockdown Collection has received two Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Awards, check it out 🔗 bit.ly/3tmZ2RN ArtistProofJHB

We partnered with The Lockdown Collection to have their striking artworks feature in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the TrialogueSA Business and Society Handbook. Read TLC’s view on how arts can contribute to social justice and democracy: bit.ly/3StalTE.

Working from our grid_worldwide Illovo offices is such a visual treat and reminder of how worlds so often collide in this life: The Kentridge prints formed part of The Lockdown Collection - an art initiative that I was working on a year before I started at Grid.

There is a time for everything. Follow The Lockdown Collection and reflect on the impact of a project that was intended for 3 weeks and spanned 3 years!

@thelockdownco – as spearheaded by #Sirdar founder Carl Bates – has announced conclusion of the project. The Vulnerable Artist Fund which is administered by Artist Proof Studio will remain open and active. Find out more here: thelockdowncollection.com/conclusion

Thanks so much for the mention Sirdar - it definitely was a special project for all involved.

The 3 week idea that lasted 3 years… This passion project has been defining in so many ways. It showed how fast you can build something if there is partnership, passion and purpose. Our efforts helped raise millions for artists in South Africa through the pandemic and beyond.

Whanganui businessman's lockdown art project finally winds down after three years - nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chro… This has been an awesome journey. Thanks to all that made The Lockdown Collection possible!

Love that a little project born in SA in March 2022, made such an impact even globally! A great feature on one of the co-founders of The Lockdown Collection and one of the kindest, smartest people I know, Carl Bates ❤️🇿🇦🇳🇿

The 3 week lockdown initiative that lasted 3 years officially comes to an end. The Lockdown Collection - a project that truly gave me a purpose in the dark days of level 5 lockdown.