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# Terrence Higgins Trust’s flagship event, The Auction, raises over £200,000 to support people living with and affected by HIV across the UK
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/terrence-higgins-trusts-flagship-event-the-auction-raises-over-200000-to-support-people-living-with-and-affected-by-hiv-across-the-uk/
- Published: 2023-03-27T10:03:54.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-27T10:03:54.000Z
- Description: Lots from Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley and Kenny Everett went under the hammer this year at the event
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: HIV, Richard Angell, Terrence Higgins Trust, THT

***Lead pic: Mark Francis from Made In Chelsea at The Auction. Photo by Piers Allardyce.***

The worlds of art, fashion, design and showbiz came together at **Terrence Higgins Trust**‘s flagship event earlier month, and helped **raise over £200,000** that will go to supporting people living with and affected by HIV across the UK.

Over 50 artworks and experiences went under the hammer at world-famous auction house **Christie’s** to support people living with HIV to live fulfilling lives, free from stigma and discrimination.

**The Auction** is a night that changes the lives of people affected by HIV and poor sexual health. Since it started, it has raised **over £5 million** for the charity. This year’s event was extra special as the charity marks its 40th anniversary.

Some of the most anticipated lots of the night included one of **Tracey Emin**’s proofs of the neon *More Of You* from her personal archive, and pieces from **Antony Gormley** and **Mariano Vivanco**.

Terrence Higgins Trust also auctioned unforgettable experiences including a photographic shoot with world-famous photographer **Rankin** and a trip to the Maldives. Other big-selling items included a colourful piece by **Flora Yukhnovich**, an internationally renowned London-based artist, as well as a weekend in Margate at the new Margate House Hotel. This included a tour of the **Carl Freedman Gallery** with co-host of the *Talk Art* podcast **Robert Diament**, and the opportunity to meet fabulous artists.

Bidders also had the opportunity to literally get their hands on a piece of 1980s TV history with a memento from comedy legend **Kenny Everett**: enormously oversized foam rubber hands familiar from his mock-evangelical character Brother Lee Love on the BBC’s *The Kenny Everett Television Show*.

Celebrities such as *This Morning’s* resident doctor **Ranj Singh**, *Made In Chelsea’s* **Mark Francis**, *The Traitors’* **Dr Amos** and **Kieran**, **Sarah Mulindwa** and *The Apprentice’s* **Ryan-Mark Parsons** all threw their support behind the event.

The Auction was opened by the charity’s new Chief Executive **Richard Angell**, who spoke about why these events and the generosity of supporters are so crucial in the UK’s HIV response.