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Supported by global restaurants and hunger-related organisations.

A global charity auction fighting against world hunger.

2.3 billion faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2024.
295 million faced acute food insecurity in 2024.
1 in 5 are chronically undernourished in Africa alone.

Together, we can combat the global hunger crisis.

Hundreds of millions of people face food insecurity every day, many without knowing where their next meal will come from.

World Food Auction 2025 invites you to join a global effort to fight hunger. By auctioning unique dining experiences, private events, or limited-time offers, you can raise money for food-related charities of your choice.

Getting involved is simple.

  • Join our global hospitality movement working to reduce hunger.

  • Raise funds for a food-related charity by auctioning exclusive experiences or offers.

  • Set up a branded auction in minutes, with no cost to take part.

How it works.

 

Make a difference in four easy steps.

1
Create your auction.
Sign up for a free account with Indy.auction. Create your auction, add your branding, upload your auction lots, and set the end date as World Food Day (16th October).
2
Take part for free.

Add a 9% buyer's fee to pass all platform costs onto winning bidders, making it completely free for you to take part in the initiative. Go live and start accepting bids in a single click.
3
Get in touch.

Register your interest and get featured in the dedicated World Food Auction marketing campaign, including PR, newsletters, socials, and a dedicated landing page.
4
Donate the proceeds.

Promote your auction to maximise your impact. Collect funds automatically through Indy.auction and donate what you raise to a food-related charity of your choice.

Find new collectors. Make more sales.

Indy.auction is a customisable auction platform designed for artists and creators to run gallery-quality auctions with ease. All bidder data belongs to you, giving you the chance to grow your collector base and build lasting connections while making sales. It's your auction, not ours.

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Create.

Shape your auction to meet your fundraising goals. Indy.auction supports public, private, live, and timed silent auction fundraisers with flexible templates for single-lot and multi-lot sales.

Whether you're organising an exclusive auction for top donors or reaching a broader audience to support your cause, you decide who can participate and what is available.

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Create.

Shape your auction to meet your fundraising goals. Indy.auction supports public, private, live, and timed silent auction fundraisers with flexible templates for single-lot and multi-lot sales.

Whether you're organising an exclusive auction for top donors or reaching a broader audience to support your cause, you decide who can participate and what is available.

Auction templates

Run a successful studio sale in four easy steps.

1. Create your auction.

Set up a free Indy.auction account. Create your auction from a set of professionally designed templates, with support for single-lot, multi-lot, public, and private auctions.
Create Your Studio Sale
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2. Customise your auction.

Customise the colours, messaging, presentation, and rules of your auction. Upload your lots quickly and easily using our bulk upload system and dedicated help centre.

Explore the Help Centre
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Customise.

Maintain control over your organisation's identity with our fully customisable, white-label auction platform.

Personalise every detail, from logos and colour schemes to auction terms and conditions, avoiding the brand dilution common with other platforms whilst protecting your mission and values.

Customisation

Customise

Maintain control over your organisation's identity with our fully customisable, white-label auction platform.

Personalise every detail, from logos and colour schemes to auction terms and conditions, avoiding the brand dilution common with other platforms whilst protecting your mission and values.

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3. Plan your marketing.

Create a marketing plan for your studio sale, including social media posts, email marketing, collaborations, and more. Read our auction marketing guide to maximise success.

Read the Guide
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Deliver.

Set up your fundraising auction quickly and easily, saving time compared to traditional auction methods.

No prior experience is needed. Indy.auction guides you through every step, from setup to launch, making the process simple so you can focus on what matters most: raising funds for your cause.

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4. Go live for bidding.

Publish your auction and start accepting bids. Winning bidders pay through the platform to your Stripe or PayPal account, and you only pay the percentage platform fee on lots that sell.

Read the FAQs
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Automate.

Streamline post-auction tasks with Indy.auction’s automated payment system, designed to handle every transaction with ease.

Supporting Stripe, PayPal, and bank transfers, Indy.auction ensures secure payments while reducing administrative work. Focus on your mission while the platform handles the details.

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Grow.

Unlock powerful insights with Indy.auction’s data tools, giving you direct access to registered bidder information.

Identify high-value donors, engage them immediately, and strengthen relationships for future campaigns. Turn every auction into an opportunity to grow your network and secure long-term support.

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Save.

Indy.auction has no setup fees or monthly subscriptions. Instead, we charge a straightforward percentage fee on sold items, with the option to pass this cost to the buyer and make the platform free-to-use.

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Features that put you in control.

Indy.auction gives you everything needed to run a professional, gallery-quality auction. From design customisation to bidder management, the platform is built to make every detail simple. You keep full ownership of your bidder data, giving you the chance to grow your collector base while making sales.

What other studio sale artists say.

"It's a very easy and functional way to auction older work, very easy to use software, and easy to keep track of any interest/bidders."
Studio Sale Artist2024
"It was a real pleasure to do the studio sale. I think it is such a great platform."
Studio Sale Artist2024
"My objective was to find homes for all my remaining pieces and clear out my studio before I head across the pond. Everything was sold so mission accomplished!"
Studio Sale Artist2024
“The new Indy platform is fab!”
Studio Sale Artist2025

Getting Started with Studio Sales

Find out more about our studio sale auctions and how they work.

How to run a successful studio sale
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How to run a successful studio sale
How to run a successful studio sale

Find out how to set up your studio sale with Indy.auction.

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Our dedicated Studio Sale week
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Our dedicated Studio Sale Week

Find out more about our dedicated Studio Sale week, how to apply and how we promote it. 

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Why run a studio sale?
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Why run a studio sale?

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How to market your studio sale
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How to market your studio sale

Strategies and tips for marketing your studio sale auction.

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How to prepare an artwork for auction

Advice on cataloguing, condition reports, framing, photography and more.

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FAQs

What are studio sale auctions?

Auctions run by artists selling artwork directly from their studios. Studio sale auctions can be used as archive or clearance sales. 
How do I set up my own studio sale auction?

If you are interested in running an auction outside of the dedicated Studio Sale Auction Week, you can get started in minutes by creating a free account here.

After creating your account, you can create your own auction, customise the branding, upload your lots, and define your auction rules.

Indy.auction has no setup fees or monthly subscription. Instead, we change a percentage fee on sold lots only, meaning you only pay when you make a sale.

Try it today.
What are the fees?

Our Indy.auction software has no upfront or subscription fees. Depending on your account tier, we take a percentage of each item sold, with the option to pass this fee on to the buyer. More information on our pricing can be found here.
Will you help promote my auction?

Indy.auction is a product of The Auction Collective. The Auction Collective offers several options for auction promotion including homepage features, social media, and editorial coverage.

Due to the high volume of auctions hosted on the platform, marketing opportunities are limited. Auctions are reviewed, and sellers will be contacted if their auction aligns with our curation policy.

We encourage all sellers to spend time before their auction devising a clear marketing strategy. For more information, visit our seller help centre.
Why host a studio sale?

Studio sales can be beneficial to artists and creatives for many reasons, including:

  • Raising funds for a new project.
  • In place, or as part, of Open Studio events.
  • As part of a studio move.
  • To showcase previously exhibited work.
  • To sell older works.
  • To move archival material (e.g. drawings, studies for larger works or public projects).
  • As a private auction for dedicated group of collectors.
What are the benefits of a studio sale auction?
  • Competitive bidding with no upper price limit
  • Clearance sale prices but with no published results
  • Mass-marketing
  • Getting new buyers and underbidders
  • No published sale results 
  • A focused and efficient sale deadline 
  • Professional presentation 
  • A permanent dedicated webpage to you, your artwork and with links to your socials and website
  • Realtime reporting analytics 
  • Access to bidder data
Why do collectors like studio sale auctions?
  • To collect artwork from artists that they love but have missed at previous exhibitions.
  • To buy artwork that has not been shown before.
  • To bid on artworks with more accessible starting prices.
How does shipping work?

You will be responsible for shipping artworks. This is arranged between you and the buyer following the sale.

Each lot has a dedicated field for shipping, for you to add your shipping process or fees. We recommend adding contact information in case bidders have additional questions about shipping.
How do studio sales with Indy.auction work?

Indy.auction is a product of the The Auction Collective. The Auction Collective hosts dedicated studio sale auction weeks. Studio sale auctions from a variety of artists are all launched together. See previous studio sale auctions from 2022, 2023 and 2025.

All the studio sales included in our dedicated studio sale weeks are promoted by The Auction Collective's marketing channels, including our newsletter database of interested buyers and our social media channels. The Auction Collective is unable to guarantee marketing and promotion to any studio sale auctions that are held outside of our studio sale weeks.

Artists are also welcome to run a studio sale auction with Indy.auction at any point in the year - our software is self-serve and easy to use. Create an account with us to get started.
How can I participate in Studio Sale Auction Week?

The Auction Collective reaches out to artists ahead of the studio sale auction week to ask them to participate. Spaces are limited for the dedicated week - to stay informed about upcoming dates and open calls, please follow @theauctioncollective on Instagram.

Artists are always welcome to run their own studio sale auction outside of our dedicated studio sale weeks.
When will The Auction Collective run its next set of studio sales?

Our most recent run of dedicated studio sales was held in February 2025. The dates for the next dedicated Studio Sales have not yet been finalised. We will update this page once details are confirmed.

Auctions will launch on the same day and be live for two weeks to generate as much interest across the studio sales as possible and give bidders a chance to bid in all the auctions. The auctions will close consecutively. 

Artists are always welcome to run their own studio sale auction outside of our dedicated studio sale weeks.