All of the artworks are available to view on our website while the auction bidding takes place online.   

The auctions are curated and by invite only. All of the artists make their livings from the sale of art. Our auctions have raised well over a million pounds to date.  

Art on a Postcard has been collaborating with numerous independent curators to broaden their impact and enhance the auctions. The organisation has also started collaborating with other charities. In 2022 they held an auction in aid of the refugee charity, Choose Love and 2023 saw their first auction in aid of War Child UK, with two more War Child projects planned for 2024.

Auction FAQs

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How Can I Bid In An Auction?

Each Bidder/Buyer wishing to bid in an Auction must register prior to bidding by providing the relevant information as requested by AOAP. This is to ensure the relevant due diligence checks can been carried out. However, AOAP still has discretion to refuse participation in the auction. 

Can I Cancel My Bid?

Once you have placed a bid, you will not be able to retract it.

For more information, please get in touch with us at info@artonapostcard.com

Can I See The Artwork In Person?

The works will be able to be viewed at our Private Views which take place during the auction.

If I Am The Winning Bidder, What Happens Next?

Works will be shipped from the following address: Art on a Postcard, Unit 14, 15-17 Ingate Place, Nine Elms, London SW8 3NS.

All artworks will be sent via insured shipping up to a suitable amount with 14 working days for UK based shipping addresses and 30 working days for International addresses.

What Payment Methods Are Accepted?

We accept Credit Card and Bank Transfers.

How Long Does It Take To Ship An Item?

All artworks will be sent via insured shipping up to a suitable amount with 14 working days for UK based shipping addresses and 30 working days for International addresses.

Can I Collect My Artwork In Person?

If you would like to collect your artwork in person please get in touch via the following email info@artonapostcard.com.

We are open for collections on Fridays from 11am - 4pm.

Where Do The Proceeds That I Donate Go To?

Proceeds donated to charity, including to the Hepatitis C Trust aiding with the campaign to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by the year 2030.

Charity Registration No: 1104279

Company No: 05069924

Scotland Registration No: SCO39914

Can I Resell Or Reproduce An Artwork?

You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do. Anyone found doing so will be subject to legal action.

Auction Payment Protocol

Step-By-Step Payment Process

1. After the auction closes, the buyer will receive an email confirming their winning bid. 

2. Art on a Postcard will contact the buyer within 24 hours of the auction closing to confirm their details, including their shipping address - please note this will not yet include the invoice

3. Art on a Postcard will send the buyer their invoice within three working days of the auction closing. 

4. Art on a Postcard will send a first reminder email two working days after the initial invoice was sent.

5. Art on a Postcard will send a second reminder email four working days after the initial invoice was sent.

6. If no reply has been received after six working days after the initial email, Art on a Postcard will attempt another contact method, including a telephone call to confirm whether the buyer has received our emails. If no contact can be established, The Auction Collective will attempt contact with the buyer.

7. If no payment is received eight working days after the initial invoice has been sent, the buyer will be sent a legal 'Overdue Payment' email with a 48 hour deadline to pay. 

8. If no payment is received after this deadline, the buyer will be banned from the auction platform and the underbidder will be contacted. 

For any queries please contact us at info@artonapostcard.com

Auction Terms and Conditions

1. Bidding and buying:

a) Each Bidder/Buyer wishing to bid in an Auction must register prior to bidding by providing the relevant information as requested by AoaP. This is to ensure the relevant due diligence checks can been carried out. However, AoaP still has discretion to refuse participation in the auction. 

b) By participating in the Auction each Bidder/Buyer represents and warrants that any bids placed by You, or on someone else’s behalf, are not the product of any collusive or other anti-competitive agreement and are otherwise compliant with the laws of England and Wales.

c) It is the responsibility of the prospective Bidder/Buyer to ensure the correct details are entered when completing an online form. 

2. The Auction

a) Works are offered subject to a reserve price.

b) The sale will be conducted in GBP and any international Bidder/Buyer will be responsible for all exchange rate differences that may occur at any time.

c) AoaP has discretion at any time to refuse any bid, withdraw any lot or re-offer a Work for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if the auctioneer has reasonable belief that there has been an error or dispute during the sale of the Work. The auctioneer can then take any reasonable action to resolve the issue (i.e. reoffer the Work for sale).

d) The highest bidder at the close of auction will be the successful purchaser of the Work. The end of the auction will mark the contract of sale between the Bidder/Buyer and AoaP.

3. Payment

a) What is bid in the Auction is the final price (“Bid Price”) and the total sum that is due to be paid immediately on receipt of an invoice by the Bidder/Buyer to AoaP. There is no buyer’s commission and no payment fees are due from the Bidder/Buyer in calculating the Bid Price.

b) Title in the Work will not pass to the Bidder/Buyer until AoaP has received the full payment of the Bid Price in cleared funds.

c) Only the named account holder of the winning bid paddle of the successful Bidder/Buyer can make payment of the Bid Price.

d) Any fees incurred during the shipping process must be paid for by the buyer.

4. Shipping

a) Works will be shipping from AoaP office at 'Art on a Postcard, Unit 14, 15-17 Ingate Place, Nine Elms, London SW8 3NS'

b) All artworks will be sent via insured shipping up to a suitable amount.

c) Any fees incurred during the shipping process must be paid for by the buyer. We cannot undervalue items or mark as anything other than sale to avoid shipping taxes.

5. Failure to pay, collect and cancellation of the sale

a) If the Bidder/Buyer pays the Bid Price but fails to pay for insured postage or provide a shipping address when contacted by AoaP within 3 months, the sale still stands, and the work can still be shipping on receipt of postage payment but buyer will no longer qualify for VAT exemption.

b) If the Bidder/Buyer pays the Bid Price but fails to pay for insured postage or provide a shipping address when contacted by AoaP within 6 months, the sale will be cancelled and any fees paid to date considered a donation to Hepatitis C Trust.

c) Failure to pay the Bid Price within 6 months of invoice will result in the cancellation of the sale of the Work and AoaP may offer the underbidders the opportunity to purchase the Work at a set price. The Work may also be auctioned again at a later date.

c) AoaP has the right  to rescind a sale without notice to the Bidder/Buyer if We have reasonable belief that there is doubt as to the Seller’s ownership of the Work.

d) Failure to pay within 6 months of receiving an invoice from AoaP may result in the buyer being blacklisted from future AoaP auctions.

6. Reselling or Reproducing

a) You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

b) Anyone found doing will subject to legal action and will no longer be able to take part in AoaP auctions.

Current Auctions

  • The September Flash Auction

    All proceeds will be donated to The Hepatitis C Trust, with the aim to eliminate the virus by 2030.

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Upcoming Auctions

  • War Child Presents Sound & Vision Curated By Art on a Postcard

    Presented by War Child and curated by Art on a Postcard, Sound & Vision is a brand-new annual exhibition and auction raising money to support children living through conflict.

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  • The Winter Auction 2024

    Details to be announced.

Past Auctions

  • The July Fash Auction

    Highlights included Anton Kannemeyer, Jayson Lilley, Kathe Burkhart, Sol Golden Sato, Chila Kumari Burman MBE, Margaret Ashman.  

  • The Summer Auction 2024

    The curators for this year's Summer Auction included Soup Gallery Co-Founder Hector Campbell, Art City Works Founder Susan Davis and Art on a Postcard Founder, Gemma Peppé. Artists include George Rouy, Gori Mora, Jeremy Olson, Okiki Akinfe and Alison Friend.

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  • AOAP X War Child UK 2024

    Highlights included the British artist Dave Gamble, Tahnee Lonsdale, Art on a Postcard favourite Sarah Ball, Malaysian British artist Mandy El-Sayegh and Alex Foxton.

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  • International Women's Day 2024

    This year’s curatorial line up was comprised of Alexandra Steinacker-Clark, Cura Art, Vanessa Murrell, Jo McLaughlin, Vittoria Beltrame, Women in Art and Art On a Postcard Founder, Gemma Peppé.

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  • Winter Auction 2023

    Art on a Postcard's annual Winter Auction raised an astounding £98K, our best auction to date, with proceeds going to the Hepatitis C Trust. We had six wonderful guest curators who helped us achieve this result: Ell Pennick, Verity Babbs, Ed Cross, Millie Foster, Katherine Kittoe, and Frankie Shea. The line-up of over over 550 artworks were on view at Gathering, London for our Private View.

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  • AOAP X St Wilfrid's Hospice 2023

    We are thrilled that our auctions in support of St Wilfrid's Hospice raised £52K for the Eastbourne-based charity. We displayed a line-up of postcards alongside larger pieces and ceramics at the Towner Gallery while the 2023 Turner Prize Exhibition was held. We were delighted to include artworks generously donated by Emma Mason Gallery and Polly Mockford.

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  • Summer Auction 2023

    Art on a Postcard's annual Summer Auction has raised a terrific £42K for the Hepatitis C Trust! The auction showcased over 350 artworks at our Private View at Hoxton Gallery and boasted names such as Jeremy Deller, Corinna Button, Tafadzwa Masudi, Ji Won Cha, Alya Hatta and Larissa Bates, among others.

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  • AOAP X Jack Trodd

    We were so excited to work with curator Jack Trodd, founder and director of Brushes with Greatness Gallery - the mini auction raised £13.5K for the Hepatitis C Trust. Jack curated a wonderful selection of artists including Mandy Racine, MJ Torrecampo, Nettle Grellier, Ben Edge, Andrew Salgado, among others.

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  • AOAP X War Child UK 2023

    Art on a Postcard's auction in support of War Child UK has raised £55K. The gorgeous line-up of artworks was displayed in person at India Rose James's gallery, Soho Revue, and included artists Loie Hollowell, Julian Opie, Christina Quarles, Lorna Robertson and Mahesh Baliga, among others.

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  • International Women's Day 2023

    We are delighted that our annual International Women's Day Auction has raised £41K for the Hepatitis C Trust. We had seven brilliant female curators: Beth Greenacre, Carrie Scott, Louise Fitzjohn, Bakul Patki, Mollie Barnes, Lee Sharrock and Sandra De Giorgi.

  • Winter Auction 2022

    Art on a Postcard's Annual Winter Auction raised an astounding £96.5K - the largest ever raised by AOAP. We are so proud of this result, with all the proceeds going to the Hepatitis C Trust. Artists included Andrew Cranston, Grayson Perry, Clayton Schiff, Caroline Wong, Mie Olise, and Helen Beard, among many others.

  • AOAP X GowithYamo

    Our mini auction guest curated by gowithYamo raised £8.5K! We were delighted with the wonderful curation by gowithYamo and Nathalie Brough which included artists such as Lisa Wright, Wilfrid Wood and Kay Gasei. All the proceeds of this auction with go to the Hepatitis C Trust.

  • Summer Auction 2022

    Art on a Postcard presented its fourth annual Summer Auction with an exceptional line-up of emerging and established talent, displayed in person at The Other Art Fair, London We proudly raised £45k for the Hepatitis C Trust this edition, with stunning work donated by Marina Abramović, Ben Eine, Ishbel Myerscough and Jade Montserrat, and many more.

  • The Bomb Factory Foundation X AOAP

    Our mini auction in collaboration with The Bomb Factory raised £15K! We are delighted to split the proceeds of this auction between The Hepatitis C Trust and The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, supporting their mission to provide affordable studio and free exhibition space, and and help arts and art education to flourish in their local community. 

  • India Rose James X AOAP

    We were so excited to work with India Rose James on this mini auction raising money for Choose Love. Raising £22K, this is our most successful auction to date, with the average price of the lot at an impressive £420 - we are so grateful to India for helping us achieve such a milestone. 

  • International Women's Day 2022

    We were thrilled to celebrate International Women's Day yet again with a line up of over 200 female identifying artists. We were so pleased to have raised 50k to go specifically towards the Hepatitus Trust C's work in women's prisons. In 2022 The Trust will be expanding their women’s hepatitis C work beyond the prison walls into probation services and women’s centres, the money from this auction will help achieve this goal.

  • Winter 2021

    Our annual Winter Auction returned bigger and better than ever - this is the largest auction we have ever had with over 500 beautiful lots. Our partners The Auction Collective and GowithYamo helped us produce this fantastic auction which raised £68k for the Trust, with incredible work donated by Hurvin Anderson, Mick Rooney, Catherine Repko, Deborah Batt, Andrew Salgado and many more.

  • She Curates X AOAP

    Art on a Postcard was delighted to engage the curating skills of Mollie E Barnes AKA She Curates to produce a mini auction as part on The Hepatitis C Trust’s 20 year celebrations. Mollie is an Independent Curator based in the south England. Keen to address the gender and equality disparity in the art world, Mollie founded She Curates (@she_curates_) in 2020, a platform aimed at championing the voices and stories of women and queer artists around the world.

  • Summer 2021

    Art on a Postcard returns with a superb line up for the 2021 Summer Auction. This year the Hepatitis C Trust celebrates its twentieth anniversary, and the amazing achievements they have made over the years. Our partners Dreweatts and GowithYamo helped us produce a wonderful auction, which raised £70k for the Trust with incredible work donated by Anish Kapoor, Jordan Wolfson, Shezad Dawood, Hush, Rana Begum and many more.

  • Spring Has Sprung, Curated By Jealous Gallery

    Twenty artists from Jealous Gallery kindly donated their wonderful artworks to us for our first Art on a Postcard hosted auction. Spring has Sprung was packed full of all the idiosyncrasies we love about Jealous, the artwork is playful, has a sense of humour and is imbued with optimism.

  • International Women's Day 2021

    From 25th February to 11th March 2021 we celebrated International Women's Day with a beautiful auction of artworks by international, female identifying artists. We continued our collaborations with Dreweatts auction house and gowithYamo, who created a wonderful virtual exhibition for us, leading to a total of £67k in funds which went to the Women's Prison Team at the Hepatitis C Trust.

  • Winter 2020

    The Art on a Postcard Winter Auction 2020 was the second of our auctions, organised and held during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We continued our partnership with Dreweatts and joined forces with GowithYamo who produced a fantastic virtual exhibition for us. Despite the continued challenge of working virtually, we raised £75k for The Hepatitis C Trust with help from the outstanding artwork donated by Winston Branch, Faith Wilding, Erik van Lieshout, Anj Smith, Ryan Mosley and many more.

  • Summer 2020

    The Art on a Postcard Summer Auction 2020 was organised and held during the COVID-19 pandemic. We partnered with Dreweatts auction house and auctioned off outstanding artwork from Julian Opie, Oh de Laval, Jake and Dinos Chapman and many others including Boy George, who made his Art on a Postcard debut. Despite the logistical challenges of lockdown and half our usual number of artworks, we were delighted to raise £47k for The Hepatitis C Trust.

  • International Women's Day @ All Bright 2020

    The Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction 2020 was created to raise money for the Women’s Prison Team at The Hepatitis C Trust. The event was held at AllBright Mayfair. We were honoured to host an artist talk with Caroline Coon, Vanessa Jackson RA and Lara Davies chaired by curator Beth Greenacre. The auction raised over £94k.