Grimes Auctions Original Art to Benefit National Observer

Grimes is a vocal supporter of National Observer, a forthcoming publication from the people behind the Vancouver Observer which will report on Canada’s energy policy and environmental issues. It was recently funded via Kickstarter earlier this year, and to further support the cause, she’s auctioning off some original artwork.

Bidding is open for an original painting she created for the single “Go”. The other is a limited edition poster featuring the art from her brand new Bleachers collaboration “Entropy”.

She wrote about why she supports the organization on Tumblr:

The main reason I love the Observer is for their dedication to Canada’s environmental issues. How the Canadian gov has been silencing nonprofits with audits, and basically acting like complete creeps, taking money from oil companies, ignoring the communities who are noticing health issues related to tar sands or fracking, the massive environmental damage from oil spills—all that kinda stuff. The observer has broken a bunch of important stories and won awards for their journalism. If we don’t stay aware and actively shut down proposals like keystone XL there could be massive environmental/social consequences in and outside Canada.  

Bid on the items here and here. 

Learn more about the Observer in their Kickstarter video, which is soundtracked by Grimes’ music:

Watch Grimes perform “Genesis” at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival:

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