Through our nonprofit collaborations, exhibitions, auctions and other projects, The Creeping Museum helped our contributing artists raise a total of $4,709 for an array of civil rights, animal welfare, health and human services, environmental, and educational causes in the first half of 2018.
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The Haunted Menagerie
The Haunted Menagerie collection—released in February 2018–is our most ambitious project to date, thanks to the contributions of more than 25 participating artists and hundreds of hours of work. Highlights include:

• ​Our Haunted Menagerie bookplate “exhibition”—featuring art by Canvas Menagerie, Benjamin Dewey, Christa Dippel, Amy Earles, Hidden Velvet, Marybel Martin, Becky Munich, Pantovola, Alexander Reisfar, and Layla Sullivan—has raised $280 so far for the Portland Audubon Society, in support of everything they do to help animals and inspire humans to love and protect nature.
• ​Caley Hicks’ ‘Ghost Kitties’ scarf has raised $740 for Lil BUB's BIG Fund for the ASPCA to help special-needs dogs and cats.
• The Eternal Companion pet memorial planchettes created by Fiendies have raised $685 for the Scott Wainner Pixie Care Clinic, which provides affordable veterinary care to the pets of homeless and low income Portland residents.
• The Creature Comfort Ritual Kit created by Coleman Stevenson of The Dark Exact has raised $221 for the DoveLewis Velvet Assistance Fund, in honor of Coleman’s dear departed dog Oliver.
• The very limited edition In the Lost Woods candles created by A Dark House raised $100 for the Oregon Environmental Council in support of their goal of bringing Oregonians together to protect our water, air and land with healthy solutions that work for today and for future generations.

Haunted Menagerie original art
Thanks to all of the artists who donated their time and original to our Haunted Menagerie exhibition (both a miniature show in our Little Free Library and a virtual show online), together we raised $1,390 for animals large and small:

• ​$85 for the Scott Wainner Pixie Care Clinic (thanks to Diane Irvine Armitage)
• $225 for The Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center (thanks to Stephanie Buscema)
• $55 for One Tail at a Time (thanks to Jenny Fontana)
• $200 for Underdog Rescue (thanks to Darla Jackson)
• $200 for the Coral Reef Alliance (thanks to Gretchen Lewis)
• $230 for the Raincoast Conservation Foundation Save the Great Bears fund (thanks to Dena Seiferling)
• $100 to Awesome Paws Rescue (thanks to Joe Vollan)
• $95 to the Wagner Free Institute of Science (thanks to Laurel Witting)
• ​$200 to the Save Lucy Campaign (thanks to Lyla Mori aka Moonflesh)

Other Q1 and Q2 2018 initiatives

• Rebecca Reeves has donated $100 of proceeds from her Garden of Grief exhibition to the American Cancer Society, in honor of her father.
  
• Our emergency Memento Vivere amulet sale in June raised a total of $802 for the RAICES Texas Family Reunification and Bond Fund and the Innovation Law Lab, a legal activism organization working to provide legal assistance to asylum-seekers detained here in Oregon.
• Sales of our Resistance Insignia shield pins continue to support the work of the Southern Poverty Law Center—we’ve donated $138 so far in 2018.
• Our auction partnership with Jessicka Addams raised $145 to support the March For Our Lives activism event in Washington, D.C. and provide financial support to the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and their families.
• Sales of Stephanie Buscema’s Loyal Order of the Black Cat badges continue to raise money for The Worthy Pause, in support of their goal of providing care to injured and abandoned animals and emotional relief to their human companions. This year we’ve raised $108 for The Worthy Pause so far.

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Our Haunted Menagerie exhibition—a celebration of spirit familiars and ghostly pets—is on view now in our Little Free Library gallery in North Portland. The show features new original artwork by Diane Irvine Armitage, Stephanie Buscema, Jenny Fontana, Darla Jackson, Gretchen Lewis, Dena Seiferling, and Joe Vollan.

2/20 UPDATE:
​THE SHOW IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT—CONGRATULATIONS ARTISTS!

Artwork purchases will be shipped after the exhibition closes on March 15.

[SOLD]
Diane is donating all proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Scott Wainner Pixie Care Clinic, which provides affordable veterinary care to the pets of homeless and low income Portland residents.
Oil painting in antique frame, 3.5 x 3.5 inches including frame
Price: $85 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://paintingsfromtheparlor.blogspot.com/

[SOLD]
Steph is donating all proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, dedicated to saving all companion animals whose lives are in jeopardy. Included on the grounds is Sheltervale Pet Cemetery, which has been the final resting place for companion animals for more than 89 years.
Gouache on Stonehenge paper, 4.5 x.4.5 inches including frame
Price: $225 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://www.stephaniebuscema.com/

[SOLD]
Jenny is donating all proceeds from the sale of this painting to One Tail at a Time, an all-breed, no-kill dog rescue committed to lowering euthanasia rates through the rescue and adoption of dogs in need; comprehensive support of adopters; and community outreach through humane education programs and assistance for disadvantaged and low-income families.
Acrylic on mounted bristol, 3.25 x 3.25 inches including frame
Price: $55 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://www.morbidmerrygoround.com/

[SOLD]
Darla is donating all proceeds from the sale of this piece to Underdog Rescue, who provide shelter, food, medical attention, and love to homeless pets.
Epoxy resin with raw graphite finish, approximately 3.25 inches long x 2 inches wide x .75 inches tall
Price: $200 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: https://www.darlajacksonsculpture.com/

[SOLD]
Gretchen is donating all proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Coral Reef Alliance, an organization working to protect our most valuable and threatened ecosystem.
Oil and gold acrylic on wooden trinket box, 3.5 x 2 x 1 inches
Price: $200 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://www.gretchenlewisart.com/

[SOLD]
Dena is donating all proceeds from the sale of this piece to the Raincoast Conservation Foundation Save the Great Bears fund to permanently end commercial trophy hunting of all large carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Wool (needle-felted), glass beads, wood, vintage cradle, acrylic and milk paint, hand dyed wool and linen fabric, approximately 4.25 inches long x 2.25 inches wide (at base) x 3.5 inches tall
Price: $230 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://www.pickleandfrancois.com/

[SOLD]
Joe is donating all proceeds from the sale of this painting to Awesome Paws Rescue, an all breed dog rescue whose focus is rescuing shelter dogs at risk of euthanasia simply due to overcrowding.
Oil on birch panel in resin frame, 3 x 2.75 inches
Price: $100 [SOLD]
Artist’s web site: http://www.joevollan.com/

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Do you want to make a donation to directly help the victims of the Northern California wildfires, AND get a chance at winning a Jusscope Evil Dead 2 art print autographed by Bruce Campbell at the same time? My friend Marissa of Chick-a-boom Vintage has been working around the clock to gather and distribute the supplies most urgently needed for the thousands of fire evacuees in shelters in the Sonoma County area, and we’d like to raise at least $100 to help her continue to buy vital supplies for her community. To enter our fundraising raffle:

1. ​MAKE A DONATION in increments of $10 at https://www.paypal.me/creepingmuseum. (If possible please use the “Friends and Family” option to minimize fees.) For every $10 you donate, you’ll be entered into the raffle once. ($30 donation = 3 raffle “tickets.”) 100% of funds will go directly to Marissa to purchase vital supplies for fire evacuees, including bedding, breathing masks, and food for people and pets.
2. COMMENT “Donated” on our auction post on Instagram.

The raffle ends at 12pm on Wednesday, October 18. I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday evening.

The Creeping Museum is organizing a “Creeping Auction” for artists who'd like a way to donate their work to support the relief efforts. You can participate from wherever you are in the world, and you don’t need to send the art to us. We’ll all be connected via the hashtag #creepingauction, and The Creeping Museum will help you promote your auction.

Just follow the steps below:
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1) CHOOSE one of these three vetted nonprofit organizations working to provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Maria. If there’s another organization you’re passionate about, please feel free to donate to them instead. Charity Navigator is a great resource for vetting nonprofits.

• Unidos Disaster Relief Fund, by the Hispanic Federation (a fund set up by the Hispanic Federation and NYC-based elected officials, including the mayor and members of Congress, to benefit local community and civic organizations)
• UNICEF (currently mobilizing to get emergency survival kits to the children of Puerto Rico) -
• Unidos por Puerto Rico (created by the First Lady of Puerto Rico to leverage the funds and resources of the private sector)

2) POST an auction on Instagram with a photo of your artwork. Hate writing posts? Not sure what to say? Here’s an easy template for you! (Feel free to write your own post, or customize this template to suit your needs - including a personal statement on why you're participating is always helpful.)

I am auctioning my artwork [title of piece] as part of @thecreepingmuseum's #CreepingAuction to benefit disaster relief in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 100% of proceeds from this sale (minus [reasonable shipping charge] to cover the cost of shipping and handling) will be donated to [name of the nonprofit you've chosen] to support their disaster relief efforts.
[Brief description of the piece]
Bidding starts at [set a price that’s not so low that you’d be sad if the piece sold for that amount!]. Please bid in the comments in increments of $5, and tag the person you outbid. The auction ends at [date and time, including time zone]. Payment is due within 24 hours of the close of the auction. 

Please be sure to tag @thecreepingmuseum and use the hashtag #creepingauction. If your account is private you're absolutely welcome to participate, but I won't be able to see or share your post.

4) COLLECT payment from the winning bidder and SHIP the artwork to them. Each artist will coordinate payment and shipping with the winning bidder directly; The Creeping Museum will not be a part of the payment or shipment process.

5) Once the buyer has paid and you have shipped the art to them, please DONATE the funds (minus your shipping cost) to one of the three nonprofits listed above, and send a screen capture of your donation receipt to hello@creepingmuseum.com.

There is no deadline for participation in the Creeping Auction project; sadly, disaster relief funding will be needed in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for years to come.

Thank you for using your art to raise money for an important cause! I'm happy to help and answer your questions, but please keep in mind that I’m just one person who’s volunteering my time, so it may take a while for me to respond.