Since 2001, the Foundation, under artistic director Dr. Margit Niederhuber, has worked with people engaged in the cultural sector, giving them an opportunity to express their engagement and sense of responsibility for human rights issues.

Numerous prominent Austrian visual artists were ready to donate works, some of them dealing specifically with the theme of human rights, at the first art auction held in the Semper Depot in Vienna.

Pictures which Bruno Kreisky had received from painters, graphic artists and caricaturists from across the world – as expressions of gratitude and appreciation for his many years of engagement for peace and justice - were also put up for auction. The auction brought proceeds of more than € 35,000 (half a million shillings).

Contributing artists: Minna Antova, Oscar Asboth, G. Bajev, F. Beherndt, Elsa Björkman, Erwin Bohatsch, Herbert Brandl, Herbert Breitner, Karin Christof, Waltraud Cooper, Michael Coudenhove-Kalergi, Brahaim Dahak, Gunter Damisch, Manfred Deix, Georg Eisler Valie Export, Paul Flora, Adolf Frohner, Franz Graf, Hilde Goldschmidt, Manfred Haller, Robert Hammerstiel, W. Harnisch, Hermann Härtel, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Herzig, Christine & Irene Hohenbüchler, Alfred Hrdlicka, Wolfgang Hutter, Ironimus, B. Jürgenson, Raimo Kanerva, Hans Kartel, Angelika Kaufmann, Dieter Kleinpeter, Alfred Klinkan, Aleksander Kobzdej, Elke Krystufek, E. Kukicka, Leherb, Malangatana Ngwenya, S. Mansour, Josef Mikl, Kurt Moldovan, Oswald Oberhuber, Mirczysto Olszcewski, Erich Pamm, Sboosie Petlele, A. Petrov, Markus Prachensky, G. K. Prein, Drago Prelog, Franz Ringel, Birgit Sauer, Serbiet Singh, Bill Slattery, Mela Spira, Amadou Sow, Hans Staudacher, Lorand Suranyi, Hans Tolsten, Jürgen von Toman, Sybille Uitz, Hubert Wilfan, Rainer Wölzl, Anton Zampis.
		The Semper Depot, Vienna

.Another art auction was held in 2004 with leading international and Austrian contemporary artists. Auctioneer Otto-Hans Ressler from Vienna Art Auctions again worked with the Foundation. The main cashiers’ hall of the Austrian Postal Savings Bank, designed by Otto Wagner, was a fitting venue.

Artists at this auction were:
Eduard Angeli, Minna Antova, Wander Bertoni, Ronald Bolt, Herbert Brandl, Herbert Breiter, Günter Brus, Waltraut Cooper, Georgia Creimer, Gunter Damisch, Christine de Pauli-Bärenthaler, Georg Eisler, Valie Export, Gerda Fassel, Hubert Fischlhammer, Paul Flora, Adolf Frohner, Ilse Gewolf, Joanna Gleich, Anselm Glück, Roland Göschl, Wolfgang Herzig, Lore Heuermann, Irene & Christine Hohenbüchler, Wolfgang Hollegha, Giselbert Hoke, Alfred Hrdlicka, Angelika Kaufmann, Peter Kogler, Cornelius Kolig, Elke Krystufek, Milan Markovich, Alois Mosbacher, Hermann Nitsch, Oswald Oberhuber, Valentin Oman, Florentina Pakosta, Markus Prachensky, Katharina Prantl, Arnulf Rainer, Franz Ringel, Hubert Scheibl, Roman Scheidl, Walter Schmögner, Hans Staudacher, Dominik Steiger, Linde Waber, Manfred Wakolbinger, Rainer Wölzl, Ernst Zdrahal, Herwig Zens.

The auction brought proceeds of around € 60,000.

		Art auction to benefit the Bruno Kreisky Prize for Human Rights in the historic cashiers' hall of the Post Office Saving Bank. Left: Monika Wenzl-Bachmayer
Customers and works of art.

		Auctioneer Otto Hans Ressler receiving bits.