Join Us for a Fundraising Dinner 2025

Join Us for a Fundraising Dinner 2025 for Ukraine  in NYC

An Invitation to Stand Together in Solidarity

This year, we are organizing a charity fundraising dinner in New York City to support the people of Ukraine. The venue has been secured, and we are now reaching out to organizations around the world who, like us, believe in rebuilding lives and restoring hope after war.

We are not asking for financial support to host the event. Instead, we are inviting you to be part of something larger:
To bring your members, your voice, and your spirit to this evening of unity and compassion. Together, we can amplify the message of peace, and show that Ukraine is not forgotten.

If your organization would like to lead or participate in any fundraising activities during the event, we welcome an open conversation on how we can support your work as part of this shared mission.

This dinner is not just about raising funds—it’s about bringing people and communities together across borders. It's about reminding one another that when we act together, healing becomes possible.

If your organization would like to partner with us, please get in touch:
📧 shieldartfoundation@gmail.com

Let’s gather not just around tables, but around a common purpose.

Who We Are

Shield Art Foundation, established in 2023 in New York by Taiwanese-American artist Lin Shih-Pao, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian art organization. Our mission is to inspire artists to spearhead socially conscious art initiatives that tackle humanitarian concerns and contribute to the peace movement through creative expression.

What We Do

Raising Awareness through Art

We believe in harnessing the power of art to raise public awareness of humanitarian issues. Lin Shih-Pao's "One Painting One Prayer" series has received support from organizations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Japan, contributing to efforts in support of Ukraine.

 

Providing Practical Assistance

Beyond artistic endeavors, we actively support tangible donation initiatives. In 2023, Lin Shih-Pao traveled to the front lines in Ukraine, donating supplies such as ambulances and bread-making equipment.

News and Events

Taiwanese-American Artist Lin Shi-Pao Dedicates Daily Painting to Pray for Ukraine

 

 

Lin Shih-Pao has painted 735 pieces for two years, conducted charity sales, recycled missile debris, and crafted a peace bell.

 

The Taiwanese-American artist Lin Shih-Pao has been painting one piece a day to pray for Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, which marks its two-week anniversary today. The conflict continues unabated, with Lin dedicated to his daily artistic prayer, resulting in a total of 735 paintings thus far. Yesterday, Lin held an art exhibition and sale, with proceeds intended to assist Ukrainians affected by the war and to recycle missile debris to create a peace bell.

 

Lin explained that from the first day of the conflict, he decided to use "brushes instead of swords," creating a watercolor painting each day. His aim is to pray for an end to the war and for peace to return to Ukraine through his artworks, following the principle of "one prayer, one painting."

 

The background colors of the 735 paintings all feature the yellow and blue colors of the Ukrainian flag. The paintings are divided into three periods: the initial period focuses on praying for an end to the war, especially on the 24th of each month, when Lin always includes an image of a peace bell. In the middle period, peace doves and the Ukrainian national flower, the sunflower, are frequently depicted, conveying messages of peace and hope for the Ukrainian people to flourish again under the sun. The theme of the third period is reconstruction.

 

Lin mentioned that in December last year, he visited frontline cities affected by the war in Ukraine, assisting in the construction of hospitals damaged by the conflict and providing supplies to local orphanages. During the trip from the capital Kyiv to the eastern part of Ukraine, the once beautiful scenery gradually transformed into ruins due to the conflict. Lin was regularly awakened by air raid alarms, and volunteers would lead everyone to hide in air raid shelters. Within ten to twenty seconds, they would hear the sound of missiles landing, motivating him to do more for Ukraine.

 

Currently, Lin is collaborating with local cities in Ukraine to recycle missile debris from the war and create a three-meter-high peace bell, hoping to pray for the end of the war through the power of art. He is also collaborating with the Taiwanese Association of Emergency Relief in Zurich, Switzerland, to hold an "Art Exhibition for Love and Peace" recently, exhibiting and selling eighty paintings from the "One Prayer, One Painting" series in Taiwan. The proceeds will be used to assist in recycling missile debris and providing supplies to local residents.

 

Lin Shih-Pao, who was once awarded the top prize at the "Japan-France American Exhibition" at the age of 26, has received more than 20 international art awards to date. He has been recognized by the United Nations as a contemporary "Outstanding Artist." Lin often uses discarded items to create art. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he collected 3,000 New York subway cards to create the artwork "Bull King," hoping for a swift return to normal life and paying tribute to frontline workers.

 

(As reposted from Liberty Times)