Win a $700 Painting and Support Mutual Aid in Gaza
A raffle for "If You Know Me, I Know a Farmer" by Adam Mele. Raffle closes Friday, March 20 at noon EST.
"If You Know Me, I Know a Farmer" by Adam Mele. 30 x 30 inches, Acrylic on Canvas. (Right click image and open in new tab to see full painting).
Art has always been about stories and connections. This raffle is both.
Earlier this year, interior designer Emily Walker curated and hosted an art show in her Washington DC apartment called Mazes and Masks, featuring paintings by artist Adam Mele, whose work reads like contemporary hieroglyphs with a propulsive momentum — bold, layered, alive. One of those paintings, "If You Know Me, I Know a Farmer", valued at $700, is now up for raffle to benefit Gaza Champions.
About the Painting (In Emily's Words)
Adam Mele's paintings feel like they are moving even when they are still. His visual language is dense and symbolic — somewhere between ancient mark-making and urgent contemporary expression. "If You Know Me, I Know a Farmer" is a piece that rewards looking, and looking again.
I love the idea of a painting made in DC during a time of tumult traveling to a new home — carrying awareness and support for people who deserve both.
I lived in Jerusalem for three years. I never made it to Gaza, but I have a painting hanging in my home made by a then-17-year-old Gazan artist named Malak Matar. It is one of my favorite pieces — not just because of what it looks like, but because of the story behind it. Art is really about that: stories, connections, the thread between people across distance and difference.
This raffle is a chance to be part of that kind of story. A painting made in DC, finding a home somewhere new, while helping a community in Gaza that is still here, still creating, still surviving.
How to Enter
- Follow Gaza Champions on Instagram and Substack.
- Purchase your $50 raffle ticket. (Each $50 donation gets you one entry. The more you give, the more chances you have to win.)
Option 1 — Venmo: Send $50 (or multiples of $50) to @GazaChampions with the memo: painting – [your email].
Option 2 — Tax-Deductible Donation: Make a tax-exempt donation here. Forward your receipt to gaza.champions@gmail.com with the memo Painting Raffle to confirm your entry.
Raffle closes Friday, March 20, 2026 at noon EST. The winner will be selected shortly after.
For DMV locals, the painting can be picked up directly from Adam. For everyone else, Adam can ship — just note that the winner covers shipping costs.
