Almost 250 donated artworks from across the country, including Queensland, will be auctioned on Instagram this weekend and the money will fund counsellors to support drought-stricken farmers.

The pieces up for sale are valued at about $95,000 in total and during its inaugural fundraiser last year, the Art For Bales campaign raised $77,000 to support Rural Aid.

Artist Ben Tankard's donation to the 2019 Art For Bales campaign.

A variety of pieces were going under the Instagram hammer, from pieces by hobby artists valued at $30, to work valued at $4500 from New York native and now Australian resident Thomas Bucich.

Art For Bales co-founder and Brisbane artist Kate Pittas said she had struggled to keep up with the campaign's growth since launching last year with the help of fellow artist Andrea Hamann.