Rebecca
Court of the Foundation has organised a a charity silent art
auction that she is organising at the Royal College of Art on Thursday 18 December 2014, 6 – 9pm. Lower Gulbenkien Gallery, Royal
College of Art, Kensington Gore, Kensington, SW72EU
Over 40
established and emerging artists have come together to donate artworks to
Parkinson’s UK
for the auction.
The
auction will be a silent ‘sealed bid’ auction with artworks starting with a
minimum reserve ranging from £40- £200. You will have the opportunity to view
the artworks on offer and submit a bid from 6-8pm on the evening of the
auction. Successful bids will be announced between 8-9pm.
This is a
fantastic opportunity to bid on artworks by some of the UK’s exciting emerging, as well as established
contemporary artists, whilst supporting the important work at Parkinson’s UK.
Artists
involved in the auction include Catherine Goodman as well as many Faculty and
Alumni from the School including; Sharon Beavan, Gethin Evans, Kate Scrivener,
Chris Green, Michael Chance, Sophie Charalambous, Tom Sander, Perienne Christian,
Phoebe Stannard, Samantha Marshall, Mary Milner, Jonathan Silverman, Leonie
Lachlan and Johanna Zhang as well as a number of high profile faculty and
alumni from the Royal College of Art and other leading educational
institutions.
One
person in every 500 has Parkinson's, that's about 127,000 people in the UK. Parkinson’s
UK
have been working for more than 40 years to find a cure and improve life for
everyone affected by Parkinson's. The auction will aim to raise vital funds
that are needed to enable them to keep providing support to everyone affected
by this disease.
