'HELP' Charity ART EVENT

21 October 2011

‘H E L P’
Charity Art Event and Exhibition
8 - 19 Nov 2011

Gallery DIFFERENT, London W1, 14 Percy Street
Mon- Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat 11 - 5 pm
admission free


As a response to the sad loss of Amy Winehouse, sculptors Guy Portelli and David Begbie have initiated a fine art exhibition to raise money for The Hannah Meredith Foundation, an emerging,grassroots charity inspired by a teenage girl’s tragic heroin related death. It focuses on working with families who are dealing with alcohol and drug problems and even the loss of a loved one throughsubstance misuse.

A number of excellent artists join with painting, sculpture and photography. The exhibition is designed to reflect the creative synergy between art and music.

All work will be for sale and a third of the proceeds will go to The Hannah Meredith Foundation to support its work in developing The Jade Project (Jump-starting Adolescence/Adults Drugs Education) programme.

INTENTION

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Guy Portelli V.P.R.B.A. F.R.B.S.
came to prominence when he appeared on BBC’s Dragons’ Den with his Pop Icon Series walking away with investment from three dragons and more money than he initially requested.

“For me personally I owe a great debt to Amy. From the point when I created the Amy Winehouse sculpture ‘Excess’ my world changed, and doors opened that were once closed ... so thank you Amy.
It was not easy to find a drugs related charity that had the focus on young people and it came as a surprise to me to discover that there isn’t one rehab clinic for young people in the UK yet research shows over 20,000 young people in the UK are addicted to drugs”.


David Begbie A.R.B.S.
is an internationally known artist working in London. His sculpture is exhibited globally and is included in
numerous public, private, corporate and museum collections.

“I am a big fan of Amy Winehouse and her music and was shocked and saddened by her premature death.
I know from experience that there is no medical cure for addiction to anything – only abstinence and even abstinence can be a danger to an addict if the addiction has already wreaked its damage... Prevention is the only cure“.


ARTIST LIST

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Johan Andersson
David Begbie,
Sir Peter Blake
Nathan J. Browning
Jo Clauwaert
Derek Culley
Charles Everest
Dick French
Igor Gottschalk
Keith Haynes
Anne Kelly
Chris Myers
Guy Portelli
Jan Pulsford
Nick Tidnam
Andreas Wachter
Suzie Zamit

... and more!

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