Regent Hotel, Esplanade, Oban Saturday February 27, 2010 Supporting over 12,000 children. To raise much needed funds to relieve the suffering of people in the devastated island of Haiti, an Art Sale will be held on Saturday February 27 in the Regent Hotel, Oban from 2 to 7pm. Many Scottish artists will take part to make a truly eclectic collection of works. The Art Sale is organised by 2 former gallery owners who will donate all profits to Mary’s Meals for their ongoing work in Haiti. Mary’s Meals has been working in Haiti since 2006 providing meals for over 12, 000 children in schools in Cite Soleil, Gonaives and Hinche. As announced on their website - ''We now know that our seven schools in Cite Soleil have been damaged ... but not destroyed. we will be working to help repair and rebuild these schools, to support their pupils - and to assist with the wider recovery in the capital in any way we can. ''In the city of Hinche, we have started to provide food and medical supplies for earthquake victims and their families who have arrived looking for food and treatment. Many have nothing but the clothes on their backs and these regional hospitals are now over-flowing as well. When local stocks run out, as we expect them to soon, we will make arrangements for aid to be brought in from the Dominican Republic. ''It is becoming clear that the recovery effort in Haiti will need to be long term and widespread. Anything at all that you can give to help us will be appreciated.'' Among the artists contributing to the Art Sale is Elizabeth Bruce - a Scottish contemporary artist whose painting style is representational but not photorealist. Elizabeth has worked in all media on a variety of subjects, usually concentrating on acrylics – still life, treescapes, figures, interiors and landscapes. In January 2003 she was elected a member of the Glasgow Society of Women Artists. Her work has been shown in various galleries in Argyll, as well as the RGI Kelly Gallery and the Lillie Gallery, both in Glasgow, and the Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh. Elizabeth likes to keep her work within the Affordable Art bracket and prices start as low as £25 for an unframed lino-cut, while paintings are all between £140 and £500. Sue Challis has lived and worked on the West Coast of Scotland for over twenty years. Educated in North London, she qualified as a lecturer in craft and design and youth leadership. She now concentrates on acrylic painting and pen & ink drawing. When she is not painting, Sue and her husband run the Raven Trust sending containers of aid, medical, educational and small business start-up equipment to Malawi. Sue loves the bright colours and dancing light of the North West Coast of Scotland which passionately evoked in her work. Aiming to be there in person is award winning artist, Keith Salmon. Keith combines his twin passions of hill walking and landscape painting in his work. What makes Keith truly remarkable though, is that he lost much of his sight almost 20 years ago. Despite these “difficulties his work won him the Jolomo Award for Scottish Landscape Painting in 2009. Describing some of his visits with partner Anita to some wild and remote glens and summits, under all conditions throughout all four seasons, Keith says ''Even with my fuzzy vision this is a truly wonderful and stunning landscape. In my paintings I try to capture something of these incredible places, something of their sheer scale, complexity and beauty.'' Many of the artists are donating the full sale price of their works to the appeal. One such is Calum MacFarlane-Barrow whose son Magnus runs the international movement of Mary's Meal from Dalmally. We grateful to all the aritsts supporting this Art Sale - and to the Regent Hotel in providing the venue and auctioneer Donald Morrison who will donate his time on the day. Please come along to this event to help this cause and maybe pick up a prized original art work. Prices will suit all pockets from £1 art cards to the much bigger paintings. Top | Home | Features | Exhibitions Listings # has10haiti |
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