Reside are extremely proud to be sponsoring The Prince’s Trust’s ‘Evening of Art’ for the second time. 2011’s inaugural event exceeded all expectations by raising more than £74,000 on the night, with all of the proceeds invested directly into supporting disadvantaged young people in the region.
This year’s Evening of Art is being staged at The Assembly Rooms in Bath on Thursday December 5th. It will feature a silk screen and photo collage of Venice by Sir Peter Blake – best known for his Sgt Pepper album cover – as well as works by illustrator Sir Quentin Blake, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Nick Park of Wallace and Gromit fame and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe.
The aim is to raise more than £70,000 for disadvantaged young people in the South West by auctioning these artworks. The auction is on an invite-only basis but anyone can bid for works online. For more details and information on how to bid for any of the items, click here to visit the Prince’s Trust website.
Local artist Peter Brown, affectionately known as ‘Pete the Street’, has donated work, along with Prince’s Trust founder HRH The Prince of Wales.
Online bidding will close at 12 noon on December 5th to make way for the live auction in the evening, conducted by Christies’ contemporary art expert Tom Best. Guests at the event will be given touch-screen tablets to use for a silent auction.
We at Reside hope that the wonderful works of art which have been donated this year will raise the bar even higher than in 2011, helping to support the invaluable achievements of The Prince’s Trust. We encourage anybody who wishes to support the Prince’s Trust to bid generously.
Which painting can you see adorning your living room wall? We’d like to know what you would bid on, so get in touch with us via Facebook or Twitter and we might even let you know our personal favourites!
