Art of Giving Competition Deadline Extended

MEDIA RELEASE COURTESY OF: Art of Giving

The Art of Giving have extended their competition deadline for hopeful artists by a week to the 5th September 2010

Artists are invited to submit works for the new Art of Giving open art exhibition where the thirty finalists exhibit at the Saatchi Gallery alongside well-known artists such as Gavin Turk, Terry O’Neill, Alexa Meade, Christian Furr, Penny Lamb and Leonardo Drew.

The Art of Giving competition is open to photographers, painters and sculptors. Submission is through the website or by post and costs £20 per entry which is a charitable donation. The deadline for entries is 5th September 2010. All works are for sale at the exhibition to be held from 7th to 9th October with 50% of the proceeds going directly to the artist.

The event has two aims: to promote the careers of artists; to raise money for a series of charities including Crisis/Michael AZ Art Foundation, CHASE, Elsa Trust and GAWPT, Music Makers, Independent Age, Witch Children of Nigeria, House of Fairy Tales and One Drop Foundation

The Art of Giving is supported by a number of celebrities from the world of television, film and fashion such as Vic Reeves (who attended Goldsmith’s College before embarking on his television career), actress Jane Seymour who has been painting for over ten years, legendary footwear designer Terry de Havilland and the illusionist Derren Brown who is exhibiting caricatures of Rufus Wainwright, Jude Dench and Clint Eastwood. There is a VIP Preview on October 7th with live entertainment and an art auction.

The combined effect of an exhibition at the Saatchi with all the surrounding publicity represents a fantastic opportunity for artists.

For more information on how to enter go to:
http://www.artofgiving.co.uk or call 0845 224 1884.