Call for artists to support Art Sale in aid of refugees
Students at Bedales are organising an Art Sale to support the Rural Refugee Network (RRN), a charity helping refugees settle successfully into UK communities.
The Art Sale, to be held at the school on 8 March, will feature work from accomplished artists, in addition to emerging student talent from Bedales Senior and Bedales Prep, Dunhurst.
Contributions are still sought, and interested artists are invited to complete a registration form here, where they will then be contacted by the event organisers. Once registered, artists are invited to submit items here.
Artwork will be available at a wide range of prices from the £10s to £1000s. Half of the proceeds will support the RRN with the other half going to the artist, although in some cases, artists are donating the full sale price.
RRN ART SALE IS BACK – BEDALES 8th MARCH 6pm to 9pm (The Quad)
The RRN Art Sale is back!
This year the highly successful Rural Refugee Network (RRN) Art Sales will be held at Bedales. The RRN has worked with Bedales and their students to support the RRN.
The Art Sale has always been our major source of funding as well as a significant demonstration of solidarity with refugees. It will be our first in person attended event since early 2020 and an opportunity for all to attend, support, and fund. RRN trustees will all be at the event and can expand on all the amazing work we have done since 2015.
Artwork will be available at a wide range of prices, from the £10 to £15000. Half of the proceeds of sales will go to support the RRN. However, in some cases the artists have generously agreed to donate the full sale price to us!
The sale brings together local and international artistic communities. It will showcase over 50 artists, including parents and Bedales alumni, across many disciplines, including fine art, contemporary, sculpture, ceramics, illustration and photography. Many of the artists will attend the event to discuss their work and answer questions. Work is bought, wrapped, and taken home on the night.
The Tickets to attend the Art Sale are free and can be booked online https://www.bedales.org.uk/event/art-sale-aid-rural-refugee-network
Bedales school is planning other fundraising and educational activities on 8 March to support the RRN, including an ambitious fundraising walk where members of the community will cover the distance from Syria to Steep in a day.
Please spread the word and forward this information to all your friends and families.
Do check our Instagram account @ruralrefugeenetwork as we will be posting updates and work in progress in the weeks running to the event.
Thank you for your continued support and we are really looking forward seeing you there.
Nadia Potts CEO and the Board of Trustees
33 Art Sale
Thursday 13 June
Bordean House 6-9pm
33 Art Sale is the brain child of Emma Thistleton, a well-known London based artist. Her vision was to bring together some of the best local, national and international established and up-and-coming artists for an art sale.
The art sale is unique in that it takes place in a private home. It raises money for two charities that are very close to Emma’s heart – the Rural Refugee Network and Children on the Edge (link through to Children on the Edge https://www.childrenontheedge.org).
As well as supporting these two charities it also supports artists. 33% of every piece of artwork sold goes direct to the charities, whilst 57% goes to the artist. (The remainder of the money goes towards the work to set up and run an artsale of this magnitude). All artists get paid within two weeks of the sale, unlike most galleries who often hold on to the money for months.
2019 Artists
Artist Profile: Cara Wessenberg
Cara Wassenberg lives and works near Petersfield. She is an established sculptor working with copper, forged steel and cast glass in response to commissions for private gardens and interiors as well as galleries. Cara’s influences are rooted in the language of the countryside, organic forms, tools and the processes of craft and agricultural practice.Her initial degree after leaving school was in Fine Art and she graduated in 2017 with a Masters (Distinction) in metalwork and glass from the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. Following her MA Cara spent a year as artist in residence at UCA. As well as her studio work Cara has undertaken many school residency projects and currently teaches part time on the BA Degree course at University of the Creative Arts Farnham.
We are thrilled to have Cara’s ‘Gumfruit’ for the 33 Art Sale this June. Cara made them after a trip to Portugal visiting her brother. Inspiredby the wonderfully organic form of Portugese Eucalyptus seeds, and a touch of rather playful Portugese humour. Each one has a weighted base and they can be nudged and moved but will never fall over! They are hand forged from sheet copper with a Verdigris patina and finished with a light microcrystalline wax.
‘Gumfruit’ are 250mm (diameter) x 550mm (height). One is 550mm wide at the top and the other is 60mm.
2017 Art Sale
