Wish You Were Here, Art Refuge – 1st – 4th December

A fundraising exhibition for Art Refuge

Over 150 artists create work for the Wish You Were Here exhibition

I am delighted to have been selected to create and donate a postcard sized artwork in aid of the charity Art Refuge, for this special exhibition of artworks by over 150 established and emerging artists.

On it's 15th anniversary, Art Refuge is aiming to raise £20,000 to fund their work with refugees in Northern France and the UK.

Artists taking part include – Grayson Perry, Aida Silvestri, Eileen Cooper, Rana Begum, Julian Opie, Gillian Vaux, Jeremy Deller, Richard Deacon, David Tremlett, Majid Adin and Jane McAdam Freud among others, including myself.

'Art Refuge – supports people displaced due to conflict, persecution and poverty through socially engaged art and art therapy, both in the UK and internationally. Working with refugees in northern France and new arrivals in the UK, Art Refuge’s small, experienced team of art therapists and artists, including those who have direct experience as refugees themselves, provide regular arts-based spaces to support people’s mental health, many of whom are young, unaccompanied, and have no other such support'. Art Refuge

You can find out more about the exhibition in this Blog post here.

Check out the Wish You Were Here Instagram page to browse some of the artworks in the exhibition.

Wish You Were Here exhibition raffle

You have to be in it to win it as someone said somewhere. So, to be in with a chance of winning an original artwork by one of the artists above and others, snap up your raffle tickets here.

The cost of raffle tickets are £40 each or £100 for three, with all proceeds from the raffle going directly to delivering Art Refuge projects. The raffle will be drawn at 8pm on 4th December, the night of the private view where there will also be talks with refreshments available.

All winners will be alerted via a message to their phone on the night and if present, will be able to take their new artwork home with them. Maybe you will win your very own Grayson Perry!

Dates and tickets

1st – 3rd December 12pm – 6pm
Private View (all welcome) – Saturday 4th December 5pm – 9pm

Location - Yorkton Workshops,
1 – 3 Yorkton Street,
London,
E2 8NH

Free tickets