Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to raise money for mental health crisis
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- Created: 26 April 2020 26 April 2020
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The global pandemic is giving rise to an emergency in mental health as vulnerable people in society are experiencing incredible pressures. Although the current focus is on treating people critically ill with the COVID-19 virus, the new wave of effort is going to have to be directed at those suffering from impacts brought about by the virus.
Tanya Baxter from Tanya Baxter Contemporary art dealers in central London said:
The mental health impact surrounding COVID-19 is already growing into a national crisis. Whether it is single parents struggling to home-school whilst paying the bills, business owners facing bankruptcy, or family members suffering the loss of loved ones in isolation, this crisis will be played out in a myriad of ways.
We developed the Healing Art campaign to be able to direct funds to the Maudlsey Charity's campaign to raise money for the NHS mental health crisis. We are particularly pleased to be working with contemporary artist Pip Todd Warmoth who has agreed a limited run of lithograph prints of his beautifully elegant portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The prins are strictly limited to 100 and are hand-finished by Pip.
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Charities sare also suffering by a huge amount of fundraising events such as the 40th London Marathon that would have taken place today. The cost to charities is running into millions of pounds and efforts like the Healing Art Appeal are trying to make up for some of those losses.Tanya Baxter Contemporary is reducing the cost of the print by 50% and asking the buyer to donate the remaining 50% to the Maudsley Charity NHS appeal. The portrait will be framed and shipped once the charity has received the funds.
The art industry has been impacted by the cancellations of art fairs and exhibitions that are a key source of sale revenue for dealers. This has meant effort has pivoted to online where galleries are reaching out to collectors to help sustain both their business, the artists and others dependent on normal business practices.
The question remains how long it will take to return to a safe environment for doing business and also how much of the old normal will reemerge after the lockdown. Could virtual life offer more positives than negatives once we have adapted fully and recovered from the impacts of COVID-19. Time will tell.
To find out more about acquiring one of the 100 portraits available please click here.
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Not surreal enough? British surrealism is a centuries old tradition
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The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s fascinating new exhibition titled “British Surrealism” courts the viewer through an extensive collection of artworks, showing many that predate the accepted Surrealism era. Coursing back centuries, it suggests the British psyche has been long adept at contemplating a certain otherness.
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British Surrealism - surreal art for a surreal age at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Coming soon in February 2020, Dulwich Picture Gallery will present British Surrealism, an ambitious and wide-ranging survey of the origins of surrealist art in Britain, and the first to trace its roots back to 1620 drawing on archive material.
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Photographic Root's exhibition coming in 2020 at Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Photograph's of nature from 1840's until today
In Summer 2020, Dulwich Picture Gallery will present the first exhibition to trace the history of photography as told through depictions of nature, revealing how the subject led to key advancements in the medium, from its very beginnings in 1840 to present day. Unearthed: Photography’s Roots will be the first major photography show at Dulwich Picture Gallery, bringing together over 100 works by 25 leading international photographers, many never seen before.
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Marathon Mead Tastings - a time honoured taste sensation
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Gosnells, London’s only Meadery, is running 3 Mead Tasting marathons – and a vintage Mead tasting - to explore the beauty of mead.
These will be in its bar ‘Gosnells Tasting Room’ above Coal Rooms at 11a Station Way, Peckham Rye Station, SE15 4RX.
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Wine cocktails are a developing trend and less heavy than spirits
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As the cold weather is drawing in and our social calendars are filling up - it is time to start thinking about festive Christmas drinks. Wine cocktails are a new trend in milder alcoholic beverages that many people are enjoying and both still and sparkling wines can be a part of that experience.
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Dulwich Rembrandt Heist Fails With Thieves At Large in London
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The Dulwich Picture Gallery maybe the oldest purpose-built gallery in the world but it’s security systems are still avant-garde. Two of the Dutch master painters masterpieces were removed from their hangings but didn’t leave the gallery grounds as the Met police swept in and scared the robbers off.
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Scientists & distillers create the world’s 1st AI gin, Ginette, developed by a neural network, in Bristol
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- Created: 10 November 2019 10 November 2019
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This new combination of marine learning and human creativity have demonstrated that by analysing hundreds of botanicals properties against recipes and 500 gin brands, Ginette was able to conjure the name Monger’s gargle and produce a “fragranced gin drink”.
Add a commentBanksy’s shop in Croydon, Gross Domestic Product about to close (though never opened)
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Today is the last opportunity that Banksy lovers will have to bid for items in his shop at incredibly low prices. The lucky-dip of artworks and other memorabilia include a stab vest, t-shirts, a mock-tiger rug, and even genuine artwork.
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Rembrandt casts new light showing cinematic mastery
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The Dulwich Picture Gallery (DPG) launched a new Rembrandt exhibition called “Rembrandt’s Light” on the 3rd of October to mark the 350th anniversary of his death. This unique collection of 35 of his best masterpieces, etchings and drawings, some shown for the first time in the UK, are to further explore the master as a painter, teacher, “imperfectionist” and, if he was alive today, his potential as a filmmaker.
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Busting red wine and fish myths
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How many times have we heard local wine-o friends tell us categorically that red wine cannot be served with fish? It is a malady of gibberish first experienced in childhood but that has a habit of reoccurring throughout life. In order to put this dubiously fishy nonsense to bed, Harry Niazi, of Olley’s Fish Experience in South London’s Herne Hill, decided to investigate with a group of wine and fish enthusiasts including Andy Neather, former wine writer for the London Evening Standard.
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Gin lovers can look forward to a great 2019 vintage say one of the UK’s new breed of distilleries
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Talk of vintages is usually the preserve of the wine industry but we should keep in mind that other drinks that we like to consume are also dependent on the terroir characteristics such as climate, altitude, soils, and other factors relating to the place where crops are grown.
The Copper Rivet Distillery, ideally situated on the banks of the River Medway in Kent, welcomed delivery of its Holy Trinity of cereals from the 2019 harvest, ready to distil the next vintage of its Dockyard Gin.
Add a commentDulwich Picture Gallery opens it shining new Techni-Colour Dream Palace
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The Colour Palace stands stoutly raised up on pillars in all its day-glow glory frankly determined to cheer up visitors regardless of whether the sun is shining or the clouds are spraying us with wintry venom.
The erection of the Colour Palace is to celebrate the winning entry of the open design competition organised by the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the London Festival of Architecture.
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