NEW FOREST AND EAST DORSET BRANCH of the MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION ART EXHIBITION,

UPTON HOUSE, MARCH 2008.

By the time His Worshipful the Mayor of Poole and MP Annette Brooke formally opened the Art Exhibition, it was already a success.  Many works of art, prints and cards had already been sold necessitating a dash to the printer for more.

 

The Mayor was worshipfully short in his opening speech but paid the ultimate compliment in speaking to every artist and requesting copies of the artists’ profiles to be forwarded to him. Annette Brooke spoke warmly of the achievement of everyone involved in producing such a professional show and her sincerity to the cause of eradicating MND shone in her work locally and on the National stage to raise the profile of the MNDA and to gain more funds for research.  She tantalisingly fell short of telling the full story of our President Lembit Opik but suggested enough to keep us  cheekily interested.

 

This is not the place to thank everyone involved as the list would be too long:  I shall restrict myself to a role as self appointed art critic for the eclectic collection of work on show. An Awards for All lottery grant of £1700 was received to cover all the expenses of the exhibition.

Click on the photos  below for Mike Hardy’s commentary and profiles of the Exhibitors.

 

Alan Sulman

 

Jack Burkitt

 

Pat Marven

Sonje Jean Coldwell

 

Kenneth Dent

 

Anne Garrett

Barbara Proctor

Gil Rice

Pamela Vack