Waiting for the hammer to fall on students' works of art

Feb. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Staff and students from Coventry University’s School of Art and Design have donated art work ranging from paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photographs and much more to auction off in order to raise money for their 2011 end of year degree show.

The auction, which takes place at The Herbert on Thursday 3 March, will give people the chance to acquire original works of art by up and coming artists.

The annual event has gained a reputation over the years as the highlight for anyone interested in supporting young artists.

Fine Art student, Bruce Fletcher, has had the task of organising this year’s event. He said:

“To put on our degree show, we have to raise funds ourselves and so we rely heavily on people coming to the auction to buy our work. Some of our tutors have also donated pieces to auction off which we are extremely grateful for.

“The night itself will hopefully raise much-needed funds and who knows, in years to come; something that is purchased on the night might be worth a lot of money one day!”

The auction takes place between 7 – 9pm with a public viewing of the items taking place between 10am – 4pm and a pre-auction viewing from 5.30pm.

George Rippon, one of the students helping to organise the event with Bruce Fletcher, said:

“We're proud to be a part of what we see as a strong and exciting collection of artists at Coventry University. We're keen to encourage a relationship with the local community, because there is some fantastic and highly original work being produced here. It would be wonderful to have the people of Coventry come and see it, and perhaps even purchase a piece as a means of supporting us.”

The auction catalogue can be found on The Herbert’s webpage http://www.theherbert.org/ and clicking on the ‘what’s on icon’ and type ‘Coventry University auction’ in the search box.

Bruce Fletcher added:

“The auction element adds to the exciting atmosphere but anyone not able to make it on the night can always look at the catalogue and fill in a commission bid or a telephone bid form so they don’t have to miss out on getting the piece they want.”

All the forms are available to download on the auction page on The Herbert website.

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For further information, contact Ali Bushnell, External Press and Media Relations Officer, Coventry University on 024 7688 8245.

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