Médecins Sans Frontières event on 27th Feb

Deborah Rigby has organised an amazing event that's taking place in Yinka Shonibare's studio near Bethnal Green in Feb. Maybe some of you know art collectors and enthusiasts that would be keen to support this night in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières. If so please spread the word. Tickets are a piffling £125 and the good news is - everyone is a winner. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-and-music-for-medecins-sans-frontieres-tickets-20397163465 http://cargocollective.com/artandmusic4msf

This art and music fundraising event is for Médecins Sans Frontières. Yinka Shonibare MBE RA has kindly given the use of his project space at his London Fields Studio on Saturday 27th February 2016. Your support would greatly add to this exclusive event and help raise money and awareness for this exceptional charity. It will be a small ticketed event with limited capacity for 110 people. Everyone who buys a ticket (with all proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières) will receive a bag with a prize - a few lucky people will receive small original artworks by artists such as Phillip Allen, Simon Bedwell (BANK) (Beck’s Futures nominee 2005), Dave Beech (Freee Art Collective), Brian Dawn Chalkley, Marcia Farquhar, Amanda Faulkner, Martino Gamper, Anne Hardy, Anish Kapoor (Turner prize winner 1991),

Keelertornero, Rannva Kunoy, Goshka Macuga (Turner Prize nominee 2005),

Paul Noble (Turner Prize nominee 2012), Saskia Olde Wolbers (Beck’s Futures winner 2005), Janette Parris, Elizabeth Price (Turner Prize winner 2012) , Michael Raedecker (Turner Prize nominee 2000), Sophy Rickett, Yinka Shonibare MBE (Turner Prize nominee 2004) , Bob and Roberta Smith, Georgina Starr, Milly Thompson (BANK), Gavin Turk, Francis Upritchard, Gary Webb, Harry Pye, P.J. Harvey, Anne Hardy and many more to be confirmed.

In addition to the wonderful prizes, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle (Pulp), Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister) and Bishi to DJ. There will be a guest speaker from Médecins Sans Frontières followed by some acoustic performances during the evening from Sukie Smith from Madam, Kitty Finer and Mattie Barclay. Everyone who purchases a ticket will receive a raffle prize - ranging from an artwork (around 50 artworks), to a yoga lesson for three people, a visit to the Courtauld Institute with a personal talk by an art historian, Jem Finer studio visit, Aesop Selection or a £150 voucher to a Hix restaurant. All prizes are being kindly donated by friends and their contacts who are sharing their time and skills to help. For more information please contact Deborah Rigby on email address: artandmusic4msf@gmail.com NEWS JUST IN: Terry Hall of The Specials is now also DJing so get in touch with Deborah for the details of how to buy the last few tickets.