RBSA hoping for strong support from art lovers at charity auction
Art collectors, businesses and investors are being urged to support a charity auction featuring the work of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
The auction, which takes place at 6.30pm on Thursday (November 2), is being run by auctioneer Bonhams and hosted by Deutsche Bank at its offices in Brindleyplace.
The sale features landscapes, portraits, abstracts, sculptures and ceramics (see below) donated by the artists and funds raised from the event will go to the RBSA, which is a registered charity. Income from ticket sales, which cost £10, will go to Autistica, Deutsche Bank’s Charity of the Year.
The RBSA is one of the oldest socieites of its kind, dating back more than 200 years. It provides opportunities in Birmingham for people to engage with the arts.
Its gallery, close to St Paul’s Square, in the city’s Jewellery Quarter, needs to raise funds urgently to continue its year-round programme of exhibitions and events.
Robert Neil, president of the RBSA and a past finalist in the BP Portrait Award, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for art lovers to snap up a potential bargain. The range of artists featured at our charity auction is breathtaking.
“Reserves are very affordable, and it is possible that you could walk away with a work worth hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, for a fraction of the price.
“We hope to see both established collectors and those new to buying art at the event, which promises to be a thrilling night, and one we hope will raise much-needed funds, both for the RBSA and Autistica.”
Guests on the night will also be invited to support Autistica with an optional donation.
Artists featured at the exhibition include:
Robert Perry, who has donated three works featuring the Black Country. His work is in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Collection and individual paintings have sold for more than £2,000.
Alex Callaway has exhibited at the RWA, RBA, ROI and RSMA, winning many prizes. He is an Associate Living Master with the Art Renewal Centre. Works have sold for £1,800.
Marine artist John Scott Martin is a past president of the RBSA and has exhibited across the UK and Denmark. He has work in collections in Britain, Europe and America.
Edward Noott studied in Cheltenham and New York, and has exhibited at major exhibitions in the UK, Italy and America.
Robert Neil is the current president of the RBSA. He has exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
Jack Doherty is a well-established and sought after potter working in porcelain. He trained at Ulster College of Art and Design and was chairman of the Craft Potters Association.He now lives in Cornwall and was recently made an Honorary Member of the RBSA.
Kevin Line is a regular exhibitor at the RP, RWA and Pastel Society.
Paul Hipkiss was a well-known printmaker who exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and features Black Country industry in his works, which typically sell for up to £200.
George Jackson is a glass artist who trained at the International Glass Centre in Brierley Hill and has shown at the International Glass Biennale. Works sell for up to £300.
Celia Nancarrow creates textured prints using the collograph technique. Her work sells for around £200.
Lynn Jeffery has exhibited extensively across the UK and has donated ‘The Cube’ – one of a series of works based on a visit to The Cube in Birmingham.
Margaret Fairhead is a renowned textiles artists who often features urban local scenes in her work. She has sold works for around £500.
Robert Page studied sculpture under Tanya Kozin and his work focuses on portraiture and classical myths. He has work in private collections around the UK.
Sculptor Viv Astling is the Honorary Secretary of the RBSA and has completed public art commissions for the National Forest Company and National Memorial Arboretum.
Jenny Sutton has exhibited widely including at the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Society of Women Artists, and the Affordable Art Fair, as well as many private galleries in London and the South.
Robert Perry – Turner’s Hill, Dudley
Paul Hipkiss – Wheal Sisters
Robert Neil – Black Ribbon
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