In celebration of ‘International Day of Charity’ and in support of Heart of Kent Hospice, the artist, Ralph Steadman, who lives in Maidstone, auctioned off a hand coloured screen-print in a 12-hour auction which raised £2,050 for the Hospice.
The winning bidder was from California in America. Ralph has also been named as one of the artists whose designs will be part of the new free art trail coming to Maidstone in the summer of 2024.
Ralph, who is a regular supporter of the Hospice, and designed ‘Elly-do, Ely-don’t, Elly-dance’ which raised £15,500 at Elmers Big Heart of Kent Parade Auction in 2021, has this week been confirmed as one of the artists whose designs will appear as part of the 50 unique designs making up Shaun in the Heart of Kent Art Trail coming to Maidstone in the summer of 2024.
The Hospice has already signed up several sponsors for this event but there are still a few exciting sponsorship opportunities available for anyone interested in getting involved with this exciting new project. To find out more and to register your interest contact Project Manager Erica Snow on 07596 856667.
For more information about Shaun in the Heart of Kent including corporate and sponsorship opportunities, follow the trail on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #ShauninMaidstone
To ensure you keep up to date with all the latest news and updates visit https://shaunheartofkent.co.uk/
Official Partners and Sponsors who have to date signed up to be part of the 2024 ‘Shaun in the Heart of Kent’ trail are:
- Presenting Partner – Maidstone Borough Council
- Auction Partner – Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers
- Creative Partner – GEO Brand
- Events Partner – One Maidstone
- Logistics Partner – Gallagher Group
- Media Partner – KM Media Group
- Print Partner- Yeomans
- Storage and Distribution Partner – TPS Global Logistics
Sponsors:
- Advance Group
- Active Partnerships
- Apogee
- Collab Coffee
- DHA Planning
- Fremlin Walk
- Genco Construction Services
- Gullands Solicitors
- Kent County Agricultural Society
- Lenleys
- PHSC
- RBLI
- The Mall
- Compare and Recycle
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About Heart of Kent Hospice
Heart of Kent Hospice has been providing free, compassionate, end-of-life care to people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones in Maidstone, Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling and the surrounding towns and villages for the past 32 years.
The Hospice has built an excellent reputation within the local community for the quality of its care, which has been further endorsed by the Care Quality Commission who awarded us with an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ following an inspection in February 2017.
Our vision is for everyone living with a terminal illness in our community to achieve the best quality of life. We are committed to achieving this by enabling them to live in comfort, with independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them.
Last year the Hospice cared for over 1,800 patients and their families in their own homes or at our Aylesford-based Hospice. Our services cost £5 million a year to run, and we depend heavily on our loyal community of supporters, whose generous donations and fundraising activities raise over £4 million.
About Wild in Art
Wild in Art is the leading producer of spectacular public art events that entertain, enrich, inform, and leave a lasting legacy. It brings together businesses and creative sectors with schools and local communities through the creation of uniquely painted sculptures.
Since 2008 Wild in Art has animated cities across the world including Manchester, Sydney, Auckland, Cape Town, and São Paulo, and created trails for the London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Historic Royal Palaces and Penguin Random House.
Wild in Art events have:
Enabled over £22m to be raised for charitable causes
Injected £3.8m into local creative communities
Engaged over a million young people in learning programmes
Helped millions of people of all ages to experience art in non-traditional settings
The Wild in Art apps are available to download from the App Store and Google Play
About Aardman
Aardman is an employee-owned company, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include the feature length sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and a brand new Wallace & Gromit film for 2024.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the Academy Award® and BAFTA® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures and the brand new CGI comedy series for kids Lloyd of the Flies.
The studio runs the Aardman Academy which has a commitment to nurturing talent by delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops teaching production skills and storyboarding, to comprehensive twelve-week courses for professionals in craft based subjects from model making to animation.
In November 2018 it became an Employee Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com
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