The Quentin Follies and Art Auction
The Quentin Follies and Art Auction 2008 was a great success, raising nearly £14,000 for the Quentin Bell Commemoration Fund. We would like to thank all our supporters: artists, performers, bidders and volunteers. Without their help, such success would not have been possible.
The Quentin Follies is an annual fundraising event that celebrates the Bloomsbury passion for colourful theatricals, featuring a kaleidoscope of spellbinding acts including comedy, music, drama and burlesque.
The evening begins with drinks and a picnic in the idyllic grounds of the house, then there is the chance to view and bid for works of art donated to the Quentin Follies Art Auction. Finally, after the evening of entertainment in the barn, there is a spectacular firework display over the Charleston pond.
The Quentin Follies Art Auction gives you the chance to acquire original works of art generously donated by a wide variety of local and established artists. The 2008 auction, which took place in July, featured a wide and exciting variety of original artwork, including an illustration by Quentin Blake, a watercolour by Maggi Hambling, photographs by songwriter, poet and photographer Patti Smith, and works by Peter Blake, Duncan Grant, Zandra Rhodes, Tom Hamick, Angelica Garnett, Quentin Bell and Cressida Bell. You can view all of the artworks, and see the final bids that they achieved, by clicking on the link to the left.
The Quentin Follies is the main fundraiser for the Quentin Bell Commemoration Fund, set up in 1997 to acquire paintings that were originally at Charleston.
For further information about The Quentin Follies or to donate a work of art, please contact Sarah Bayes, Development Manager, on 01323 811626 or email s.bayes@charleston.org.uk
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All proceeds raised by the above fundraising event is in aid of The Charleston Trust. The Charleston Trust, Registered Charity No. 1107313, is a non profit making company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England under Company Number 5212725.
Registered office: Charleston, Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LL.
