Mon 4th May: Art Against Knives

If you are free and in the East End of London either today or tomorrow................check out "Art Against Knives"...............with the auction taking place tomorrow eve at 9p.m ............... works for sale to raise money for the charity including these by Julie Verhoven, Will Broom, Giles Deacon and Tim Walker.......






ART AGAINST KNIVES

ON THE 4TH MAY THERE IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND
DESIRABLE EXHIBITIONS TAKING OVER SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL… ARTISTS
AND DESIGNERS FROM ACROSS EAST LONDON AND BEYOND HAVE COME
TOGETHER…

ON 28 AUGUST 2008, OLIVER HEMSLEY A 20- YEAR-OLD STUDENT FROM CENTRAL ST MARTIN’S COLLEGE, WAS STABBED BY
A GROUP OF YOUTHS AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES IN AN UNPROVOKED DAYLIGHT
ATTACK ON BOUNDRY STREET IN EAST LONDON. OLIVER'S HEART AND
BREATHING STOPPED UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL, AND
WHILE HE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESUSCITATED, HE HAD TO SPEND THE NEXT
134 DAYS IN INTENSIVE CARE RELYING ON LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINES TO KEEP
HIM ALIVE.

THANKFULLY, AS A RESULT OF OLIVER’S INSPIRATIONAL DETERMINATION AND
THE HARD WORK OF THE MEDICAL TEAMS WHO TREATED HIM, HIS LIFE IS NO
LONGER IN IMMEDIATE DANGER AND HE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A SPECIALIST
REHABILITATION UNIT AT THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL IN
STANMORE, MIDDLESEX. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF HIS
INJURIES, NEITHER OLIVER NOR HIS FAMILY WILL EVER LEAD NORMAL LIVES
AGAIN. OLIVER’S SPINAL CORD WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED IN THE ATTACK,
LEAVING HIM PARALYSED, WITH MINIMAL MOVEMENT BELOW HIS NECK. HE
WILL NEVER WALK AGAIN, AND WILL REQUIRE CONSTANT MEDICAL
ATTENTION FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

WE ARE DETERMINED TO SALVAGE SOMETHING POSITIVE FROM OLI'S TRAGIC
STORY BY FOCUSING ON EVERYTHING THAT OLIVER LOVES IN LIFE.
AS A RESULT, ART AGAINST KNIVES HAS BEEN CREATED….
THE AIM OF THE TWO-DAY EVENT IS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT WHAT
HAS HAPPENED IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO RAISE
MONEY TO PROVIDE OLIVER WITH EVERYTHING HE WILL NEED IN THE FUTURE.


ART AGAINST KNIVES EXHIBITION
MONDAY 4TH MAY 2009
SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL GALLERY
11.00AM- 9.00PM ENTRY FREE

PHOTOGRAPHY
FASHION
FINE ART
ILLUSTRATION
SCULPTURE
LIGHT INSTALLATION
CAFÉ TO BE OPEN ALL DAY
ALL WORK FOR SALE

ART AGAINST KNIVES EXHIBITION OF AUCTIONED
WORK
TUESDAY 5TH MAY 2009
SHOREDITCH HOUSE
12.00PM-7.00PM
ENTRY FREE

ART AGAINST KNIVES AUCTION AND PARTY
ENTRY INVITE ONLY
CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION 7.00PM-9.00PM
AUCTION 9.00PM

PLEASE REQUEST AN INVITE@
RSVP@ARTAGAINSTKNIVES.COM
PERFORMANCES AND PARTY 10.00PM-3.00AM