{"id":35650,"date":"2019-12-07T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=35650"},"modified":"2019-12-07T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:59:32","slug":"art-for-youth-london-raise-funds-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/art-for-youth-london-raise-funds-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Art for Youth London raise funds for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art for Youth London is an art event which opens on 11th December at Mall Galleries. The event is hosted by Mall Galleries and Art for Youth London. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>The main aim of the event is to raise funds for UK Youth, but also to help boost the careers of young artists by giving them a space to present their artworks alongside more established works of art.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>UK Youth<\/span> is a charity aiding young people in all communities. The charity works across 100 countries and aims to raise funds to support young artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly 130 artists are expected to join the event, and more than 1000 exceptional works of art will be presented (priced from \u00a3200 to \u00a35,000). <\/span>
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\n<\/span>The events also gives artists opportunities to buy each other\u2019s work – the event will showcase everything from watercolours to sculptures, and photographs to oil paintings and jewellery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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By purchasing art, attendees will be supporting many contemporary artists, but with every purchase they will change the lives of different artists around the country because 35% of the sales go to funding the UK Youth charity<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/span>Ticket prices range from \u00a318 to \u00a325, but free entry will be offered on Wednesday 11<\/span>th<\/span> December from 11am to 4pm and Friday 13<\/span>th<\/span> December at the same time.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Funds will also be raised through silent, raffle auction and mystery cards.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>This is not the first event of its kind. Art for Youth London has hosted these types of events for the past 7 years. The events have raised nearly \u00a31,500,000 for the UK Youth charity.<\/span><\/p>\n

To find out more about the events, head to the <\/span>Art for Youth website.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Follow UK Youth on YouTube.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Art for Youth London on Instagram.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Art For Youth London on Facebook.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Follow UK Youth on Twitter.<\/span><\/a>
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\n<\/span>Words: Martin Yonchev<\/span>
\n<\/span>Photo: Unsplash<\/span><\/p>\n

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