Charity Exhibition a Great Success

The last ten minutes before the doors open on any exhibition always take an age to pass and the charity exhibition “Faces and Places” was no exception.

Early Arrivals

However, we need not have worried.

Shortly after the doors opened the gallery started to fill rapidly with the invited guests.

As you can see in the pictures the space was light and airey, and the room was filled with music provided by cellist, Andrew Erskine.

Friends, family, colleagues, associates, even a University Professor arrived in due course with smiles hitting their faces as soon as they recognised Keith’s work on display.

Everyone was keen to talk to the man himself and Keith was kept very busy throughout the evening.

Keith Making a Speech

After people had been given a chance to wander round and view the work on the display for a short time, Keith stepped up to make a speech. Amongst the welcomes and thanks, there was a poignant moment when Keith discussed the relevance, even today, of one of his personal favourites featuring two poppy flowers.

The speech, clearly heartfelt, reminded the audience of the purpose of the exhibition to introduce art into environments people would pass through for other reasons, as well as raising money for the Cancer Fund at North Tees Hospital, somewhere Keith has a very personal connection to.

Order Taking

Keith was touched and overwhelmed by the number of orders people were placing for his work on display. The levels of which surpassed all hopes and expectations.

For those who did not wish to order a full sized picture, exclusive sets of postcard prints were also available to buy in sets of eight.

A small amount of the postcards remain, so if you would like to support the Cancer Fund please do get in touch.

“Faces and Places” will continue to run in the Oakwood Suite at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre for the next three months.