Welcome to our Second Rye Art Gallery Auction of Artworks
As many of you may know we have recently completed the first stage of the restoration of the outside of our historic building Ypres Studio where Mary Stormont our founder lived from 1898 until her death in 1962.
Conserving and repairing old buildings is a time consuming and very expensive business, this year we spent £50,000 getting the building watertight, repairing the arts and crafts roof and exterior window features.
As we plan to move forward with stage 2, interior restoration to our studio, with museum standard permanent collection stores and archive room, the Rye Art Gallery Charitable Trust needs financial support.
As a key part of our fundraising approach this year we have organised this second Rye Art Gallery online auction. The aim is to auction over 50 selected works. All profits raised from this auction sale will go straight to the ‘stage two’ restoration fund.
We have selected several Rye Art Gallery artists. Alongside these works we also feature limited edition prints from our Permanent Collection and exclusive posters from previous Rye Art Gallery exhibitions. On behalf of the charitable trust, we would like to thank our artists for their generous support of this project.
As a key part of our fundraising approach this year we have organised this second Rye Art Gallery online auction. The aim is to auction over 50 selected works. All profits raised from this auction sale will go straight to the ‘stage two’ restoration fund.
We have selected several Rye Art Gallery artists. Alongside these works we also feature limited edition prints from our Permanent Collection and exclusive posters from previous Rye Art Gallery exhibitions. On behalf of the charitable trust, we would like to thank our artists for their generous support of this project.
Let the bidding commence!
Enjoy.
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