A host of celebrities have contributed artworks to Martlets Hospice’s Top Secret Art Project – the twist being that bidders won’t know who produced each piece until after the auction.
As well as famous figures such as Frank Skinner, Julian Clary, Alan Titchmarsh, Tony Robinson and Grayson Perry, hundreds of professional and amateur artists have also contributed to the online auction, which runs on eBay until 15 October.
Almost 300 pieces of art in styles and mediums including oils, watercolours, photographs and collages will be shown in a real life free exhibition at Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton on Sunday, 11 October from 2.30pm to 6pm.
Elizabeth Baxter, Top Secret Art Project organiser, said: “A list of all the names of who has produced a piece of art will be available, both at the exhibition and online, but who created which piece will remain top secret until the end of the online auction.
“So it’s all down to the bidders – they could win a piece by a celebrity or one by a local amateur artist, however we hope that they will bid generously on the art that appeals to them and win something they will love.
“Thanks to our main sponsors, Southern Railway, all the costs of the Top Secret Art Project are covered so all the proceeds from the sale of the art will go to fund our patient care.”
For further information about this innovative and exciting project, or if you would like the link to the auction sent to you, please contact Elizabeth at elizabeth.baxter@martlets.org.uk or call 01273 718785
