Fundraising Exhibitions to rebuild an 18th century church in L'Aquila
We received an email about two Fundraising exhibitions with auction to raise money to help to rebuild the 18th Century church Santa Maria del Suffragio in L’Aquila. I'd like to share it with you all.
"Exhibition opens at The Cultural Italian Institute in London on the 29 Jun 2009, reception with auctions on the 2nd July 2009 from 6.30 pm5 July end of exhibition.
This is to express deep solidarity with the population of L’AQUILA and to assist the artists of L’Aquila and Abruzzi to recover from the powerful earthquake of 6 april.
With thanks to the kind support of the Italian Embassy and Carlo Presenti, the first event will be located at the Italian Cultural Institute in London during the first week of July, 2 july 2009 at 6.30pm.
The second fundraising exhibition and auction, will take place at The Centre of Culture in Paris late in the same month. Both auctions will feature celebrities in attendance and there will be light snacks, carefully prepared by Rufus Achille a celebrated chef from Chelsea.
We are very grateful for all the support we have received so far, especially from artists of Italian and other nationalities who have so generously donated their work for the auction. "
They still need some support, so please, spread the word around!