Artists

Take a seat for breast cancer research

The Porch, in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Foundation, is proud to announce The Porch’s Pink Chair-ity Auction. Adirondack chairs will be painted, carved, decorated or otherwise enhanced by artists and well-known people with all proceeds donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Painting Adirondack chairs for charity fundraisers is very popular in America, so we thought it would be a perfect way we could use our signature product to help with the important work of the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The theme of the artwork will be ‘Pink: Life, Love, Beauty’ as we wanted to emphasise the importance of taking time to enjoy the beauty in life. We think everyone should take time to sit and relax with a view. Cancer rates are said to be affected by the amount of stress in people’s lives, this exhibition will be about taking time to enjoy life.

The chairs will be exhibited around Melbourne between March to May 2012. Chairs will be auctioned on May 11, at Melbourne Central. If you are not able to attend the auction we will take absentee and telephone bidding.

Confirmed locations are:

  • Monash Gallery of Art: March 1 - March 14, 2012
  • Fernwood Gyms: March 15 - March 30 (Melbourne City Gym - chairs by Alyce Platt and Sonia Kretschmar, Carlton - chairs by Peter Russell Clarke and Jody Pratt, St Kilda - chair by Alex Fevola, Moonee Ponds - chair by Jane Sinclair, Yarraville - chair by Jamie Daddo, Camberwell - chair by Suzie Wilks and Barbara Kitallides)
  • The Fracture Gallery, Federation Square: April 2 - April 14, 2012
  • Melbourne Central: May 3 - May 11, 2012.

The artists participating in the event are:

Learn more about the artists participating in our Pink Chair-ity Auction.

Introducing our Curator: Jhana Pfieffer-Hunt of Haptic Media.

See some of the completed chairs.

Thank you to our sponsors of this event:

 

Roll Up Signs www.rollupsigns.com.au

Need A Courier www.needacourier.com.au

Martin Print  www.martinprint.com.au