Chairman of the Friends' Letter Tickets 01243 774557 (Booking Required) Lady Nicholas Gordon Lennox
Edward Burra, Esso, 1952–4, Watercolour on paper, Private collection, Š Estate of the Artist c/o Lefevre Fine Art Ltd., London
Dear Friends, Patrons and Gallery Club Members Let me start with some very good news. In spite of widespread pessimism in the financial world at the moment I am delighted to say there has been a significant increase in the number of visitors to the Gallery this summer and hence to the number of new Friends. With the Edward Burra exhibition in the autumn supported by another tremendous programme of Friends events, I feel hopeful that this trend may continue. Please note the details of the Edward Burra Art Lunch presented by Simon Martin, curator of the exhibition, on page 47 of this magazine. Since we have so many new Friends to welcome it has been decided to give a party for them which will provide the opportunity for them to meet other Friends as well as members of the Friends' Office. We hope this get together may become a regular feature of Friends' events. Do look out for more information about this in the next magazine. We have much to look forward to in the forthcoming year at Pallant House Gallery. 2012 will be the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Friends and it is also the 300th anniversary of the building of Pallant House. We will be planning some very special events to commemorate these milestones. 2012 is also the 50th anniversary of Chichester Festival Theatre with whom we have a lively partnership and there will be a special exhibition later in the year in celebration of this. A number of Friends who attended the concert by Melvyn Tan sponsored by Kirker Travel said they would
like to hear more piano music at Pallant House Gallery. For the past two years we have held the Pallant Proms at noon on the last Saturday of each month through the winter. Dr Alan Thurlow, a Trustee of the Friends, has written an article about these recitals and the pianists who perform here which you can read on p46. Do please tell your friends about them. Our Membership Office has included with your membership advice, a letter from me offering you the opportunity to help fund a forthcoming exhibition. I hope, as a Friend of the Gallery, you will welcome this chance to be involved in the exhibition programme. However modest your contribution it will of enormous help to us. I would like to say now a personal thank you to all our Friends for the many ways in which you support Pallant House Gallery and have helped to make the Gallery the exciting centre of art it is today.
Pallant House Gallery Friends
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