Launch Art Elaine Johnston, William Dobbie, and Christopher Byrne in Pop Up Art Exhibitions Artists show support for Skypark-based Charity ‘Launch Foods’ with an opportunity to win and buy original artwork!
The Studio Fine Art Company is bringing three separate pop-up exhibitions under the title ‘LAUNCH ART’, each featuring established Scottish artists Elaine Johnston, William Dobbie and Christopher Byrne to our donated gallery. Each Artist has agreed to donate a percentage of art sold from their respective exhibition as well as donate an original piece of artwork for a raffle in support of our Skypark-based charity ‘Launch Foods’. The Charity has provided over 70,000 free meals from surplus food in 12 months, serving 300 meals each day to primary school children in Glasgow’s communities that need it most.
up exhibitions is not only to give our support to the Charity ‘Launch Foods’, it is a platform for these established artists (all graduates of Glasgow School of Art), who are at different stages of their careers to exhibit their work. “Each artist will have a reception evening, giving tenants an opportunity to meet each artist, while Elaine Johnston will paint ‘live’ on-site on 2nd April at the Site Social and on Thursday 9th April at her Preview Evening with her exhibition running from 30th March to 23rd April. William Dobbie’s exhibition will run from the 24th April to 17th May, with the preview evening on 30th April and Christopher Byrne’s exhibition from 18th to 31st May with a Preview evening on 21st May and a presence at the Site Social on 7th May. All Skypark tenants will qualify for a 10% discount on sales and there’s an opportunity to buy a £5 charity raffle ticket to win an original piece of artwork by each artist. We hope that tenants will come and meet the artists and support the exhibitions and raffle - it’s a wonderful opportunity to purchase prints or original art as well as supporting this great Charity”.
All are former graduates of the Glasgow School of Art and during April and May, the exhibitions will begin with a renowned body of rural work by Elaine Johnston; followed by William Dobbie, one of Scotland’s foremost maritime artists; and finally Christopher Byrne, one of the most exciting contemporary artists who takes a different look at the remnants of industry on Glasgow’s Clydeside. Curator of the exhibition Alison Donnell of The Studio Fine Art Company said: “The idea behind the pop-
A percentage of art sales and sales from raffle tickets will be donated to our on-site charity ‘Launch Foods’. Raffle tickets will be on sale for £5 from Skypark reception and throughout each exhibition and at site socials. Raffle tickets are also available from www.gofundme.com/f/feeding-glasgow039s-kids 10
