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PRESS RELEASE COURTESY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION
The Lighthouse Foundation is asking advertising and design types to submit works of art to its 7th Annual Art Auction. There’s no brief – you can create whatever you like, in any medium you like. You just need to submit your masterpiece by November 1st.
The auction, taking place 2 December 2010, will be held at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne, which means submitted work will hang alongside some of the country’s most accomplished artists. Auctioneer Martin Farrah, from Menzies Art Brands will be hosting the evening’s live auction.
The proceeds will help Lighthouse Foundation continue to give homeless kids the family home they have never had.
About the Lighthouse Foundation
The Lighthouse Foundation is a registered charity working towards eradicating youth homelessness. The organisation provides vulnerable young people at risk of homelessness with a safe, stable family-style environment, combined with support in all dimensions of their lives. Tailored programs; including health, education, self-identity, relationships, social skills, emotional development and self-care enable the young people to be healed, to relate to others, re-build their lives, and reintegrate into the community.
For more see http://www.lighthousefoundation.org.au
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