Grant Bradley Gallery set to host the MS Therapy Centre art exhibition for 2011

A major art exhibition is to be staged at a Bristol gallery

to raise thousands of pounds for the West of England MS Therapy Centre,

following the huge success of the event last year.

The Grant Bradley Gallery in Bedminster will be hosting the

art show, from November 4 to 27, which will feature many of the region's leading

artists under one roof.  Work will be on

display from new, young artists as well as more established and experienced

figures.

It is taking place in aid of the Nailsea-based MS Therapy

Centre which relies entirely on donations and the generosity of the public to

ensure it can provide the treatments and therapies that so many people with MS

in the Bristol area rely upon. Multiple Sclerosis directly affects about 1,700

people in the Greater Bristol area and the MS Therapy Centre already helps 285

people, and membership continues to grow.

The picture that has been chosen to promote the event is Red

Cherries, by Wendy French, who works from her home in Bristol and uses the

printing facilities at Spike Island.

Wendy has produced the Red Cherries picture as a one-off

screen print and says she is delighted that her work has been selected to

represent the exhibition.

She said: "I believe that because of its strength of colour

it will help attract greater attention to what is an extremely worthy cause. I

think The Grant Bradley venue is ideal both to display the artwork and for the

money raising event itself, as it is light and airy, with plenty of space to be

able to view the works properly."

There are currently 22 artists who have submitted work for

the exhibition, including Andrew Hood, Chuck Elliot, Elaine Jones and Peter

McGrath. 

Janet Epplestone, Fundraising Manager at the MS Therapy

Centre, said: "After the success of last year's exhibition, we will once again

be hosting an Art Exhibition at The Grant Bradley Gallery in Bristol.  The event will feature a number of pieces from

some of the region's best known and most exciting artists.  Each of the artists will donate 50 per cent

of the sale price to The West of England MS Therapy Centre.

"Last year was the first time we had done anything like this

to raise funds for the charity, and we felt it was very well received by

everybody who came, and The Grant Bradley Gallery did such a wonderful job of

hosting it, that we wanted to work with them again to put on a new show.

"This year is particularly vital for the charity as we are

currently building our new centre in Bradley Stoke, which we are intending to

move into in the new year. It will be fantastic to help more people with MS and

provide the kind of oxygen therapy, physiotherapy and other complementary

therapies that give a real lifeline to all those with MS, helping them continue

to live the life they want.

"But we need to keep raising funds in order to pay for the

running of the centre on a day-to-day basis, which is why an event like this is

so vital for us and we are truly grateful for the support it receives."

For further information about the West of England MS Therapy

Centre Art Exhibition please contact

www.mstherapybristol.org.uk, artexhibition@mstherapybristol.org.uk

or 01275 852 043 or

www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk, info@grantbradleygallery.co.uk

or 0117 963 7673