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Stephen Fry, the much-loved comedian, actor and writer joined TWASI patron Pollyanna Pickering to select the winning ticket in her charitable Foundation’s grand prize draw, which raised money to help conserve wild cheetahs in Namibia. The prize draw was held in conjunction with Pollyanna’s recent exhibition of paintings of endangered species ‘Last Chance to Paint….?’ … More Stephen Fry helps Pollyanna pick a Winner!
More than 8,000 paintings are sent annually to the Royal Academy’s summer exhibition in Piccadilly, but only a few will make it on to the gallery walls. S.O.F.A. member Jennifer Rampling was one of the unlucky painters not to be picked. Her oil pastel ‘The Field of Rocks’ has been accepted in The Not The … More Two summer shows for S.O.F.A. artist
The UK Government’s Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act became law at the end of April 2013. It has come under attack over its treatment of so-called "orphan works". Those are works where no original creator can be traced. It allows anyone to use any image where a ‘diligent search’ doesn’t turn up the owner of … More The ‘Instagram Act’ And The Importance Of Watermarking Your Images
Croydon-based artist Celia Pike has shown her support for unwanted moggies and donated her ‘paw print’ to raise money for the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. Celia, who lives in Woodside, is most famously recognised for her lifelike cat portraits on Hudson & Middleton fine bone china mugs, and she has contributed a … More Croydon artist draws paw for a cause
Pollyanna Pickering has received the most prestigious International Award in the field of Wildlife Art – the Artists for Conservation’s Simon Combes Conservation award for 2012, in recognition of her support for conservation through her artistic talents. The award is the highest honour presented by the AFC to an artist who has shown artistic excellence … More Pollyanna Pickering accepts the AFC Simon Combes Conservation award in Canada
2nd February 1943 -4th July 2012 I sadly wish to inform you of the death of Nicolette who had been a Member of the Society since 1999. She showed her artistic talents from an early age in both music and art, studying singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from the age of … More Nicolette Savage- Nicki
EDVARD Munch’s painting The Scream sold for a record price on Thursday. It was bought by an anonymous buyer at Sotherby’s in New York during an auction involving seven bidders, which is said to have lasted 12 minutes. It makes the work, by the Norwegian expressionist, the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The … More The Meow Is A Scream
SOFA member Pollyanna Pickering is proud to announce that she has accepted the official role of Conservation Partner to the Wildlife Conservation Division of the Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan. Initially she is helping to support their new Tiger and Carnivore Conservation awareness project. In the spring of 2007, Pollyanna spent five … More Tiger Conservation Partnership – Bhutan
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