Biddy Bunzl, Lancewood II, 2004, oil on canvas, Menier Gallery
Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-86, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago
Autumn Fundraising Events at the charity’s new home The Menier Chocolate Factory
Biddy Bunzl: Paintings, Prints and Sculpture at the Menier Gallery
Tuesday 22 November – Saturday 3 December 10am – 6pm
Bold, abstract, minimal and colourful, Biddy Bunzl’s paintings are direct responses to her visual experiences of landscapes and structures.
Bunzl lives and works in South London. Her studio is surrounded by a lush subtropical jungle. She gained a BA Hons at Camberwell School of Art and a MA in Fine Arts at Reading University followed by a British Council Scholarship to the Academe in Amsterdam.
Bunzl has exhibited in Europe and Canada and has works in many private and public collections including the Rockefiller University, New York, Kronenburg Collection, Germany, Deutsche Sparkasse Bank, London and St George’s NHS Trust and Paintings in Hospitals.
A percentage from sales will be donated to Paintings in Hospitals.
Sunday In The Park With George
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Sam Buntrock
Charity Performance in aid of Paintings in Hospitals at the Menier Theatre Wednesday 23 November at 8pm £75.00 per ticket in advance Drinks and canapé reception, raffle and auction.
The Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to be producing the first new production of Sondheim and Lapine’s masterpiece since the National Theatre 1990 production. The production will star Daniel Evans (Oliver award for Charlie Kring as in Merrily We Roll Along at the Donmar Warehouse 2001 and who will guest star in the Christmas Special of Doctor Who) and Anna Jane Casey (Velma in Chicago, Anita in West Side Story both in the West End). The show will be directed by Sam Buntrock, whose credits include the award-winning London revival of Assassins.
Inspired by Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte, Sondheim and Lapine’s musical celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art. In the first half, set in 1884, the people – and the animals – in the painting come to life in a world where, for artist Georges, art comes before love, before everything. In the second half, set a century later, Seurat’s great-grandson is searching for inspiration amidst the unforgiving world of contemporary art in New York.
Christmas Fair
Saturday 26 November 11am – 6pm Admission £2.00 on the door, Under 16’s free
Ceramics, drawings, sculpture, textiles, photographs, prints, Christmas cards by artists supporting the work of the charity, Paintings in Hospitals. Artists include: Emiko Aida, Bridget Bailey, Lucy Casson, Sarah Chamberlain, Ruth de Monchaux, Bernard Lodge, Anne Lynch, Anthony Lyscia, Angela McGahan, Sean Michael, Liz and Mario Minchiello, Jane Radford, Chloe Ruthven, Sarah Tucker and Russell Walker.
Face paintings and art workshop for children. Raffle with prizes including a Borough Market Hamper, Georges Seurat goodies from the Chicago Art Institute and an artwork from each artist taking part in the fair.
The Menier Chocolate Factory Restaurant will be open for lunch from 12 – 3pm Matinee performance of ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ at 3pm (book ahead for tickets: 0207 907 7060 (bkg fee) or www.menierchocolatefactory.com (no bkg fee)
Wine Tasting Evening
Wednesday 30 November 7-8.30pm £30.00 per ticket in advance
Graham Mitchell will take you on a light-hearted journey, exploring the vineyards of the world, to discover and reveal the mysteries of wine. The event will include an amusing and interesting presentation on wine, with a few witty stories en route and a mystery wine for you to deduce, to add a little spice to the evening. There will also be cheese donated by various Borough Market stallholders.