LeagueNews - Cerebral Palsy League
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Brisbane artists<br />
opened ‘Window of<br />
Opportunity’ for people<br />
with cerebral palsy<br />
ARTISTS from throughout Brisbane<br />
and South-East Queensland put their<br />
paintbrushes and palettes to a good<br />
cause to open windows of opportunity<br />
during <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> Awareness<br />
Week in August.<br />
Over 30 well-known artists, politicians<br />
and celebrities transformed recycled<br />
window frames into creative – and<br />
some very valuable – artwork.<br />
The “Art for Art’s Sake: Windows of<br />
Opportunity” exhibition and charity<br />
auction hosted by the <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> included works by Jim Olsson,<br />
Don Hill, Robert Coleby and Big<br />
Brother Friday Night Live hosts Mike<br />
Goldman and Bree Amer.<br />
<strong>League</strong> Event Coordinator, Kristi<br />
O’Connor, said the art auction was a<br />
great success and raised some<br />
$30,000 this year.<br />
“The Art for Art’s Sake concept has<br />
captured the imaginations of many<br />
well-known Queensland artists,” Miss<br />
O’Connor said.<br />
“We had everything from paintings to<br />
sculptures and installation pieces on<br />
display, all based on a recycled<br />
window frame.”<br />
The art auction was presented by<br />
Anthony DJ Rigby Insurance and<br />
Investment Services and AMP<br />
Foundation, which matched funds<br />
raised up to $10,000.<br />
Star quality: Artist, Starr (right), produced<br />
the prize artwork for the Art for Art’s Sake<br />
exhibition, to achieve the highest bid. She<br />
is pictured with <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong><br />
staff member, Rob Needham.<br />
Inset: ‘View to a Bridge’ by Starr.<br />
Image courtesy of Chris McCormack, Quest Community Newspapers<br />
ANTHONY Rigby of Anthony DJ<br />
Rigby Insurance and Investment<br />
Services presented a cheque<br />
from the AMP Foundation to<br />
<strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong> CEO,<br />
Bruce Milligan.<br />
Mr Rigby, whose company<br />
sponsored the fundraising<br />
initiative, proposed the foundation<br />
match funds raised up to $10,000<br />
to the Art for Art’s Sake exhibition<br />
and art auction during <strong>Cerebral</strong><br />
<strong>Palsy</strong> Awareness Week in<br />
August.<br />
Pictured: (Left to right) Anthony Rigby<br />
and <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> <strong>League</strong> CEO, Bruce<br />
Milligan.<br />
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