Rotary Mt Eden and Rotary Epsom Combine Forces
with Art Auction Fundraiser for Māpura Studios
Auckland (18 May 2016) — A wonderful event is coming up for art lovers, art collectors and art buyers as well as those people with a particular
interest in stroke rehabilitation!
Rotary Mt Eden and Rotary Epsom are combining forces to invite you to a Charity Art Auction Fundraiser in support of the
Māpura Studios Stroke Art Therapy Programme. Māpura Studios was previously known as the Spark Centre of Creative
Development. The auction features works by renowned New Zealand artists including: Jacqueline Fahey, Virginia King, Mary
McIntyre, Michael Smither, Elizabeth Thomson, Ronnie van Hout as well as Steve Bradbourne, Derek Cowie, Sue Daly, Brett
Graham, Henrietta Harris, Glen Hayward, Chris Knox, Gerda Lennards, Patrick Lundberg, Lindsay Missen, Gareth Price,
Stuart Shepherd, Emily Siddell and more. The auctioneer is Charles Ninow of Bowerbank Ninow.
The art auction will be held on Saturday 28 May at 6.30pm at the Pah Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, 72
Hillsborough Rd in Auckland. View the art works online at www.mapurastudios.org.nz/auction.
Tracey Green, President of Rotary Mt Eden said, “Results from the art therapy programmes for people with stroke affect
have been very encouraging.”
President of Rotary Epsom, Alix Harris, added, “We believe that it is important to support Māpura Studios, and what
better way than by holding an art auction for art therapy! We hope that many people get behind this fundraising
auction.”
About Rotary
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challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and regions. Their work
improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to
working toward a polio-free world. For more information, visitwww.rotary.org.
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