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ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTE; by Owen Legg August 2011

This organisation has been in existence for 160 years, having been founded by members of the Royal Academy, still with trustees from the Academy. It provides much needed help to artists who fall on hard times, paying grocery bills, utilities and rates. When illness strikes it can hit hard in the middle of one's career. Over the past five years I have raised money for the AGBI, on behalf of the FPS by going on sponsored walks. I have done the Pilgrims' Way, Owain Glyndwr Trail, Hadrian and Antonine Walls and last year I tackled Offa's Dyke. This year I was all set to do the Pennine Way - 100 miles of it. But, a fortnight before setting out I suddenly developed hip pain and could hardly put one foot in front of the other. So I had to cancel all idea of doing the sponsored walk. But, having booked up my accomodation at the beginning and end of the trip and paid for my rail fare, my wife took the decision to do the whole distance by bus. My hip had improved a bit and I did

Winter show in November 2011 entitled 'Conflict and Resolution'

Hi everyone, here is all the information for our Winter show in November entitled 'Conflict and Resolution' which I hope you will agree is a very open ended working title.  The exhibition will be held at La Galleria, an established contemporary venue in Pall Mall. The space is much larger than our recent exhibition venues so it will be great opportunity to showcase some of your larger work or groups of small work, this is why we have adjusted our hanging costs. You will also notice in the information below that this exhibition will need to be invigilated by ourselves so any volunteers will be gratefully received, we have also been encouraged by the gallery owner to stay open as late as we can due to the central location, so we will need evening invigilators as well. I would like to give each artist an A5 plaque with a brief Biog/Statement next to their work, which I will design, but can we make sure that all of us provide our own business cards/postcards et