Young people will hold an art sale in Lancaster with a twist...because customers won't know what they are buying!
The team from the Escape2Make (E2M) youth charity will hold a Mystery Art Sale in St Nic's Arcades shopping centre on November 2 to raise funds towards a programme of workshops giving youngsters the chance to be creative.
Lancaster-based E2M has invited artists from the area to donate pieces of work to the cause.
They have donated sketches, prints, paintings and objects of all shapes and sizes.
Contributing local artists include Chas Jacobs, Rebecca Scott, James Mackie, Ingrid Christie and many more.
E2M has asked for a £10 minimum donation.
The money raised will go to provide hands on, offline activities led by professional artists, helping young people to access high quality, creative experiences but it will also provide work for artists as well.
Each piece has been carefully wrapped in brown paper and displays a question mark on the front.
E2M will soon be opening its first ever dedicated base in Lancaster, at a location to be announced.
Kriss Foster, E2M's new centre manager, said: "We believe that this is a real statement of intent in sharing the belief that art should be accessible and we want to be at the forefront of dismantling the barriers to access that so many young people face."
E2M is a charity that creates kind, welcoming and safe spaces offering inclusive workshops that allow 11-18s to escape and make things, make friends and make a difference.
The Mystery Art Sale will run from 11am to 2pm.
The crowdfunding campaign HERE is to raise money to provide activities for an E2M Fair in February 2025 and will help deliver 28 free workshops for young people.
Over February half term, 125 young people can take part in hands-on, offline activities led by professional artists, which may include upcycling furniture, making ceramic plant pots, sustainable textile design and mural painting.
Each workshop will lead to items that will become part of the new E2M Space, and activities that will be showcased at the youth-led E2M Fair event, open to the community, on February 22.
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