Getting arty in Ely for a time bank charity
Charity Art Exhibition for Cambridgeshire Timebanking. Littleport's Timebank Co-ordinator Caline Easey Roberts and Ely Soup Kitchen innovator Zoe Davidson. - Credit: Archant
A charity art exhibition is set to help raise funds and awareness for Timebank.
Charity Art Exhibition for Cambridgeshire Timebanking. 14 year old Bruce Hall painted his version of “Living in a Hole” while his younger brother Francis Wood aged 5, named his piece “Family Today”.“It was our first time as a family painting and they thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Timebank member and Mum, Marina Wood. - Credit: Archant
The Babylon Gallery in Ely played host to a special fund raising event for the Cambridgeshire Timebank Partnership.
Connections, a charity art exhibition, invited people to buy a blank canvas for £10 to get creative and see their own art exhibited anonymously.
The work will be displayed at the Chetwynd Room, Kings College, on Saturday November 12 from 10-5pm to be sold at £45 each.
Caline Easey, a Timebank co-ordinator said: “This is open to artists and non-artists - young and old! Your medium could be painting, drawing, sewing, sticking - whatever takes your fancy.”
Charity Art Exhibition for Cambridgeshire Timebanking.Timebank worker Fiona Lidgey-Robinson who runs the Craft Sessions at Littleport's Adams Heritage Centre every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 2 to 4 pm at the Adams Heritage Centre produces her work art called "Connections. - Credit: Archant
Timebanking is a way of giving and receiving to build supportive networks and strong communities.
She said: “You can earn a Timebank hour by doing something for someone else, it doesn’t matter what that something is and in a Timebank everyone’s time is equal.
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“It could go like this. An hour of gardening equals an hour of IT support, which might equal an hour of cake baking which equals an hour of home repairs. The exchanges can go on and on.”
This fundraiser will allow Timebanks to support even more people to learn new skills, find companionship and connect with their communities, she added.
For more details contact caline.easey@chsgroup.org.uk.
