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Sophie's Postcard for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

#sophiespostcard Call for artists is now open - Artworks will be added to sophiespostcard.com and shared on social media as they arrive.

St Richard’s Catholic College’s postcard-sized art fundraising sale, #sophiespostcard is taking place for the third time during Summer 2022. Since 2018, the school has raised over £46,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. #sophiespostcard is in memory of former pupil, Sophie Maria Taylor, who was cared for by The Royal Marsden but lost her life to cancer on 5th April 2017.

Submitted on Mon, 05/09/2022 - 13:21

#sophiespostcard

#SophiesPostcard is a secret auction consisting of original postcard-sized artworks, made and donated by professional artists, designers and illustrators, plus up-and-coming artists from St Richard’s Catholic College and the general public.

The fundraiser was set up in memory of Sophie Maria Taylor, a former pupil of St Richard’s Catholic College, and has raised over £46,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity since 2018.

The call for artists opens on 1 Mar 2022, with the deadline for artwork to arrive by 10 June 2022. The auction goes live on eBay on 30 June and ends on 9 Jul 2022.

Submitted on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 14:47

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#sophiespostcard2020 Call for artwork
In 2018, St Richard's Catholic College, raised almost £15,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in memory of former pupil, Sophie Maria Taylor, who died in April 2017.  Celebrities, renowned artists – including Sir Quentin Blake, Liz Pichon, Thomas Taylor and
Bob & Roberta Smith – pupils, parents, staff and accomplished local artists were among those to contribute wonderful art work to the Secret Postcard auction, and more than 570 original postcards were auctioned on eBay. 

Submitted on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 14:05
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