What better way to celebrate Valentine’s than by giving? Chain of Hope’s annual
Share Your Heart returns to the
Saatchi Gallery this week, a special event bringing together contemporary art and philanthropy.
Chain of Hope was founded by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, in 1996 – meaning this year marks a landmark 30th anniversary for the non-profit organisation. They provide life-saving surgery to children living in war torn and developing countries.
Share Your Heart is a fundraising exhibition and auction of heart-shaped artworks made by major international artists and public figures. The exhibition at Saatchi gallery on view to the public until 15th February is curator by Maria Sukkar and features over sixty pieces by the likes of Philip and Charlotte Colbert, Chris Levine and Gordon Cheung, with this year’s celebrity contributors including Gillian Anderson and Olivia Colman, no less.
If you can’t make the exhibition, you can bid for artworks via www.shareyourheart.co.uk. The campaign extends after the exhibition ends until the end of February, an awareness-raising month for congenital heart disease. Chain of Hope’s incredible work has reached 43 countries across five continents and meant more than 5000 children have had access to life-saving cardiac care. Chain of Hope has also helped establish five specialist paediatric cardiac centres in Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Jamaica. The proceeds from the exhibition and auction go directly to support their vital work.
