Lions Club preparations for sale of art for N.I. Hospice proceeding

On  Tuesday  evening  last, Ari  Hodara took  a call from  Christie's to say  he had  won  a  E1m Pablo Picasso  painting  in  a charity raffle  to raise  funds  for  Alzheimers Research. While there  are no Picasso's available , Newcastle  Lions  Club are  inviting  the  public to purchase art at  greatly  reduced prices, which  has  been  donated  free of  charge by local artists, to raise  funds  for  the  Northern Ireland  Children's  Hospice  &  the  N.I. Hospice.

The  art  which  has  been  donated, is by  artists  from  Greece, Dominican  Republic and  County  Down. This will be on  display  in  Newcastle  library  from the  9th - 16th  May 2026.  All art will be sold for under £100.00.  In  no reflection of  the  work of  the artist, the lower price is to make art available to the  public, and  raise  funds  for the  Hospice. The  event  will be launched  on Tuesday  12th  May at  6.30 pm in the Newcastle library.

 Newcastle  Lion  President Beth Cairnduff would  like  to thank  each of  the  artists  for their generosity. On  Saturday 16th, the  Lions  will add to the Hospice  fund by hosting  a street collection in the  Main  Street.

Newcastle  Lion's Club members  display  some  of the  art  going  on  sale  for  NI Hospice ( in  photo  Lions Patricia Trohear,  Simon Capell, Dan O'Reilly, John  Mc Donagh, Club President Beth Cairnduff and Alison Whittall.