The Painted Chairs multiply — 29.06.2010
We are thrilled to see the concept of The Painted Chairs project taken up by Scottish PEN, and created by staff and students at Lomond School, Helensburgh, Scotland, as pictured here. The centre revealed the chair on June 23 as part of the International PEN Writers in Prison 50th Anniversary, “Because Writers Speak Their Minds”, which is taking place worldwide this year. It will then be travelling to the Edinburgh Book Festival for display.
The Byron Bay Writers' Festival, which has long supported PEN’s WiP work via the Empty Chair campaign, will be featuring four of their own Painted Chairs by local artists Hillary Hermann, Christine Willcocks, Angus McDonald and Ken Johnson. The chairs will be displayed in the four main Festival marquees throughout the program, and sold by silent auction through bids registered with marquee supervisors. The artists are generously donating part of the proceeds of their sales to Sydney PEN. For more information contact the Festival Director,Jeni Caffin.