Nailsea charity's fundraising art exhibition launches in Bristol

A major art exhibition has been launched at a Bristol gallery

to raise thousands of pounds for the Nailsea-based West of England MS Therapy Centre,

following the huge success of the event last year.

The Grant Bradley Gallery in Bedminster is hosting the art

show, until November 27, which features many of the region's leading artists

under one roof. 

It is taking place in aid of the Nailsea-based MS Therapy

Centre which relies entirely on donations and the generosity of the public to

ensure it can provide the treatments and therapies that so many people with MS

in the Bristol area rely upon. Multiple Sclerosis directly affects about 1,700

people in the Greater Bristol area and the MS Therapy Centre already helps 285

people, and membership continues to grow.

There are currently 22 artists who have submitted work for

the exhibition, including Andrew Hood, Chuck Elliot, Elaine Jones and Peter

McGrath. 

Janet Epplestone, Fundraising Manager at the MS Therapy

Centre, said: "After the success of last year's exhibition, we are once again hosting

The Art Exhibition at The Grant Bradley Gallery in Bristol.  The event features a number of pieces from

some of the region's best known and most exciting artists.  Each of the artists will donate 50 per cent

of the sale price to The West of England MS Therapy Centre.

"Last year was the first time we had done anything like this

to raise funds for the charity, and we felt it was very well received by

everybody who came, and The Grant Bradley Gallery did such a wonderful job of

hosting it, that we wanted to work with them again to put on a new show.

"This year is particularly vital for the charity as we are

currently building our new centre in Bradley Stoke, which we are intending to

move into in the new year. It will be fantastic to help more people with MS and

provide the kind of oxygen therapy, physiotherapy and other complementary

therapies that give a real lifeline to all those with MS, helping them continue

to live the life they want.

"But we need to keep raising funds in order to pay for the

running of the centre on a day-to-day basis, which is why an event like this is

so vital for us and we are truly grateful for the support it receives."

For further information about the West of England MS Therapy

Centre Art Exhibition please contact

www.mstherapybristol.org.uk, artexhibition@mstherapybristol.org.uk

or 01275 852 043 or

www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk, info@grantbradleygallery.co.uk

or 0117 963 7673