Maggi Hambling donates painting as GeeWizz raffle prize

Suffolk-based children’s charity, GeeWizz, has announced that a painting by Maggi Hambling CBE will be raffled off from today.

The Sudbury-born artist has given her original painting, Sunrise, which she created in 2020, to raise funds to install a creative space within a newly planned playground at Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy, in Ipswich.

The school is attended by children and teenagers, from across Suffolk, with special educational needs and high dependency disabilities. The existing school playground is currently inaccessible to pupils in wheelchairs.

Gina Long MBE, founder of GeeWizz, said: "We are so very grateful to Maggi Hambling for donating her stunning painting to support the redevelopment of the playground.

"In light of her strong personal connection with Suffolk, we are delighted that Sunrise will leave such an important, lasting legacy to help nurture creativity, especially at a time when it is so important for vulnerable children and young people to learn and play safely outdoors."

Digital tickets for the raffle, which ends on Saturday, July 17, are available on www.geewizzcharity.com, at £20 each or 11 tickets at £100.

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