Paint for Pounds is an open auction hosted by Gianni Bonincontro in support of Macmillan Cancer Support  The opening event on Saturday 1st February at 6pm will be an auction of artworks.  It’s a really international selection, Gianni tells me that there will be works available from Canada, Russia, France, Cuba …… all over the world in fact - Gianni himself has exhibited in Rome and his friends and colleagues at the Mega Art gallery there have helped bring together the works for this auction.

Mirella Orsi will be speaking, Mirella is a well-known speaker and writer on science and medicine in Italy, she currently works in London and is bringing her expertise to talk about how research helps the fight against cancer. 

All proceeds of the auction will help fight the big C by helping Macmillan Cancer Support.

The auction continues online after the gallery event.