Sir Peter Blake Supports Gibson Guitar Town London Call for Visual Artists

Press release
Source: Gibson Guitar

Legendary visual pop artist Sir Peter Blake, designer of the classic Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover and Oasis greatest hits Stop The Clocks album cover was on hand to publicly announce the official "Call for Visual Artists" for Gibson Guitar Town London.  Sir Peter Blake was joined on stage by emerging visual artist Nathlyn Baptiste to add her support.

Gibson Guitar Town London is a public arts and music campaign designed to raise money for The Prince’s Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust charities. The public summer exhibition exclusive to London will feature 30 ten-foot tall, free standing fibre glass Gibson Les Paul sculptures. All of the guitars will be hand painted by a London based visual artists and designed by household name British musicians such as Paul Weller, Brian May, Bruce Dickinson, Pink Floyds Nick Mason and Genesis's Mike Rutherford to name a few.

The display will take place around More London, London SE1 from June 1, 2007, before all the guitars are auctioned off for the charity at the City Hall in September.  To be in with a chance of painting a ten foot Les Paul guitar in association with a great British musician, log on to www.londonguitartown.com and download the application form from the Visual Artist section and send in entries by early February.

All successful entrants will be notified in writing by March 1st 2007. Each submission will be viewed and selected by the Gibson Guitar Town London steering Committee. Those chosen will have the opportunity to paint a ten foot tall Gibson Guitar sculpture on behalf of the musician which will then exhibit publicly in London in June 2007.

Paul Weller: "I am proud to be associated with the Gibson Guitar Town London campaign as it combines my passion and appreciation for the guitar, whilst raising money and awareness for three very worthy and deserving charities" 

Brian May: "It seems the electric guitar is here to stay! Gibson Guitar Town, London, looks set to become a glorious testament to this fact, and will be raising money and awareness for three great charities. I'm proud to endorse its imminent success." 

Sir Peter Blake: "I have been associated in both the arts and music field for most my professional career and Gibson Guitar Town London comprises of the two, which is why I am delighted to be a part of it and help raise money for three great charities"

Harvey Goldsmith CBE: "Gibson Guitar Town London is an exciting charity project involving some of the biggest names in British music and just what London needs to keep this town rocking"

For more information of Gibson Guitar Town London please visit www.londonguitartown.com.

For more information on Gibson Guitar please visit www.gibson.com.

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