Breakthrough Art Festival

This weekend will see Ambush Gallery play host to over 450 works from Sydney’s arts community in the inaugural Breakthrough Art Festival, which will help raise funds for the Cancer Council NSW.

Each artwork has been created with only one restriction placed upon them, they must all convey ‘hope’. In terms of materials and medium however each artist was able to go in any direction they wanted, with the outcome being pastels, watercolours, oil paintings and photography all on display throughout the four day event.

One other unique feature of the festival is that each work will be displayed anonymously and will be available for purchase for $150 each. Costeen Sekhas from the Cancer Council said the decision to display the work anonymously reflects that nature of how Cancer affects our community: “Cancer doesn’t discriminate, with one in two Australians diagnosed by the age of 85″. By displaying the works in this way it also meant that “buyers wont be influenced by the artists but instead select artworks that represent hope for them”. (JA)

May 12–15. Ambush Gallery, Level 3, Central Park, 28 Broadway, Chippendale. Info: ambushgallery.com