Charity art auction in Pygmalion

The SCOOP (Save Children Out Of Poverty) Foundation will be hosting a charity art auction night on Sunday July 5 in Pygmalion Bar and Powerscourt Shopping Centre.

Artists like B+, Brock Butler, Eugene Conway, Nina DiVito, Jane Hilliard, Elizabeth LeJeune, Maser, Lucy McKenna, Noel Mealy and Sarah Sheil have donated pieces for the auction.

Over 70 items of their work will be on display from today until the auctions at 4pm (Pygmalion Bar) and 7pm (Powerscourt Shopping Centre) on Sunday.

Admission is €10 and an illustrated catalogue of the work available can be found on sponsors Mealys' website.

The SCOOP Foundation raises money through music, art and gaming and all funds raised go directly to the children's projects. Proceeds of the event will go to an orphanage in Cambodia, an AIDS shelter in Uganda and a childrens DJ workshop in Dublin.

For more information on the SCOOP Foundation please log onto: www.myspace.com/scoopcharity