NFA to Benefit From Afghanistan Art & Photo Exhibition

Posted 23 January, 2012

Organised by Commando Brigade and the Services Sound and Vision Corporation, the multimedia exhibition Shoulder 2 Shoulder – Delivering the Offer showcases the work of 3 Commando Brigade and their Afghan colleagues who served on Operation HERRICK 14 during the summer of 2011.

More than one hundred images taken by frontline service photographers, embedded journalists and the renowned war artist Andrew Miller will be on display, many of them for the first time to the public.

Amongst those who have given their support to the travelling exhibition are Chief of the General Staff, General Sir David Richards, and Ross Kemp who was embedded with 3 Commando Brigade on Op HERRICK 14.

Original artwork, limited edition signed prints and an Operation HERRICK 14 photographic book will be sold at each venue and online to raise money both for the NFA and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.

The Association’s Chief Executive, Piers Storie-Pugh, said: “We are delighted to be the tri-service charity of choice for this unique initiative. Fundraising of this nature enables the NFA to continue focussing  on delivering  its  unique support and help to  the serving wounded  and ex-service personnel with disabilities. The courage and dedication of Task Force Helmand’s men and women displayed in the artwork and photographs of this exhibition serve to remind us of those who have served before and those who will serve in the future who may, in time, come to need the help of charities such as ours”.

Exhibition dates and venues:
Plymouth, Central Library: 26 January-8 February
Exeter, Guildhall: 10-17 February
Barnstaple, Pannier Market: 20-25 February
London, Whitehall MoD Main Building: 27 February-2 March (MoD employees only)
London, Royal Marines Reserves, RMB Wandsworth: 28-30 March
Plymouth, RMB Stonehouse: 30 March (Op HERRICK 14 Honours & Awards Families Day)
Portsmouth, Royal Marines Museum: 2-20 April
Birmingham, Number Nine The Gallery: 10-13 May

All dates are 2012. Additional dates may be added.

For further information on the exhibition visit www.shoulder2shoulder.co.uk

One of the exhibits by Andrew Miller