Eight pieces of artwork stolen from Winter Pride Awards
By Will Stroude
Eight pieces of artwork were stolen during the annual Winter Pride Art Awards in London this weekend (November 15-16).
The pieces, by artists Jane Moore and Eleanor Pearce, were stolen off the exhibition wall of the ‘John Sizzle and A Man to Pet Cabaret Room’ (Great Gallery upstairs) at London’s Tobacco Dock in the early hours of Sunday morning (November 16).
The annual event sees members of the LGBT community come together to celebrate diversity and outstanding artistic talent, as well as raise money for charity.
Organisers say that 3 men were seen removing the artwork between 2-3am, including one man dressed all in black and one between 30-45 years old, about 5’9″, bald with thick-rimmed glasses.
Simon Tarrant of Winter Pride said: ‘The artists are devastated… Please help us recover these artworks, we just want to get them back to Jane and Eleanor.”
Winter Pride are appealing for help over the robbery, and anyone with information should contact Simon on the email: info@simontarrant.com.
Take a look at some pictures of the stolen artwork below:
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