Press Release

23/05/17

Help Team Jo Downs Make a Splash for Marie Curie

in the 2017 Padstow to Rock Charity Swim

Sunday 6 August

Image: Jo Downs (centre) and team members are regulars at the Padstow to Rock Charity Swim

Launceston based fused-glass designer Jo Downs and her team are making a splash this summer at the Padstow to Rock Charity Swim in aid of Marie Curie, and you can help them raise funds!

As usual Jo and her team, including staff members from her studio and galleries alike, will be taking part in the sponsored swim and are busy fundraising for Marie Curie at each of her Cornwall galleries. Customers who buy a £1 fundraiser ticket in the run up to the event are being entered into a prize draw to win one of three prizes from her Crescent of Fish Green collection - first prize is an art frame worth £140, second prize is a 28cm bowl worth ££65, and third prize is a 21cm bowl worth £38.

"As always, we are really proud to be able to help raise funds for Marie Curie," says Jo "and we've been training hard for the event since the start of the year. The Padstow to Rock Charity Swim is a fantastically rewarding challenge and great community event, and we look forward to taking part every year!"

If you would like to support Marie Curie and have the chance to win a piece from Jo Downs Crescent of Fish collection, please donate at www.justgiving.com/jodowns or drop into one of Jo's galleries at St Ives, Padstow, Fowey, Tintagel and at her Launceston Studio workshop and gallery from 12 June to 5 August. Winners will be picked at random on 18 August and notified by email. All proceeds to Marie Curie.

For details on the 2017 Padstow to Rock Charity Swim go towww.padstowtorockswim.org.uk.

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 The Jo Downs Team at the Padstow to Rock Swim 

Notes for Editors:

The Padstow to Rock Charity Swim

All the money raised by participating swimmers will go directly to Marie Curie Cancer Care, so that they can continue to provide much needed support for terminally ill patients here in Cornwall. The Padstow to Rock Swim is one of only a handful of UK Open Water swims that anyone can enter. It provides highly-organised support and safety cover, allowing first-time open-water swimmers the chance to take on the challenge of outdoor swimming. Since 2007 the swim has raised over £150,000 for charity. Amount raised so far from the 2016 swim is over £71,000, and monies are still coming in.

The date for the 2017 event has been confirmed as Sunday 6 August on the late afternoon tide.

Jo Downs Handmade Glass

One of the world's most prominent fused glass artists, British designer Jo Downs' handcrafted work is inspired by the coastal setting of Cornwall where she lives and works. Jo's range of beautiful glassware includes hangings, bowls and mirrors alongside her much sought after statement interior pieces such as wall panels and art frames.

Jo has also developed her studio to undertake large interior projects. Her innovative designs have earned her hundreds of private commissions, producing fused glass windows, mirrors, wall panels and other artworks for homes, hotels and corporate headquarters around the world.

Jo Downs galleries can be found in Ripley, Surrey and Twickenham, Middlesex, and in Cornwall at Market Place St Ives, Middle Street Padstow, Fore Street Fowey, Fore Street Tintagel and at her Launceston studio, where you can also see Jo and her team at work.

Further Information

You can find Jo's working studio and gallery at Unit 27g, Pennygillam Way, Pennygillam, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7ED, tel: 01566 779779. The studio and gallery are open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, and the gallery on Saturdays 9am - 5pm.

Other galleries at: Market House, Market Place, St Ives, TR26 1RZ. Tel: 01736 797722 / Middle Street, Padstow, PL28 8AP.Tel: 01841 533854 / Fore Street, Fowey, PL23 1AH. Tel: 01726 832005 / Fore Street, Tintagel, PL34 0DB. Tel: 01840 770954 / High Street, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6AY. Tel: 01483 225742 / Heath Road, Twickenham, TW1 4BN. Tel: 020 8241 2296. You can also see and buy Jo's work online at www.jodowns.com

For press information and additional images contact Mercedes at Fine Art Communications director@fineartcommunications.co.uk / Tel 07825 270235 / www.fineartcommunications.co.uk