Artists go INCOGNITO Online in Aid of Jack & Jill

World renowned artists including Bruce & Patti Springsteen, Maser, Alice Maher, Bono, Martin Mooney, Dan Chester, Mick O’Dea and Ruthie Ashenhurst 

Artists from from 10 countries, and 29 counties in Ireland have contributed work to the INCOGNITO Art sale of 1,812 original pieces of art for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. This year's INCOGNITO collection is available to view on your screens at www.incognito.ie with the actual sale happening on Friday 24th April.  Each piece in the collection costs €50 with the special twist of no one knowing the identity of the artist until after they buy the art and raises much needed funds for the foundation.  Each purchase equates to 3 hours of specialist home nursing care for one of 340 Jack & Jill families.

340 children and their families benefit from, specialist home nursing care and end-of-life support provided by Jack & Jill. The foundation provides specialist home nursing care and support to children with severe neurodevelopmental delay who may never walk or talk or paint a picture themselves. During this difficult time Jack & Jill support is more important than ever for these families.  Understandably, fundraising activity at the charity has beendecimated by the current crisis but the Jack & Jill Foundation must continue providing support throughout the county both in-home support and by telephone for families self-isolating. Incognito turns art into a real currency for home nursing and end of life support and the charity is urging people to support our service (SOS) at this critical time.

Incognito has attracted the biggest art queues in Ireland over the last 3 years but this year the queue moves online and we hope the demand will be higher than ever. New artists and world renowned names including Bruce & Patti Springsteen, Helen Steele, Paul Costelloe, Duda, Maser, Ruthie Ashenhurst, Bono and Martin Mooney have generously donated. With works by well-known artists valued at many times the sale price of €50, this is an amazing opportunity to become an owner of a prized painting or simply a piece of artwork that you love.

Each of these original art pieces will be sold online to the public on a first-click-first-served basis for €50, — with a maximum of 3 pieces per person. The pieces can be viewed now on www.incognito.ie ahead of the sale, which will go LIVE on Friday April 24 until 30th. The proud new owners of the pieces will receive them via post for a €5 postage and packing charge.

 The event has proved to be a huge success and important fundraiser for Jack & Jill in the past and the charity is delighted to be in a position to bring the gallery to you at home this year - a little art therapy.  

The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is delighted with the continued support for this public arts initiative from William Fry, one of the charity’s key corporate partners. William Fry's support of INCOGNITO is just one part of the firm’s commitment to the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation.

Welcoming this fundraising initiative, Carmel Doyle, CEO of Jack & Jill said, “We are so proud of the INCOGNITO 2020 collection. Yes, we've had to move the sale ONLINE this year, but nothing can take away from the magnificent, high quality collection of art donated to Jack & Jill and we are so grateful.  With artists from every county across the country contributing, this is just another wonderful example of how, as a nation, we come together to help others. The care provided by the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation is vital to the lives of the children and families we support and with each piece sold, 3 hours of specialist home nursing care can be provided. Special thanks to William Fry and their staff who are so actively involved in Incognito for Jack & Jill. We greatly appreciate their continued support which has meant that this is one fundraiser we won't be cancelling."

Speaking on their involvement, Bryan Bourke, Managing Partner of William Fry said, “Once again we are thrilled to be supporting the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation for INCOGNITO. Despite the current crisis, it is heartening to see the initiative continue, this time online. The funding INCOGNITO provides is vital in supporting sick children and their families throughout the year. It is also an excellent opportunity to view and purchase fantastic artworks by both new and established artists. This year, artwork from people such as Robert Ballagh, Bruce & Patti Springsteen, Helen Steele, and Bono brings great excitement to the initiative.”

For budding artists INCOGNITO is a great platform to exhibit and sell their artwork side-by-side with well-known artists with less well-known artists from Ireland and all around the world, all of whom must strictly adhere to keeping their submission confidential until after the sale.