G Casino Brighton Calls Upon Local Design Talent To Create Casino Art
Published 6th Apr 2010 by Rebecca Hunt

To celebrate the official launch of the new G Casino Brighton next month, local artists are being offered the chance to design and create a bespoke piece of casino-inspired art, made exclusively from limited edition poker chips. The competition has been devised to make the most of the creative arts scene in Brighton and appeal to the wide range of talented street artists within the town.

Local designers, artists, and sculptors will be challenged to design a one-off piece of art that encapsulates the character of the new venue. Using only the specially created poker chips and imagination, all entrants must initially submit a hand-drawn design to the casino by 30th April, whereby shortlisted entries will then be picked by our expert Panel. The judges include arts journalist Nick Mosley from the Brighton Visitor, innovative lifecast-sculptor Jamie McCartney and a representative from Phoenix Brighton, the largest artists’ studios and gallery in the south east. The final three chosen designs will then be showcased on the official G Casino Brighton Facebook page. Fans of the casino can then vote for their favourite design and the winning entry will win the opportunity to create their masterpiece.

The winning piece of art will be brought to life and showcased at an exclusive event held at the casino later in the spring and will be auctioned off for charity. 50% of the proceeds raised will be donated to G Casinos nominated charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care, and the remaining amount will go to the artist. All funds raised will help Marie Curie Nurses care for terminally ill people in their own homes at the end of their lives. The winner will also get the chance to use the exclusive event to showcase their designs and bring along other works to sell on the night.

Sue Morralee, General Manager of the G Casino Brighton said: “We’re really excited about involving and essentially nurturing the local design talent in Brighton and look forward to showcasing such an exciting and unusual piece of art at the casino in the near future. We’re delighted to have re-branded the former Grosvenor Casino into one of the new generation of stylish, contemporary G Casinos. This is the eleventh G Casino in the UK. The G Casino brand is all about giving people a great alternative for a night out and the new Brighton casino does just that.”

For more information on how to enter the Casino Art competition and full list of terms and conditions please join us on Facebook and visit www.facebook.com/GBrighton

Entry rules:
1. All entrants must be over the age of 18
2. All entries must be submitted via email to gcasinobrighton@googlemail.com by 30th April 2010
3. The winning entry must be created and suitable for exhibition by 31st May 2010
4. All pieces of art must be created using only the 1000 poker chips provided and a minimum of other materials at own cost
5. Artist must allow the casino to exhibit and auction off the piece for Marie Curie
6. Artist must agree to comply with the proposed charitable donation to Marie Curie
7. Entries must not be offensive or harmful and the judges decision is final
8. Winning entrant must take part in publicity for G Casino Brighton
9. Artists fees will be paid once funds raised have been counted and verified

For further information please contact:
Maleena Pone or Naomi Martin
Five by Five
Office: 023 8082 8500
E-mail: maleena.pone@fivebyfivedigital.com/ naomi.martin@fivebyfivedigital.com

About Grosvenor Casinos
Grosvenor Casinos is part of the Rank Group, a leading European gaming business, based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Rank Group owns Grosvenor Casinos, the second largest casinos business in the UK; Mecca Bingo, the UK's leading bingo club operator and Rank Interactive, a remote gaming and betting business. For more information on the Rank Group, please call the head office on +441628 504000 or visit www.rank.com

The Rank Group are committed to the promotion of responsible gaming practices and work hard to ensure a positive leisure experience for all customers. For more details on the Rank Group’s policies on responsible gambling please visit www.rank.com/responsibility

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