Surfing museum fundraising appeal
With the dreaded recession and Christmas approaching
this is not the best time to be appealing for cash - but we've
got a deal that we hope will appeal!
Just one donation could help THREE worthwhile organisations
- Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), The Surfing Museum and Cancer
Research UK. Many thanks in advance for your support.
What's needed
* We need to raise £500
* That £500 will be donated by The Surfing Museum to
Surfers Against Sewage
* In return for this donation, SAS will give the museum a
one-off piece of surfboard art by respected British artist
Conrad Shawcross, created as part of SAS 'Drawing Boards'
campaign (see photo below)
* This is an 'eco surfboard' and when we display it next year
it will help us get twin messages across - the need for more
sustainable living, and highlighting the work of SAS in helping
to keep our seas, beaches and rivers free from pollution
* Any additional funds raised will be donated to Cancer Research
UK (receipts will be posted on the museum website)
* A list of donors is published on a roll of honour under
the surfboard photo below
How to donate
You can send donations securely online via Paypal to: thesurfingmuseum@btinternet.com
You can post cheques or Postal Orders (no cash) to: The Surfing
Museum Ltd, c/o Seaside Cottage, 69 St George's Road, Brighton
BN2 1EF
No amount is too small - every penny helps!
Donations received so far - thank you!
Jem Oxenden and family - Jersey
Dave Gale - Dorset
Bianca Robinson - Brighton
Peter Robinson - Brighton
Sam Kiddy - South Devon
Darren Warburton - Thailand!!
Andrew Coleman - Brighton
Hugo Tagholm - Dorset
Henry Marfleet - South East England
Scarborough Malibu Club -
www.s-m-s-c.org.uk
Tiki Surf Company - Braunton, Devon -
www.tikisurf.co.uk
Doctors Jamie & Tabitha Morrison - Brighton
British surfing history exhibition tour
'An art history of British surfing'
April 28 - July 26, 2009 - Caithness Horizons, Thurso,
Scotland . We're delighted to say that our
2009 exhibition 'an art history of Britsh surfing' will be
at this new museum in one of the most beautiful - and wave
rich - parts of Britain. It coincides with the start of the
Highland Pro World Qualifying Series surf competion and promises
to be our best event ever - keep checking back for more details
- we're really looking forward to returning to Scotland next
Spring.
We have a limited number of large posters from our last show
at Grimsby for sale at £15 including postage - email
us for details.
Art and surfing have been inextricably linked for hundreds of
years, and our new exhibition 'an art history of British surfing'
looks at how both these elements combined to glide into British
consciousness over the past few centuries.
From early sketches of surfers during the voyages of Captain
James Cook in the 18th century and iconic hand sculpted wooden
surfboards, to the flower power of the 1960s and garish fluorescent
colours of the 1980s – paintings, posters, photography
and film – ‘an art history of British surfing’
is a visual feast.
The act of riding a wave itself, is perhaps the purest form
a surfing art; the surfer propelled by a pulse of energy from
mother nature, painting lines on the ever changing canvas of
the wave.
Among the artefacts on display will be original British surfboards
dating back almost a century featuring art and sculptural form.
It will be complemented by an eclectic mix of memorabilia showing
amazing artwork from the creative minds of surfers and those
drawn to this ancient pastime.
Also on show will be stunning replicas of ancient Hawaiian surfboards
hand carved by the Tom Pohaku Stone – a lecturer in Hawaiian
culture and surfer of legendary status. For the first time,
you'll be able to play our wonderful 1976 Surf Champ pinball
machine, and help raise money for the British Surfing Museum
at the same time!
British Surfing Museum - latest news
Our sponsors
Oxbow have opened a great new store at South
Street in Chichester, West Sussex. The Surfing Museum loaned
a couple of vintage surfboards for the opening ceremony which
was performed by Oxbow pro surfers Sam Bleakley and Ben Skinner
(see photo below). We wish Oxbow every success for the shop
and thank them for their sponsorship of The Surfing Museum
which has now been confirmed for 2009.
The British Surfing Museum is planning to open in
a new permanent home - hopefully by 2010.
For the time being we are continuing with our popular
travelling surf history exhibitions and will be returning
to Scotland next year.
We are in talks with a few possible venues - we'll
let you know as soon as we have any further news. Please email
us if you would like sponsor us or get involved.
Gabe Davies is our Patron for 2008 and we have appointed
a steering committee to help us establish The Surfing Museum
full time.
The Surfing Museum is a not for profit organisation founded
in Brighton in 2003 - any money that comes into the museum
is spent on the museum, its collection and our educational
programmes. We will soon be applying to become a charity.
Donations and loans of old surfing equipment are very welcome,
and will be subject to written agreement so you know what's
going to happen with them.
Our work isn't just about the past. We're looking at what's
going on now in surfing and the ocean environment, and what
will happen in the future, working closely with Surfers Against
Sewage and the Eden Project to help educate everyone to protect
our seas and beaches and try to live in a sustainable way.
We’re creating a living museum that will be a vibrant
social meeting place, educational, interactive and environmentally
aware. The Surfing Museum draws upon the most extensive and
historically significant collection of surfboards, literature
and memorabilia in Britain.
Most importantly it’s a museum being built by you,
the British surfer.
We have had more than 150,000 visitors to our exhibitions
around the UK since the beginning of 2004 - we have been in
Brighton, Cornwall's fantastic Eden Project, the Captain Cook
Birthplace Museum in England's north-east, Aberdeen Maritime
Museum in Scotland, Havant Museum, Red House Museum Chichester,
the National Fishing Heritage Centre Grimsby, Covent Garden
in the heart of London, and Newquay and St Ives in the Westcountry.
The British Surfing Museum team
Pete Robinson - founder and director (Tel;
07801 522892); Bianca Robinson - company secretary; Gabe Davies
- patron
Steering committee members - Alex Wade; Neil Watson; Alf
Alderson; Kirsty Jones; Doug Wilson; Richard Gregory; Steve
Frost; Dave Huff; Dan Smith; Grant Winter; James Scott.
Volunteers - Colin Blackman; Keiron Lewis; Graham and Jules
MacDonald; Glenn Kessler, Chris Storey.
Photo below - a small part of our wooden surfboard collection
taken by our friend and talented snapper
John Isaac
Latest news archive - click here
to read about what we've been up to over the years
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'Stoked' is our online
exhibition space where classic surfing stories and art flourish
- and you can catch videos of our vintage surfboards being
ridden.
If you have a tale of surfing from times gone by, or any artwork
you'd like us to display, please email
us.
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Here you can enjoy stories from
1960s surfing groms on their journey through life and waves,
with some great old photos from this magical era.
Richard Gregory has produced some beautiful mini movies
of some of our surfboards in action - a true living history.
Click here to see these exhibitions.
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Mission statement
The Surfing Museum has been established to preserve and celebrate
Britain’s rich surf heritage that dates back almost
250 years. The Museum hopes to inspire, educate and encourage
debate about our surfing culture and our second home –
the sea. Our unique and extensive collection is a visual treat;
an inspiring learning resource that is a vibrant visitor attraction
appealing to all.
Copyright © 2003-8 The Surfing Museum Ltd. All
rights reserved.
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