Further information

Mary - who is very excited about this also - just sent me the following information for you.

This is the copy of the pressrelease they are currently sending out - she thought this might be useful for you

Drawing 2009 offers the perfect opportunity to start or add to your collection by purchasing a new unique work by significant artists at an affordable price. Over 200 international artists, both established and emerging, are invited to make an A4 drawing in support of The Drawing Room programme and its non-profit activities. The drawings are exhibited for three weeks, culminating in an exciting auction event attracting new collectors, art curators, gallery directors, artists and others interested in contemporary art. All works will be featured on The Drawing Room website from 30 April. Bids, starting at £200, can be made by visiting the exhibition, via website, phone or email and by attending the auction event on 20th May.
Will Allsop, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Liam Gillick, Antony Gormley, Mona Hatoum, Michael Landy and Cerith Wyn Evans have already donated drawings for Drawing 2009 and previous Biennial Fundraisers have included drawings by, amongst many others, Michael Craig-Martin, Martin Creed, Ian Davenport, Richard Deacon, Jeremy Deller, Tracey Emin, Paul Noble, Julian Opie, Cornelia Parker, Grayson Perry, Paula Rego, David Shrigley, Mark Titchner, Gavin Turk and Mark Wallinger.
The Drawing Room was established in 2002 as a non-profit gallery to explore ideas around contemporary drawing and make them visible in the public domain. It commissions new work by national and international artists, often giving artists their first solo show in the UK, and tours exhibitions to museums and galleries throughout the UK. The Drawing Room’s founders and Directors are: Mary Doyle, Kate Macfarlane and Katharine Stout.
For further information on the event please contact Mary Doyle on mail@drawingroom.org.uk


and as someone asked she sent me here 'How to place a bid'

DRAWING 2009 – Biennial Fundraiser
Wednesday 20 May, 18.30 – 20.30
Drawing 2009 silent auction closing event at The Drawing Room. All welcome
Drawing 2009 can be viewed and bids placed on-line and at The Drawing Room during the exhibition and the silent auction closing event. Bids can also be placed over the telephone.
The Drawing Room is open to view Drawing 2009 Tues – Sun 12.00 – 18.00. Admission free

HOW TO PLACE A BID
Bidding opens at 12.00 on 30 April and closes at 20.30 on 20 May 2009
You need to register as a Bidder by filling out the on-line Bidder's Registration Form (link). This will allocate you a Bidder number which you need to remember.
You will use this Bidder number to place as many bids on as many drawings as you wish at The Drawing Room, on-line or over the telephone. If you place bids at The Drawing Room or over the telephone they will be transferred to our on-line bidding system.
Drawing 2009 will culminate in a silent auction event on Wednesday 20 May, 18.30 – 20.30 during which current bidding will be displayed and bids can be updated.
Payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit/debit card before or on collection of the drawings.
Bids start at £200 and increase in the following minimum increments:
£200 - £500: minimum £25 increments
£500 - £1,000: minimum £50 increments
£1,000 - £2,000: minimum £100 increments
£2,000 upwards: minimum £200 increments