Refuge
Print
Sale

Our first initiative was The Print Assembly charity print sale. With the lockdown restrictions imposed, domestic abuse charity Refuge had reported a huge surge in the use of its online services and a substantial increase in calls to the helpline. At the height of the pandemic, the impact of Covid-19 on domestic abuse victims had reached a crucial point. We wanted to take action, so we set out to raise funds for Refuge to help keep its life-saving services up and running during the pandemic. Setting ourselves a mammoth lockdown challenge, we organised a charity print sale in collaboration with our wider photographic community and rallied 102 artists to donate their work to the cause.  

The Print Assembly was launched with a 10-day print sale that exceeded all of our expectations. Beautiful images were generously donated by many world-renowned photographers and we were overwhelmed with the show of support and generosity from across the creative industry. A huge amount of work (and a 1000 prints sales later) we were thrilled that our first initiative had been a great success - especially during those difficult and uncertain times. Sharing our story across social media, we gained support from our wider photographic community and further afield. With the opportunity to pitch to Chelsea FC and gain their support for the initiative, we were able to double the funds we raised! We’re so proud of the collaborative effort shown to the print sale, and we were overwhelmed by the generosity of all those who took part. Thank you again to everyone who supported us and purchased a print!

We closed the doors on what was an amazing lockdown project with £90,000 of much-needed funds for a vital cause - something we could not have done without our collaborative partners. To Matt and Mark of MPrint, and Chris at Studio Thomson, thank you again for all of your hard work, late nights, and wonderful support!