The Sir Hubert von Herkomer Arts Foundation is proud to present The Helen McCrory Award Fundraiser Auction, created in collaboration with Steven Robertson Art Gallery, to raise vital funds for HvH Arts, a charity founded in 2012 by Debbi Clark and Mark von Herkomer.
This special auction features artworks created in honour of the foundation’s patron Helen McCrory, a remarkable advocate for the arts who was photographed numerous times by some of the world’s leading photographers, including Charlie Gray, Jason Bell, Debbi Clark, Clive Arrowsmith, David Venni, Ian Derry, and Ray Burmiston – all of who have donated beautiful one-to-one signed images.
The auction runs from Sunday, December 7 – Thursday, December 18, 2025.
HvH Arts is dedicated to providing young people aged 5–18 with accessible, inspiring, and safe spaces to discover and develop their creativity.
At a time when arts education is increasingly squeezed out of the mainstream curriculum, HvH Arts offers children opportunities to explore painting, filmmaking, sculpture, photography, and more—guided by top practitioners and supported in a judgement-free environment where self-expression can flourish.
Your support enables HvH Arts to continue opening doors to the arts for young people who might otherwise never have the chance.
“Picasso famously said that every child is an artist. And we at the HVH Arts are passionate about ensuring that every child is given a chance to connect with and to express their inner artist in a time when funding for education is such that the arts are squeezed out of the mainstream curriculum in favour of more traditionally ‘academic’ subjects. All young people need positive outlets for their energy, and the arts can help children flourish in ways other subjects cannot. We believe Arts education opens doors to a world that too many young people don’t have many opportunities to explore and we aim to do something about this situation!”
– Helen McCrory
For more information, visit HvH Arts Foundation here.
Photo Credit: Debbi Clark