Richie Culver presents first London show in 3 years at exclusive summer event for Shelter

This July, Celebrated British artist Richie Culver will present his first London show in three years at one of four unique events taking place across London to mark the housing and homelessness charity’s 50th anniversary.

The show, entitled ‘Things that didn’t really work out – most things’, is a collection of text based works which provides a dark and humorous look into his life. It will run from 28th July – 2nd August at Protein Studios in Shoreditch and will be part of Gimme Shelter, a series of events taking place throughout the summer. Focused around literature, art, music and film, the four unique events will support Shelter’s work to help people facing homelessness and bad housing.

Tickets for each exclusive event will be allocated via a ballot at the URL below. Successful entrants will be asked to purchase tickets for their chosen event for £10, with all proceeds going directly to support Shelter’s vital work.

Richie Culver said: “I’ve experienced first-hand the invaluable work organisations like Shelter do in helping people fight homelessness. I’m delighted to be able to support Shelter in their 50th year and am very pleased to be able to host my first London exhibition in three years in support of their work.”

Julie Bolt, Shelter’s head of community and events, said: “We’re delighted to have so many talented people dedicate their time to Gimme Shelter.

“For fifty years, Shelter has been fighting bad housing and homelessness but we’ve still got a long way to go. By entering the ballot, you’ll not only get a chance to come along to one of these very special events, you’ll be helping Shelter’s work to make sure we all have a place to call home.”

Follow @Shelter for event information and updates and use #gimmeshelter.

The ballot for each event will open at 10am on Monday 20th at the URL below. Closing dates for entry to each ballot will 12pm on the following dates:

• PJ Harvey: 6th July 2016
• Richie Culver: 18th July 2016
• Shura: 21st July 2016
• Ben Wheatley: 27th July 2016