Cure Parkinson’s, in association with Bonhams and Artwise, are delighted to announce that Cure3, the critically acclaimed selling exhibition devised to raise awareness and funds for curative Parkinson’s research, will return for its 5th edition in 2025.
Featuring highly collectable works by leading artists including Sir Frank Bowling, Rana Begum, Laura Ford, Julian Opie and Bouke de Vries, the selling exhibition will take place at Bonhams London, with VIP Preview on 3rd February and public viewing from 1-5th February 2025. All works will be available to view and purchase on www.cure3.co.uk.
Co-Founded by Tom Isaacs in 2005, Cure Parkinson’s is a groundbreaking charity created by and for people living with Parkinson’s, with one bold aim – to find a cure for Parkinson’s. It’s fitting that we start our 20th anniversary year with our biggest ever edition of Cure3, an initiative which has been supported by 214 artists and raised almost £2million since its inception in 2017.
All profits from Cure3 help Cure Parkinson’s to fund vital curative research into Parkinson’s; the fastest growing degenerative neurological condition in the world, which effects around 8.5 million people globally.
Experts
Artists are invited to create original works for Cure3 with 3 distinctive formats; a 2-dimensional, 20 x 20 cm square or a 20cm3 Perspex box which can act as frame, plinth or container. Finally, we will again welcome works by leading generative artists minting NFTs, selected by experts in the field, Foteini Valeonti and Alex Estorick. Prices for all these highly sought-after works, whether flat, digital or cube, will start at under £1,000.
Cure3 is devised by Susie Allen and Laura Culpan from Artwise, the dynamic curatorial team behind the original RCA Secret postcard project, Art for Your World and Tomorrow’s Tigers for WWF-UK. Cure3 has established itself as a critical and commercial success, securing plaudits from a host of international media and reaching an estimated global audience in excess of 4.3 billion worldwide.
Artwise, said “When we started the Cure3 journey back in 2017, we could never have imagined that it would go on to five editions and be supported by commissions from over 200 artists, architects, fashion designers and creatives. It truly is humbling to be a part of such a special art project and for this anniversary edition, we are thrilled to welcome back artists who contributed in 2017, as well as introducing a host of new artists.”
More about Parkinson’s and the charity, Cure Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition with over 40 symptoms, ranging from tremors and slowness of movement to chronic pain, which affects over 145,000 people in the UK and 8.5 million people worldwide. With the prevalence of Parkinson’s doubling in the past 25 years, there has never been a more urgent need to support the ongoing work of Cure Parkinson’s – an organisation which has been at the forefront of driving curative research since 2005.
By the end of 2025 Cure Parkinson’s will have committed more than £19.4m funding for Parkinson’s research in over 80 separate research projects and more than 5,000 people have taken part in clinical trials of drugs evaluated by Cure Parkinson’s iLCT programme. This programme evaluates and prioritises both new drugs and drugs already in use to treat other conditions, for their potential to treat Parkinson’s, with the charity supporting two of only three phase 3 disease-modifying trials for Parkinson’s worldwide.
Revolutionary
As we enter our 20th year, the charity is more determined than ever to drive forward Tom’s vision and we can report exciting progress in the Parkinson’s research landscape. In 2025, Cure Parkinson’s will launch and fund its biggest ever research project, with thousands of people with Parkinson’s taking part. These revolutionary, new multi-arm, multi-stage clinical trials will allow the testing of multiple treatments at the same time, speeding up the clinical trial process significantly.
Starting with Cure3, Cure Parkinson’s will be marking its 20th anniversary with a series of fundraising events throughout the year. The funds raised will support the essential work carried out by the charity and offer hope to millions of people currently living with the condition. In 2005, the goal of Cure Parkinson’s was to render the charity redundant by finding a cure for the condition – in 2025 our aim is to fulfil the dream of Tom Isaacs and finally consign Parkinson’s to a disease of the past.
Helen Matthews, CEO of Cure Parkinson’s, said ‘It has been incredible to see this event grow and develop since it was first conceived in 2017, and that is down to the hard work and dedication of every person involved, particularly the generous support of the contributing artists without whom the event would not be possible.
Over the last 20 years we have made significant progress towards finding a cure for Parkinson’s and the almost £2 million that Cure3 has raised to date has played a huge part in helping to drive forward our mission. There is still much to do but we believe that together, we can conquer Parkinson’s.’
Confirmed Artists 2025
Gillies Adamson Semple, Polly Apfelbaum, Ron Arad, Reza Aramesh, Laura Ellen Bacon, Michelangelo Bastiani, Olivia Bax, Antonia Beard, Rana Begum, Sara Berman, Georgia Boardman, Anna Boggon, Sir Frank Bowling, Emily Buck, Clare Burnett, James Capper, Jodie Carey, Rob and Nick Carter, Matthew Chambers, Gordon Cheung, Alex Chinneck, Richard Clegg, Sadie Clayton, Ashley Cluer, Jennifer Coates, Andrew Cranston, Isabelle D, Colin David, Helen David, Bouke de Vries, Johnny Dewe Mathews, Egon Digon, Tessa Eastman, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, Diana Edmunds, Liz Elton, Jack Evans, Tessa Farmer, James Fisher, Laura Ford, Tim Garwood, Jaime Gili, Margarita Gluzberg, Lothar Götz, Catherine Goodman, Fiona Grady, Mona Hatoum, Elena Hoskyns-Abrahall, Des Hughes, David Humphrey, Emily Hunt, Vanessa Jackson, Ben Johnson, Idris Khan, Jan Köchermann, Debbie Lawson, Christopher Le Brun, Jennifer Lee, Sophia Loeb, Andrew Logan, Susie MacMurray, Elizabeth Magill, John Maine, Carolina Mazzolari, Stacie McCormick, Peter McDonald, Jock McFadyen, Andrew McIntosh, Bruce McLean, Beatriz Morales, Mariko Mori, Annie Morris, Emily Motto, Kemi Onabulé, Julian Opie, Gill Ord, Angela Palmer, Vicken Parsons, Julian Perry, Saad Qureshi, Nathaniel Rackowe, Jessica Rankin, Zara Ramsay, Merete Rasmussen, John Robertson, Danny Rolph, Gideon Rubin, Andrew Sabin, Rebecca Salter, George Shaw, Conrad Shawcross, Amy Stephens, Holly Stevenson, Sophie Smallhorn, Deborah Tchoudjinoff, Jake Tilson, Troika, Gavin Turk, Nicola Turner, Charlotte Verity, Daphne Wright.
Format of Selling Exhibition Please note that Cure3 is not an auction, each art work is individually priced by the artist and sold at this fixed price on line at www.cure3.co.uk The works will be on preview at Bonhams from 1st February 2025 and sales will go live online from February. All profits will go directly to Cure Parkinson’s to fund research to slow, stop or reverse Parkinson’s. FOLLOW CURE3 @Cure3Exhibition
Founded in 1996, Artwise is a curatorial collective based in London, run by Susie Allen and Laura Culpan, that specialises in curating and producing public art commissions, museum and gallery exhibitions, and innovative art projects for charities such as CP (Cure Parkinson’s), WWF and the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature). Artwise projects have been exhibited in many inspiring spaces, such as: Tate Modern, London; Royal Academy of Arts, London; Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg; Groninger Museum; Centraal Museum, Utrecht; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery, and Design Museum in London. In 2015, for the 56th Venice Biennale, Artwise was commissioned to curate the official international Pavilion of Azerbaijan. Most recently, Artwise curated and produced a specially commissioned Jenny Holzer light performance displayed on Tate Modern’s iconic chimney to coincide with COP26 (United Nations Climate Change Conference). www.artwisecurators.com
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialisms.
