Glamour Aid Celebrity Charity Dinner & Art Auction

The annual Glamour Aid Charity Dinner & Art Auction, South Africa's most glamorous charity event, took take place on Saturday, 24 August 2013 at The Bay Hotel, Camps Bay.

Guests were welcomed by South Africa's leading electric cellist, Carol Thorns as she performed in the electrifying Cellosphere. Masters of Ceremonies for the evening included Cindy Nell-Roberts, former Miss South Africa 2002, and Mark Bayly, TV and radio presenter. Guests were treated to a three course dinner prepared by The Bay Hotel, champagne on arrival as well as a selection of fine wines throughout the evening.

Ariella Kuper, the auctioneer on the evening kept the audience captivated and entertained throughout the art auction. From the gallery, Tarina Patel's painting by renowned artist, Lionel Smit, was auctioned with the highest bid at R85,000, followed by Arno Carsten's painting by Richard Scott at R80,000 and Nelson Mandela's painting by Chrys Mammous at R65,000. An impressive R595,000 was raised from the twelve paintings that were auctioned with the proceeds going to the MAD Charity and The Chaeli Campaign.

With an impressive turn-out from Cape Town's high-society, guests included Tarina Patel, Natalie Becker, Tammy-Anne Fortuin, Arno Carstens, Cindy Nell Roberts, Mark Bayly and Mike Rutherford (Mike & The Mechanics). South Africa's well-known Arno Carstens entertained guests at the end of the evening.

For more information about the Glamour Aid Dinner & Art Function visit www.glamouraid.co.za or join their Facebook page on www.facebook.com/GlamourAid.