Welcome
Thank you for being part of this special event.
Your participation helps raise valuable funds for Arthur Rank Hospice while showcasing the creativity and generosity of our artistic community.
This page contains everything you need to prepare for the exhibition. Please read each section carefully before submitting your artwork.
We look forward to exhibiting your work and thank you for your support.
Important Dates
Submissions Open: 10th August 2026
Submission Deadline: Extended to 7th October 2026
Artists Notified:12th October 2026
Art work drop off at Arbory Trust: 5th November by 12 Noon
Exhibition Dates:6-8th November 2026
Collection of unsold art must be collected on Monday 9th November
Directions
Arbory Trust
Barton Woodland Burial Ground
Comberton Road
Cambridge
CB23 7BA
Submission deadline now closed
Terms & Conditions
Please read these terms carefully before submitting your artwork.
All artwork must be original and the work of the submitting artist.
All artwork must be framed. Clip frames will not be accepted. Artwork must also be fitted with secure hanging fixings and be ready for display.
Artists should remove all protective wrapping when delivering their artwork and take it home with them. Please bring the wrapping back on collection day so your artwork can be safely rewrapped before transport.
Every effort will be made to care for artwork during the exhibition, but submissions are made at the artist's own risk. We recommend that private cover be arranged.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse any artwork that is unsuitable for display or does not meet the exhibition requirements.
By submitting your artwork, you give permission for images of your work to be used to promote the exhibition in print, online and on social media.
If all your artwork is sold, no need to collect, payment will be made within 30 days of the exhibition.
Any paintings sold, 20% of the sale will go to The Arthur Rank Hospice. The remaining 80% will be retained by the artist.
Unsold artwork must be collected during the advertised collection times. Monday 9th November.
About the artist
Anne-Marie Hoare lives in Cambridgeshire with her little dog Louis. She was brought up by her mother; an English teacher and an avid reader. It was her enthusiasm for stories and poems that gave Anne-Marie her love of literature. Her favourite still remains ‘The wind in the willows’ by Kenneth Graham. She studied design and became a display designer for high street shops. She travelled to Asia and Australia, but on returning to the UK started a family and decided she didn’t want anyone else to bring up her 3 children and so began a 30 year career as a highly regarded childminder.
In 2017 her son Marley was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer. He was the youngest person at the age of 24 to refuse conventional treatment. To help him with a plan B, she became his researcher and documented his protocols. What started as a scientific diary, covering major surgery, radical lifestyle and dietary changes, turned into so much more. The cancer was aggressive and came back after a year. Marley passed away in 2018. Anne-Marie could not forget all what she had learnt and carried on writing in the raw depths of grief in the hope of helping others. She self-published ‘Marley’s way’ and remains immensely proud of her achievement as a testimonial of her courageous son, the path he chose and the many cancer healers around the world.
She has since published another children’s book, ‘Louis the Childminder’s dog’, and her latest self-illustrated book, ‘The Secrets of the Bricktree’ will be published soon. She is also working on a fourth book - ‘The Lost Benois women’ - stories of her great grandmother and sisters escaping from the Russian revolution in 1917.
A series of paintings celebrating the work of the Arthur Rank Hospice
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Marley relaxing in the lazy boy chair in his room
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Marley's sister and Grandma having a moment of fun in the waiting hall
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Surrender to the tsunami of grief
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Annabelle listening to her brother's relaxed breathing
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Marley's puppy was allowed to stay
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Marley sleeping peacefully
Books by the author
A heartfelt and humorous story, beautifully illustrated, about change, growing up and starting school.
Told from the perspective of Louis the Childminder's dog who embarks on an adventure to find the children when they leave for school.
First he tries the disguise of a teacher, then a student, and finally a dinner lady but he is caught out each time and the little boy he has gone to see called Dan Dan, recognises him and sticks up for him when he is sent to the head teachers office.
The childminder is called in to fetch him, realising that he is missing the children and explains to Louis that he will of course see the children again. Satisfied by this, Louis leaves happily with Ninny.
A book to comfort and reassure little ones as they embark on their first big transition.
At the age of only 24, Marley was diagnosed with a rare cancer, a malignant nerve sheath tumour on his vagus nerve, he was given a year to live. The youngest ever to make a conscious decision to have surgery but no further medical treatment. He underwent major surgery at the Royal Brompton hospital in Chelsea. An even rarer cancer called Triton was found inside the removed tumour. Whilst awaiting diagnostics and many unexpected delays, which to most patients could have been very stressful, he steadfastly used this opportunity to research only science based evidence and found plan B. He radically changed his diet and lifestyle. He took responsibility and implemented the changes before the surgery, recovered amazingly quickly, he attended crossfit sessions 8 weeks after. He lived an incredibly healthy year but tragically the cancer returned. He did amazing well, apart from keeping an eye on him, not one trip to oncology or the GP. He travelled to Ibiza alone 20 days before he died and still managed pull-ups in the 5 days he was in the hospice. He did not heal his cancer but healed his life and he died peacefully with his family, calmly, spiritually conscious, fearless and with no regrets. This book started out as a diary to record events and the protocols he chose, his growing awareness of mind, body and soul. An inspirational story of love and hope, it covers his protocols he chose, his reasoning behind his decision. His now fearless mother carried on writing in the Tsunami of grief. A very personal record of a family being kept afloat in that year of incredible change by their friends, family, community, faith and the kindness of others. His mother kept on writing in an attempt to help others needing help in their choice for alternative cancer healing. She gives insight into the emotional toolbox needed for such a hard endeavour and raises a huge signpost to the thousands of quiet warriors who have survived and thrived and some not so quiet like Chris Wark (chrisbeatcancer.com) A cancer survivor, a best selling author helping others to help themselves through science based evidence and bringing a cancer healing community of thousands together. Sadly there are no guarantees in any cancer treatment but this is a must read for anyone wanting to walk a different path.
“May my footsteps stay printed on the long road less travelled, offering direction for those who come behind.”
Illustrations from the upcoming book release - ‘The Secrets of the Bricktree’
