UK Cabinet Minister For Culture, Olympics, Media & Sports Supports London's Gay Art Festival

Online, September 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom cabinet minister for Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sports said that he is delighted to provide message of support to GFEST- Gaywise FESTIval.

GFEST - Gaywise FESTival is recognised as London's annual LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgeder) cross-art, cross-venues festival. Supported by the Mayor of London, this year's GFEST programme will be announced soon on the web: http://www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

GFEST 2010 dates are: 8 November to 21 November.

Mr Hunt has extended his support to the festival from 2008 and helped launch GFEST 2008 at the Houses of Parliament.

The Full statement of support reads as:

"I am delighted, once again, to provide a statement of support for the GFEST - Gaywise FESTival. Now in its 4th year, the Festival is an extremely popular event in the LGBT calendar and is an exciting platform for both London and the arts.

This year, the work of national and international artists will be on display as part of the Festival's fantastic programme and the V & A and National Gallery, amongst other landmark venues, are hosting events. I wish all involved every success."

Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

More info on GFEST - Gaywise FESTival (GFEST in short) web: http://www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

GFEST Artistic Director: Niranjan Kamatkar

WISE THOUGHTS is an arts charity that organises GFEST - Gaywise FESTival in venues across London.

GFEST web networks: http://www.wisethoughts.org http://www.gaywisefestival.org.uk http://www.facebook.com/niranjan.kamatkar http://www.gaywisefestival.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/gfest http://gaywisefestival.wordpress.com/ http://www.yoursemotionally.com/ http://www.myspace.com/interviewwithapolitician http://www.flickr.com/photos/gfest/ http://www.youtube.com/user/wisethoughts http://uk.linkedin.com/in/niranjankamatkar http://www.myspace.com/gaywisefestival