LONDON, 13 September 2012 — Newton*, the global thematic investment manager for BNY Mellon, has announced its sponsorship of the seventh Art for Youth North exhibition, which will take place on 25-27 October at Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe in North Yorkshire.

Art for Youth North, which has taken place every two years since 2001, enables both new and established artists to show their work in an exhibition of paintings, etchings, photographs, ceramics and sculpture - with a special focus on artists living and working in the North. Thirty per cent of the sales will then be donated to leading youth work charity, UK Youth.

The northern initiative has already raised over £100,000 to help young people and has become a well-established and respected exhibition. This latest sponsorship underlines Newton’s belief in the arts as a vital part of society, as well as emphasising the company’s commitment to initiatives that inspire artistic talents of all ages.

Helena Morrissey, chief executive of Newton, comments: “We are very pleased to be sponsoring Art for Youth North for another year as it affirms our commitment to supporting the artistic talents of people of all ages and backgrounds. The exhibition receives a tremendous response from local artists while raising money for an extremely worthwhile cause. We are very excited to see the new as well as existing local talent that will be showcased at the exhibition.”

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Newton* is a London-based global asset management subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and part of BNY Mellon Asset Management. With assets under management of more than $73 billion, including assets managed by Newton Investment Management Limited as dual officers of Newton Capital Management Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon, Newton's group of affiliated companies provides a broad range of award-winning investment products and services to individuals, pension funds, charities and corporations. News and other information about Newton is available at www.newton.co.uk.

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