Gulf Aid Art puts Artists in Action
A Fundraising Exhibition of Louisiana Artists Responding to the Gulf Oil Spill
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is proud to announce GULF AID ART: ARTISTS IN ACTION, A Fundraising Exhibition of Louisiana Artists Responding to the Gulf Oil Spill.
The benefit exhibition, which features new work by over 25 well-known Louisiana artists reacting to the worst environmental disaster in US history will take place June 17-19th at the Ferrara gallery on Julia Street in the New Orleans Arts District. The exhibition was conceived as a way for the visual arts community of New Orleans to respond to the disaster.
The exhibition will opened Thursday June 17th at 11am, with an opening artist reception from 6-9pm, and will show through Saturday June 19th at 5pm, then continue online throughout the summer.
As this crisis has unfolded, citizens across the state have felt helpless in being to respond the disaster.
What action can I take?
What can I do?
What is happening?
What is our future?
How can we help our fellow Louisianans who are being directly affected right now?
Inspired by actions taken by the musical community in organizing the recent Gulf Aid concert that featured musicians like Lenny Kravitz and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, visual artists are banding together to offer their creative talents in response to this disaster.
“Musicians have done their part and now visual artists are going to do their part as well to respond to this terrible disaster. We all are terrified, upset, anxious and damn mad about what has transpired and we have to use our creativity to speak up, comment, criticize and make our voices heard. We are all in this together and artists must take action!” – Jonathan Ferrara
For GULF AID ART, each artist was challenged to create a new print edition with the only criteria that they respond / react to the current crisis affecting their home, health, happiness and economic futures. Each artist has created a limited edition print of 10 that will be sold both in the gallery during the limited run exhibition and online via the gallery’s website. In an effort to make the work accessible to the general public and raise as much money as possible, the prices of the works will range between $100 and $500 with the potential to raise $80,000.
For this fundraiser, Ferrara will take down his current exhibition and install the 25+ works in the galley for a three-day fundraising exhibition. A to Z Framing of New Orleans, who is generously donating the framing, will frame the works in the exhibition.
June 17th, 2010Topic: Green Room, Green Street, Live Green Picks Tags: None
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