170 artists send 170 messages of hope and support to Japan.
We are still finding it hard to fathom the repercussions of the earthquake, tsunami, and Nuclear crisis here in Japan. While the earth has greatly calmed down, we still feel the occasional and alarming rumble. Despite the disaster having disappeared from the headlines around the world, it will be a long, long time until any sense of normalcy returns to northern Japan. Personally, I still feel phantom shaking nearly 3 months after the event.
I met Fumiha Tanaka in grad school, both of us having recently relocated to Georgia from Japan. While I’m back in Japan, she has settled in New York. In the wake of the disaster, she and a few of her friends took action and put together an amazing project called Dear Japan NY, a benefit art exhibition with all proceeds going to the Japan Society “Japan Earthquake Relief Fund”. Being one of the 170 artists who donated their work was important to me, and I hope that, in even a small way, it will help in the recovery.
Details:
Dates: June 4th, 2011 (one day only!!)
Time: Saturday 4-8 PM (From 5pm buyers can start taking the artwork home)
Place: Art Connect New York Gallery Space | Event website | map
Invitation: Download invitation pdf
Address: 491 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10012
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