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ART ON VINYL
Opening and Silent Auction
Friday 18th 7pm-10pm
@ Local Project Art Space located on
21-36 44rd
L.I.C., NY 11101
Take the E,V or G train to 23st Ely.
Take the 7 to 45th court house square.
Once you get off the train
walk north toward 44 road.
more info www.localproject.org
or call 646 298 0969
This is a buy and take kind of thing
With the works of:
Sol Aramendi, Juan Betancurth, Vickie Byron, Patricia Fabricant, Chio
Flores, Patrick Francisco, Sonya Gropman, Helen Guzman, Paco Huerta,
June Kosloff, lambermont, Jen May, Franck de Las Mercedes, Richard
Miceli, Ken Montgomery, Guadalupe Orjuela, Renzo Ortega, Antonio
Ortuno, Carolina Penafiel, Cristian Pietrapiana, Lance Rautzhan,
Benjamin Roe, Harry Swartz-Turfle, Daniel Valle, Calder Zwicky.
This is possible with the help of:
Queens Council on the Arts, Tom Cat Bakery, SCI Builders and Local Project.
Francesca Arcilesi Fine Art & Gallery JAC
Present
INFUSION: The Exploration of New Works by Emerging & Established Artists
(a group exhibit featuring works by Franck de Las Mercedes):
THE ART OF PEACE GOES GREEN IN APRIL 2008
Throughout the month of April, FdLM will be sending out boxes painted green in celebration of “Earth Day 2008” and in order to bring awareness bring awareness to ecology and to the protection of the environment around the world.
This will be part of his priority boxes art project.
For more info visit:
Pebeo Inc. Becomes Proud Sponsor of the Priority Boxes Art Series.
Starting May 1st 2008 Franck de Las Mercedes will begin a one year partnership with Pebeo Inc.
The Pebeo company will supply the acclaimed project with high quality art supplies.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ART GALLERY OPENING
OPENING RECEPTION APRIL 12 6-9PM
Featuring work by Franck de Las Mercedes
242 Tenth st, Jersey City, NJ, 07302
(the entrance is on Jersey Ave)
for more info visit: WWW.THEBRIGHTART.COM
The Priority Boxes Project featured in Orion Magazine
Orion Magazine will be profiling the box project in their Jul/Aug issue, which comes out mid to late June. Each issue profiles an art-based project intended to raise awareness of social and environmental issues and they dedicate a page to it. For more info: http://www.orionmagazine.org
Artist Franck de Las Mercedes on The Show Panorama Mundial on CNN en Español
Don't miss Franck de Las Mercedes on Panorama Mundial with Patricia Janot. Friday, June 6, at 9.00 PM ET.
The artist talks about his work and his Priority Boxes Project.
For More Info:
Dan Yadin's documentary on painter Franck de Las Mercedes and his Priority Boxes Art Project.
ARTS for ACT 2008
Honoring the Late Robert Rauschenberg
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Fine Art Auction
Hyatt Regency
Bonita Springs, Florida
for more information:
Franck de Las Mercedes
Ready or Not: Shirley Chisholm for President
A visual tribute to Shirley Chisholm's historic 1972 Presidential Campaign
Dates:
October 10, 2008 - November 7, 2008
Location:
Caribbean Literary and Culture Center Gallery
Flatbush Branch | Brooklyn Public Library
22 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11226
Opening Reception:
October 10, 2008 6-8pm
Voter Registration Drive:
Flatbush Branch | Brooklyn Public Library
Friday, October 10, 2008 2-5pm
Featured Artists:
Jimmy Black Ogechi Chieke
Renaldo Davidson Franck De La Mercedes
Torkwase Dyson Theodore Harris
Youme Landowne Racquel Wilson
Franck is featured in the new issue (28) of SOUL magazine, Greece.
Box of Hope in My Space
My Space is a project by artist Cecilia Moore.
Six plexi-glass units become mini-galleries.
Inspired by the virtual world of personal disclosure
My Space exhibits artworks / installations / materials exploring the ideas of identity, personal interests, and opinion. Exhibits change every few weeks, giving a different outlook from a different artist each time.
The project started in Ballymun Civic Centre is currently in the National College of Ireland in the IFSC Dublin, and will travel on to different venues in Ireland ending June 2009.
The Priority Boxes featured on the January 2009 Issue of School Arts
The Priority Boxes Project Extension by Jane Ruestmann, includes a a sample worksheet presentation from this lesson.
For more information: http://www.davisart.com/Portal/SchoolArts/SADefault.aspx
