Free art, one piece per person. Art donated by artists. Unconditional love. Anyone may give. Anyone may have. A benefit sale for Feature at the time of the gallery having to leave its new home at 276 Bowery as to the recession.
Power to the People grew out of discussions amongst Feature staff and artists about making a benefit sale for Feature at the time of the gallery having to leave its new home at 276 Bowery as to the recession and the uncertainty of Feature reopening elsewhere. I had some personal and logistical hesitations to the benefit idea, and if it was to occur, April 1, the gallery's birthday, seemed an appropriate time. When I finally nixed the benefit, end of February, the generosity of artists was such a force to be reckoned with that this idea of extending the generosity directly to the public evolved. May Day seemed an appropriate time. Power to the People...
Saturday may 1, 2010 a may day celebration. one night only. 6-8 pm
Free art, one piece per person. Art donated by artists. Unconditional love. Anyone may give. Anyone may have.
Artists are being asked to donate a work, something to be taken away with no cost. No records will be kept, no check list, no names will be displayed on the walls. Not more than 36" in any direction. Sculpture must be under 20 lbs. Deliver or send to feature.
Participating artists:
Dike Blair Kinke Kooi Jesse Bransford Taylor Davis Paul Baumann Gina Magid Tracy Miller
John Torreano Richard Kern Kay Rosen Ben Snead David Shaw Alex Brown
Howard Johnson Oona Stern Steel Stillman Michael St. John Mai Braun Kevin Larmon
Nancy Shaver Earl Swanigan Douglas Melini Bruce Brosnan Robert Goldman Alan Wiener
Jackson Bobbie Oliver Renata de Andrade Aaron Sinift John Mitchell Ted O’Sullivan
Bill Jenkins Bill Komoski Tony Feher Lorenzo De Los Angeles Kanishka Raja
Josh C. Nusbaum Juli Raja Oliver Warden Nigel Poor Carl Ferrero Jesse Sadia
Jonathan Hartshorn Daniel McDonald Ula Einstein Janet Carkeek Kazimira Rachfal Lisa Beck
Gary Batty Roy McMakin Irene Hanenbergh Doug Henders & Staci MacKenzie
Franck André Jamme Sam Gordon Julia Fish Giles Lyon Tamara Gonzales Suzanne Adelman
Keith Walsh Billy Miller Carl D’Alvia Steve McCall Holly Coulis Doug Holst
Stefano W. Pasquini Don Powley Joan Nelson Glenn Suokko Bernard Klevickas Todd Knopke
Katherine Newbegin Isabella Kirkland Jake Ewert John Fekner & Don Leicht Jeri Felix
Maria Marta Radman Clint Jukkala Jean Foos Dirk Rowntree Tyler Vlahovich Amy Sarkisian
Jessica Nissen Lindsay Benedict Boniato Avi Adler Charles Lahti Nancy Murphy Spicer
Michael Rodriguez Claudia Schwalb Diane June Troy June Hans Accola Janine Gordon
Rosalie Knox Jerry Phillips Mie Yim Bill Weiss Bruno Fazzolari Amy Feldman Mike Swenson
John Ortiz Mark Cranford Mamie Holst Eric Amouyal Jonah Groeneboer Eric Dever
Julie Sass Ridley Howard Rebecca Potts Bobby Goldman James Sheehan Robert Fontanelli
Max Razdow Nancy Becker Pamela Fraser Lael Marshall Patricia Satterlee Dennis Kardon
David Rubin Molly Herman Michael Voss Charles Hagen Laura Newman Sarah Brenneman
Eric Schnell Jeanne Quinn Jon Leon Vivian Kahra Jim Duesing Karla Knight Emma Coyle
Fred Cray Theresa Swanick Ivelisse Jiméniz Donna Ruff Zilworth & Brotmeyer
Richard Brachman Gavin WIlson Lynn Rosenfeld Rosaire Appel Jerry Van De Wiele
Andrea Morganstern Cara Enteles Ted Gahl Liz ’n Val Michael Ottersen Nathaniel Robinson
Richard Rezac Julia Fish David Frye Scooter LaForge Paul Brainard Peter Huttinger
Image: Stefano W. Pasquini
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