We are asking for your help to make this great project financially feasible for the four Vermont artists who will be taking their work to Japan in January, 2010. We are hoping that our community will come out to support us in this effort. Every person contributing will get a thank-you postcard from us when we get to Nagoya, and those donating $25 or more will also receive a souvenir booklet (shown below) containing materials from each artist's artwork. We'd love to list contributors' names here on the blog, so let us know when you contribute if you do not want your name listed. Be a part of this project! A diverse group of supporters can help make it happen!
This exhibit has so many great components:
theenvironmental consciousnessVermont is known for,
high-quality visual arts,
and a collaborative venture that connects diverse communities!
But it's going to cost almost $5,000 just to transport the artists and artwork to Nagoya, Japan.
You can donate via the PayPal button on the right of the page, whether or not you have a PayPal account. Major credit cards are accepted. Or, you can send a check made out to Riki Moss (with a notation, "On the Planet" to:
Janet Fredericks Sophie Hood Riki Moss Janet Van Fleet joined an exhibit of international artists at the Nagoya Citizens Gallery in Yada, Nagoya Japan, January 27th - February 7th, 2010. The vision they offered will be shared with the 191 attendees of the UN Convention on Biodiversity to be held in Nagoya in October, 2010. This blog is a record of their process from conception to exhibition in Nagoya.
The Next Phase
There will be a group of exhibits in Vermont that combine Japanese and American artists from September 1 - September 22, 2010. Exhibits will take place at Studio Place Arts (SPA) and the historic quarries at Millstone Hill in Barre, and at Flynndog in Burlington. These exhibits will be curated by Sue Higby, Executive Director of Studio Place Arts and independent curator Janet Van Fleet. A call to artists has been posted on the SPA WEBSITE. (scroll down to the bottom)
Logo for The Nagoya Conference
UN Convention on Bio Diversity (CBD COP 10)
UN Biodiversity Logo
The logo for the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity
the National Endowmen for the Arts
“This project is supported in part by by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
The Vermont Arts Council
Special thanks for your support in the first phase of ON THE PLANET
Jody Brown Dorcas Haller Island Arts Dickey Center for International Understanding The Vermont Arts Council The National Endowment for the Arts Katherine and John Paterson Jeffrey Milman Jane Pincus Robert and Mary Belenky Patricia/Thomas Pinkos Diane Gabriel Anna Dibble Robert Martel Nancy Taplin Marilyn Pillsbury Fran Bull Anne Sarcka Christa Triendl Clair Dunn Bill Rath Bren Alvarez Jeffrey Gilbert Emiko Sawaragi Gilbert Jason and Robin Bergman Liz Maxwell Georgia Landau George F. Hoguet Cameron O'Connor Studio Place Arts June M. Campbell Cathy Dellinger Charlotte Stocek Robert Hitzig and Mary Jo Krolewski