FR**K OFF has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, November 7th due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the New York region. We are pleased to announce that half of the proceeds will now be donated to the Red Hook Initiative, a relief effort for the Brooklyn neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Musical guests Elvis Perkins and Cornelia Livingston will be performing! Come out and support local artists and our environment at RH Gallery in TriBeCa!
Our next event at RH Gallery in NYC! A silent auction of local artist’s work to support the fight against fracking in New York State. November 7th | 6 pm – 9 pm | RH Gallery | NYC
FOOLSGOLD ARTS PRESENTS FR**K OFF, AN EXHIBITION AND AUCTION TO BENEFIT FRACK ACTION AT RH GALLERY, NEW YORK
RH Gallery: 137 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013
Exhibition on View October 30 through November 7, 2012
Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction to be Held November 7, 2012, 6-9pm
New York, NY – November 2012 – FOOLSGOLD ARTS is pleased to present Fr**K Off, an exhibition and auction featuring over fifty contemporary artists which will benefit the nonprofit organization Frack Action. This is Foolsgold Arts’ seventh exhibition in support of the natural environment and its inhabitants. On November 2nd, a cocktail reception and silent auction of over 50 artworks by a selected group of prominent contemporary artists will be held at RH Gallery. The proceeds from the auction will go directly to Frack Action.
Fracking is a hot topic issue for New York state right now as Governor Andrew Cuomo decides whether or not to allow fracking in the state. Fracking, or high volume horizontal hydraulic-fracturing, is a gas drilling process that involves pumping millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand underground to extract natural gas by blasting and breaking apart shale bedrock. Many of the chemicals that are used in the fracking process are known cancer-causing carcinogens that leak into the aquifers and can pollute the earth and our drinking water.
During the opening we will be screening The Sky is Pink, a new anti-fracking film directed by Josh Fox, the Academy Award nominated director of the feature documentary Gasland , aimed at Governor Cuomo and his big decision. I AM PICTURES will also be showing a special PSA featuring testimonials from Adrian Grenier, Leighton Meester, Zoe Kravitz, and Sandra Bernhard among others. In addition, acclaimed folk singer Elvis Perkins will perform a special acoustic set accompanied by Cornelia Livingston.
Artists in the exhibition include; Sean Lennon, who has hand painted a guitar from his personal collection; British text artist Simon Evans, Bergdorf Goodman window designer John Gordon Gauld, contemporary embroiderer and Opening Ceremony collaborator Richard Saja, lauded print maker Trenton Doyle Hancock and photographers Patrick Fraser and Coke Wisdom O’Neal. Other noteworthy artists include Micah Ganske, Colette Robbins, Lisa Lebofsky, Eric White, Alison Blickle, Rachel Rossin, Rosalie Stone Morris, Jason Bereswil, Michael Kagan, Jonathan Beer, John O’Reilly, Paola Andrea Ochoa, Lauren Luloff, Lily Kyoto Olive, Shanan Campanaro, Tamar Ettun,Maria Kozak, Alex La Cruz, Tracey Langfitt, Gordon Austin, William Bolton, Julie Brady, Jessica Cannon, Bonnie DeWitt Joel Dugan, Michael Kagan, Benjamin Martins, Talia Shipman, John O’Reilly, Christian Little, Emily Adams, Jackie Dingle, Michael Dickey, Jacob Hicks, Adam LaMothe, Richard Saja, Loretta Mae Hirsch, Eric Johnston, Michael Meadors, Brett Hernandez, Ryan Scully, Mia Berg, Charlotte Kidd, Jessica Krause Smith, Elena Stonaker, Ashley Pridmore, Jessica Benjamin, Brendan Donleavy, Brett Hernandez, Alex Barton, Adriana Atema, Janine Martel, Rebecca Burnstein, Martin Mullin, Jared Klusner, Aliene De Souza Howell, Melanie Vote, Andy Smenos, Ricardo Tarrega, Boris Tyomkin, Alison Simmons, and Kristjan Zaklynsky.
About FOOLSGOLD ARTS
Founded by Brooklyn-based artists Shanan Campanaro and Maria Kozak, FOOLSGOLD curates and produces exhibitions that celebrate the natural environment and its inhabitants. The artwork is sold through silent auction and raises funds to support various charitable organizations committed to protecting the natural environment and wildlife.
Frack Off is Foolsgold Arts’ seventh benefit exhibition. Previous exhibitions have taken place in New York City and Reykjavik, Iceland. www.foolsgoldarts.org
About Frack Action
Frack Action is a New York based organization working to protect our water, air, and public health from the dangerous practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. They are engaged in a legislative advocacy, grassroots organization, and public awareness campaigns aimed at exposing the truth on fracking and building the critical mass necessary to stop it. To learn more, please visit www.frackaction.com or contact Betta Broad, betta@frackaction.com
About RH Gallery
Founded in 2010 by Adam Taki and Rebecca Heidenberg, RH Gallery is located in the heart of TriBeCa, housed in a 3,500 square foot space over two floors featuring three exhibition spaces. Driven by Heidenberg’s curatorial practice and Taki’s business expertise, the gallery presents contemporary art, with a focus on process-driven craft, within a rigorous conceptual framework. www.rhgallery.com
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The next FOOLSGOLD show will be on Valentines day at RH Gallery! The show is in memory of our dear friend Carlos Alvarez who used to volunteer at BARC shelter.
FOOLSGOLD ARTS AND SASHA NOE PRESENTS JOIN FORCES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Exhibition and Silent Auction to be Held December, 13th 2011, 6-9pm
BROOKLYN, NY – December 2011 – FOOLSGOLD ARTS, an organization that helps raise much needed funds for the natural environment and its inhabitants through silent art auctions, has teamed up with Sasha Noe Presents in SoHo, NY to host their fifth fundraising exhibition titled FOOLSGOLD SANCTUARY NYC. After a very successful show at One Mile Gallery in Kingston, NY, which raised almost five thousand dollars for the Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Foolsgold arts has decided to hold an auxiliary show in NYC. Over 50 artists were invited to make work based on John Berger’s Why Look at Animals about the complex relationships between man and animal. On December 13, 2011, a cocktail reception and silent auction will be held and the proceeds from the sale of each piece will go directly to CAS.
“We are very excited to help support such an amazing animal rescue organization once again and help extend awareness about it to our city friends,” said Shanan Campanaro and Maria Kozak, founders of FOOLSGOLD. “The generosity of the artists and support of the patrons, is a testament to how artistic talent can be used to help the environment and its inhabitants.” Located on 80-acres in the Hudson Valley, CAS is home to horses and twelve species of farm animals rescued from abuse and neglect. In addition to emergency rescue, CAS also educates the public through innovative programs about the sentience and suffering of farm animals and how institutionalized cruelty impacts all of us. “We are so grateful to FOOLSGOLD, Sasha Noe Presents, and all the artists who use their creativity, vision, and passion to benefit needy animals,” said CAS Director Kathy Stevens.
Artists in the exhibition include Academy Award winning filmmaker and photographer Zana Briski, who shot CAS residents; Peter Max, known for all of his Beatles artwork, will sign and dedicate a print; Richard Saja, a contemporary embroiderer who recently did a collaboration with Opening Ceremony, has created a special sculpture for the exhibition; John Gordon Gauld, responsible for the window displays at Bergdorf Goodman, is doing a new watercolor; as well as many other noteworthy artists including Steven Assael, Panni Malekzadeh, Eric White, and Vanity Fair photographer Patrick Fraser.
The benefit is graciously sponsored by Fanelli Café, Eskayel, One Mile gallery, and Heineken.
About FOOLSGOLD ARTS
Founded by Brooklyn-based artists Shanan Campanaro and Maria Kozak, FOOLSGOLD curates and produces exhibitions that celebrate the natural environment and its inhabitants. The artwork is sold through silent auction and raises funds to support various charitable organizations committed to protecting the natural environment and wildlife. Previous exhibits have taken place in New York City and Reykjavik, Iceland and have benefited Farm Sanctuary and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust respectively.
For more information, please visit www.foolsgoldarts.org
All Foolsgold exhibitions are sponsored by NY based design studio Eskayel which was established by FOOLSGOLD co-founder Shanan Campanaro. Utilizing imagery from many of the paintings included in FOOLSGOLD shows, Campanaro creates fantastically patterned bespoke wall coverings, textiles, pillows, and ceramics. Her collections have been featured in New York Magazine, the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and Daily Candy to name a few.
Maria Kozak is a painter and performance artist who recently completed her MFA at the New York Academy of Art. She is known for her frenetic large-scale oil paintings of birds and beauty queens. Her work is in numerous collections nationally and abroad. The Maypole, her last performance, was written up in The Art Newspaper and Paper Magazine.
About Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, Catskill Animal Sanctuary is a haven for horses and farm animals rescued from abuse and neglect. In addition to emergency rescue, CAS educates the public about the impacts of factory farming and institutionalized cruelty on animals, people, and the planet we share. Founder/Director Kathy Stevens is the author of Where the Blind Horse Sings: Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary and Animal Camp: Lessons in Love and Hope From Rescued Farm Animals, and blogs for The Huffington Post. To learn more, go to www.casanctuary.org or contact Michelle Alvarez, Director of Outreach & Communications at 917-414-9428, and michelle@casanctuary.org
About Sasha Noe Presents
Sasha Noe Presents is a new contemporary art venture from sculptor and restauranteur Sasha Noe. The gallery is located in the heart of SoHo, in a loft above the historic cultural institution Fanelli Café. Sasha Noe Presents is committed to providing a platform for innovative curatorial projects and showcasing emerging talent whilst trying to revive a once thriving artistic community in Soho. The gallery is located at 94 Prince Street, New York, NY on the corner of Prince and Mercer.
Gallery View
The Foolsgold Farm show was a huge success (see previous post)! We sold a ton of art and made a great amount of money for Farm Sanctuary.
Below are images of some of the work that was shown starting with three of my cows.
Shanan Campanaro.This is a Holy Cow, 2010. Ink on Paper. 50 x 38.5 inches
Shanan Campanaro. Kuhe Vier, 2010. Ink on paper. 8.5 x 11 inches
Shanan Campanaro. Kuhe Funf, 2010. Ink on paper. 8.5 x 11 inches
John O’Reilly. Adoration, 2010. Resin and Acrylic Paint. 17.5 x 9 x 8 inches
Colette Robbins. Touch, 2009. Acrylic on Panel. 40 x 30 inches.
Nicole Etienne. Untitled, 2010. Mixed Media on Paper.. 22 x 26 inches.
Gary Murphy. Fur, 2010. Oil on Linen. 44 x 32 inches.
Francesco Longenecker. Fox, 2010. Oil on Canvas. 20 x 24 inches.
John Alexander. Octopus, 2010. Charcoal and Watercolor on paper. 27 x 40 inches
Maria Kozak. The Bachelor, 2010. Oil on Canvas. 48 x 60 inches.
Alex La Cruz.. Grazing, 2010. C-print. 40 x 33 inches. Edition 1/3.
Kristjan Zaklynsky. Hutsul Horns, 2010. DVD. 1 min loop. Edition of 50.
Ryan Gilmartin. Birds, 2007. Foam. 46 x 26 x 4 inches.
Mike Schreiber. Nassau (sharks), 2007. Oil on linen. 84 x 84 inches
