Bay Area Artists for Japan

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mayumi — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:03:35 +0000

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遠く離れた海の向こうアメリカの各地でも、震災直後から義援金を集めるなどの多くのチャリティーイベントが開催されています。

その中で、「Bay Area Artists for Japan」という日本人アーティストによってオーガナイズされたチャリティーイベントにおじゃましました。

サンフランシスコ湾を囲むベイエリアに住むアーティストに呼びかけ、作品の売上を義援金として日本赤十字社へ送るというイベント。
総勢120名以上のアーティストが作品を日本へのチャリティーとして出品されていました。

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Bay Area Artists for Japan Exhibition Raised $24,463.00

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:35:22 +0000

We are happy to announce that our exhibition held on April 28-30 raised $24,463.00. This amount has been donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society for emergency relief efforts for Japan. We truly appreciate the enormous support and generosity we received in making this event happen. Special thanks goes to gallery owner Mina Dresden for allowing us use of her art space free of charge; all the participating artists for donating their artworks; all our food, drinks, and material donors; those who came to our exhibition; and our many volunteers.

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

open today from 11 am – 8 pm.

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:23:19 +0000

Last day to get great artwork and support Japan! Mina Dresden Gallery is open today from 11 am – 8 pm. Stop by!

SF STATION

admin — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:02:21 +0000

SF Weekly

admin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:12:31 +0000

We Got Your Back

By Heidi De Vries

It’s been a little over a month since an 8.9 earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated huge swaths of Japan. As residents of a similarly earthquake-prone region, we San Franciscans identify closely with the tragedy, and the outpouring of support from the Bay Area has been inspiring to say the least. Recognizing that Japan’s recovery work is far from done, the local art community is coming together for the one-weekend-only exhibition “Bay Area Artists for Japan.” A Mission District gallery is contributing the space for the show, and the list of 80-plus artists donating work to the benefit includes many exciting names like Richard Misrach, Nina Zurier, and Suzanne Husky. This is your chance to take home one of Youngsuk Suh’s luminous photographs or an intricately sewn piece by Lauren Dicioccio and know that your purchase is doing a world of good. Every last cent of the art sold from the show goes straight to the Japanese Red Cross Society, which handed out emergency supplies right after the disaster and is continuing to build housing for those displaced by the tsunami. Celebrate the amazing spirit of the Japanese people and add some excellent pieces to your local art collection at the same time.

Ed Hardy

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:23:42 +0000

Twixt 12 & 20 (14/25) by Don Ed Hardy, 1993

We are happy to announce tattoo legend Ed Hardy is now participating among other great artists.

Red Cross Ribbon

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:38:00 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people continue to be affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. This ribbon is a small reminder that the disaster is ongoing and that help is still very much needed.

Support the Red Cross Japan earthquake/tsunami relief effort. To add the Red Cross ribbon widget, copy the following code to your website in tag.

English version (top right) (links to American Red Cross Japan relief donation page)
<script src="http://www.supportjapan.info/rc/ribbon_en.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

English version (top left)
<script src="http://www.supportjapan.info/rc/l_ribbon_en.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Japanese version (top right) (links to Japanese Red Cross Japan relief donation page)
<script src="http://www.supportjapan.info/rc/ribbon_jp.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Japanese version (top left)
<script src="http://www.supportjapan.info/rc/l_ribbon_jp.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

To learn more about the Red Cross Ribbon, please go to SupportJapan.info.
SupportJapan.info is run by one of our staff members Takashi Kawashima.

Bay Area artist communities unite to help Japan | April 28-30

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:01:59 +0000

Bay Area Artists for Japan is a relief effort to aid victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We are sponsoring a benefit from April 28 to 30, 2011, at which we will be selling artwork generously donated by Bay Area artists. 100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to Japan Red Cross Society.

During times of tragedy, we believe that one of the roles of the art community is to use our art to help those who are suffering. Our community relief effort relief will be a small but significant contribution to those communities in Japan which have been devastated by this disaster.

Opening Reception: April 28 (Thu), 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Gallery Hours: April 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat), 11:00AM – 5:00PM

Location: Mina Dresden Gallery, 312 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (Google Map)

(the space was donated by Ms. Dresden for the event)

Participating Artists:
Glenna Cole Allee, Tor Archer, Christine Aiko Beck, Lisa K. Blatt, Val Britton, Donna Brookman, Paz de la Calzada, Colette Cambell-Jones, Johanna Case-Hofmeister, Reenie Charriere, Kevin Chen, Randy Colosky, Linda Connor, Andrea Cwynar, Binh Danh, Lauren Davies, Lauren Dicciocio, Robert Donald, Jessica Dunne, Stirling Elmendorf, Gerry Eskin, Takehito Etani, David Fought, Alison OK Frost, Michiko Fujii, Jack Fulton, Terry Furry, Xia Gao, Mariana Garibay, Jim Goldberg, Mayumi Hamanaka, Jeffrey Hantman, Ed Hardy, Taro Hattori, Taraneh Hemami, Edith Hillinger, Suzanne Husky, Randy Hussong, Misako Inaoka, Cynthia Ona Innis, Takashi ishi, Packard Jennings, Sharon Jue, Hiroyo Kaneko, Takashi Kawashima, David Kwan, Ellen Lake, Samantha Lautman, Reagan Loui, Seth Lower, Trinh Mai, Paul Mansfield, Yuki Maruyama, Chris McCaw, Sarah McMenimen, Masako Miki, Shannon Milar, Karla Milosevich, Richard Misrach, Apollonia Morrill, Matt Mullins, Richard Nagler, Gary Nakamoto, Abner Nolan, Jenna North, Sandra Ono, Guy Overfelt, Mary Parisi, David Patchen, Laura Paulini, Nora Pauwels, Mitzi Pederson, Silvia Poloto, Genevieve Quick, Jose de los Reyes, Meghan Riepenhoff, Favianna Rodriguez, Yasu Sakamoto, Ron Moultrie Saunders, William Scharf, Christina Seely, Alice Shaw, Asako Shimazaki, Josh Smith, Heather Sparks, Youngsuk Suh, Hadi Tabatabai, Seiko Tachibana, Luther Thie, Scott Tsuchitani, Naomi Vanderkindren, Marina Vendrell, Tina Vietmeire, Andrea Voinot, Catherine Wagner, Lis Walsh, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Martin Webb, Lanford Weingrod, James Welling, Noah Wilson, Kathrine Worel, Nina Zurier and more.

For details about Japan Red Cross Society, please refer their website at:
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/
and their Emergency Relief for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami at: http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html

Supported by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco

Sponsors:

Anonymous donor, Chiotras Grocery

Supporting Galleries/Stores:
Cotton Sheep, Gigi & Rose, Laku and Ruth Silverman Photos

Media Sponsors: