"Work To Do" - Exhibition and Benefit for Greater NY's High School Art & Music P

Hey ArtForward members,

When was the last time you saw a Street Art Show in Soho? Perhaps 11 Spring Street in the Winter of 2006-2007? I know some of you may think that Street Art is over, maybe so, but think about how it has impacted the youth and communities in Greater New York. I don't mean with arrests and fines from the Anti-Grafitti Squad, but with artists inspiring the youth to create. This show believes in Obama's new appeal to our nation of volunteering, and despite as artists and musicians who have BEEN pro-bono for life, the generosity continues...HALF of the proceeds from artwork at the show will be going to one of the four schools listed below.

I'll give you more details on meeting spot and times...Here's the information about the show:

"Work To Do" Benefit for greater New York's High School Art & Music Programs
Opening: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Time: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, March 26 - Thursday, April 16

Address: 112 Greene Street (b. Prince & Spring Street)
Metro: R, W to Prince Street, B, D, F, Q to Broadway-Lafayette,
6 to Bleeker Street
Contact: "Royce" at [masked]

The Combine, Afrika Bambaata, Endless Love Crew (ELC)"Royce" joined forces to bring you, "Work To Do". This event is a benefit to support some of Greater New York's public school art programs like, The Bronx High School of Visual Arts, The Urban Assembly School of Music and Art, The New Design High School, and The Children's Art Carnival. Thematically the show is inspired by President Obama's inauguration speech about his appeal to the nation about exemplifying selfless acts; evidently reflected in his declaration of Martin Luther King's national holiday as a day to volunteer in support of our local communities.
Afrika Bambaata and The Soulsonic Force, known for releasing "Planet Rock", have reunited. Mr. Biggs, G.L.O.B.E and Bambaata will be performing their new single titled, "Work To Do" at the show’s opening. Bambaata is the founder of the Zulu Nation, that united inner city youth from different gangs and hip-hop groups. The Soulsonic Force is made up of Mr. Biggs (Ellis Williams), Pow Wow (Robert Darrell Allen), and Emcee G.L.O.B.E. (John B. Miller).

"Work To Do" will be held at 112 Greene Street; this space was one of the first conceptual art galleries in the seventies thanks to Jeffrey Lew and Gordon-Matta Clark of 112 Workshop. The space showed artists like Joseph Beuys, Chris Burden, Philip Glass, Dennis Oppenheim, Gordon Matta-Clark, Richard Serra, Marisol, James Rosenquist to name a few. It later moved and was renamed White Columns. Then the space became the legendary Greene Street Recording Studios where many of the seminal hip hop songs were recorded. Currently, it is the permanent home of The Combine, created by Steve Loeb and John Robie for the purpose of creating an exciting new environment for the exhibition of art.

The Endless Love Crew is a collective of nine artists that work to improve the streets of New York City and beyond. The group's keystone "Celso" and "Infinity" is known for organizing its live collaborative open-canvas sessions, which in a little over two years have attracted dozens of artists from all over the country and the world, including England, Japan, Norway, Brazil and Switzerland.

"Royce" is a member of the ELC crew. He was born and bread NYC artist whose infamous Monsters can be seen pasted on doors and walls throughout the five boroughs. Currently, "Royce" is the art director for Diamond Headz NYC; a new clothing line promoting the life and culture of socially conscious city kids. For more information on this event please visit the ELC website, www.endlesslovecrew.com.

Please check out, Martha Cooper's blog, "12ozPROPHET" for a peek.

This 4,000 square feet raw space will exhibit works by Abby Goodman, Abe Lincoln Jr, Ad of Skewville, Alone art, Anera, Avoid pi and Maggie Vending machines, Avone, Bast, Bobby Hill, Buildmore, C. Damage, Cake, Celso, Chris RWK, Christopher Gordon, Chris Brennan, Dain, Dark Clouds, David (sound artist), Deeker, Deo, Destroy and Rebuild, DR, Ellis G, Erica Faulke, Hush, Infinity, Jazzmine Beaulieu (photography), Keely, Kenji, Matt Siren, Moody, Lady Aiko, NohJ Coley, OHM, Pufferella, Royce, Smells, Veng RWK.

Jazzmine Beaulieu will be exhibiting work from her new photography series titled, "When I Grow Up". They are portraits of 21 students, ages 11-20 from various organizations like, The Door and The Youth Development Institute, who present their dreams and aspirations in the arts. Special thanks to Daniel Weinberg of The Door and The Cooper Square Committee.

Note: Works are available for sale to benefit schools, where each artist will give half of the proceeds to a school of their choice (listed above).