"Artist as Catalyst" 10 artists limited edition prints rarely availble, COA

The Artists As Catalyst portfolio is available for purchase for the first time since 1994. Originally created to support the Alternative Museum in 1992, the portfolio includes work by ten contemporary artists of international reputation whose work is focused on social and humanitarian issues; Ida Applebroog, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Leon Golub, Luis Jimenez, Jerry Kearns, Komar & Melamid, Adrian Piper, Ben Sakoguchi, Andres Serrano, and Lorna Simpson with an introductory essay and rare print by former MOMA curator, Robert Storr.  Produced in a limited boxed set edition of 100, these hand pulled serigraphs measure 26” x 26” each on Lennox 100 paper, printed by Master Printer, Jos Sances (Alliance Graphics, San Francisco, CA).   The portfolio has previously been sold to major collectors and museums including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, NY, The Fogg Museum in Boston, Williams College and Columbia Museum of Art among others.

The portfolio is generously donated to the Greene County Arts Council by co-founder and former director of the Alternative Museum, Geno Rodriguez uniting the museum’s twenty-five year commitment to socially conscious art with the social justice message at the heart of the Occupy movement.  Proceeds from the sale of this work will go toward expenses for We the People, an exhibition and related panel discussions exploring the global Occupy protests’ historical, political and artistic significance.  Curated by Geno Rodriguez this immersive, multimedia experience is the introduction to Wall Street to Main Street, a ten week festival taking place in vacant storefronts on the Main Street in Catskill, New York, March 17 – May 31. This project brings a human rights message to the people, is framed in a positive light designed to educate, engage and inspire with visual arts projects, performances, workshops and seminars.  

 Sponsors are The Catskill Arts Initiative's Masters on Main Street project through the Greene County Council on the Arts, a 501c3 charity. The winning bidder will receive a receipt for a tax-deductible donation and portfolio as a gift.