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MIYAKO YOSHINAGA art prospects is pleased to present Till All Is Green, a special art exhibition on view from October 12 through October 22, with a silent auction and musical tributes on Thursday, October 20. All proceeds from this event will go to help children who have been affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake and its aftermath.Taking place in the prime of the fall art season and commemorating the past seven months of the disaster in Japan, Till All Is Green features over forty artworks donated by both internationally known and emerging artists, including Yoko Ono, Mariko Mori, Ingo Günther, Ellen Levy, Kunie Sugiura and Nobuho Nagasawa. During the event, Naoto Nakagawa creates ink portraits of donors in the same way he produces portraits of survivors and relief workers. The up-to-date list of participating artists/donors is continued on the second page. The works in the exhibition/auction will directly and indirectly address the restoration and rebirth of the devastated community and natural landscape. In light of the nuclear crisis, our artists respond in support of clean, renewable and ecologically safe energy. “Green” in the title symbolizes our hope for a better and healthier future. The artworks and other auction items are viewable online at www.32auctions.com (auction name: tillallisgreen, password: japan). Online bids will be accepted October 5 through October 19.As a highlight of our two-week fundraising effort, an on-site silent auction will take place on October 20, 6-8pm, followed by a special benefit concert by pianist Margaret Leng Tan, “the queen of the toy piano.” — The New York Times (suggested contribution $25) from 8-9pm. Audio/visual artist León Grauer will contribute a performance and prayer.Proceeds of the sale/auction/performance will go to ChildFund International, a non-profit organization that serves children in need throughout the world. Currently, the organization is focusing its efforts on helping children cope with the stress and symptoms of traumatic experiences of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster. ChildFund has been actively engaged on psychosocial childcare and grief counseling, and has created principal care manuals based on the experience of children following the September 11 attacks.Till All Is Green is supported by Consulate General of Japan in New York, Sylph Editions, Pinetree Group, CLV Art Services and other organizations and individuals.MIYAKO YOSHINAGA art prospects is located at 547 West 27th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue, New York City. For further information, please contact 212 268 7132 or email relief@miyakoyoshinaga.com.“Till All Is Green” Participating Artists/Donors (alphabetical order, as of Sept. 27, 201Emi Anrakuji / Takako Azami / Hans Benda / Simone Bergantini / Joseph Burwell / Alexandra Catiere / Cleverson / Margaret Cogswell / Erika DeVries / Rodney Dickson / Yana Dimitrova / José Luis Fariñas / Farrell and Parkin / León Grauer / Ingo Günther / Heide Hatry / Pouran Jinchi / Takahiro Kaneyama / Nils Karsten / Mayumi Lake / Marc Lepson / Ellen K. Levy / Rita MacDonald / Conor McGrady / Kaoru Maki / Maria Morganti / Mariko Mori / Nobuho Nagasawa / Osamu James Nakagawa / Hiroyuki Nakamura / Yuko Oda / Yoko Ono / Shigeru Oyatani / Babs Reingold / Carol Rosenwald / Harold Krisel / Keiko Sadakane / Megumi Sasaki / Michael Scoggins / Yuri Shimojo / Kunie Sugiura / Jeanne Susplugas / Miho Suzuki / Carolyn Swiszcz / Margaret Leng Tan / Megumi Tomomitsu / Lin Yan / Tsukasa Yokozawa / Victoria Vesna / Voshardt + Humphrey / Emna ZghalFor further information, please contact Miyako Yoshinaga at 212 268 7132 or email relief@miyakoyoshinaga.com.
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