"Eat Art 4"

A.I.R. Gallery, 40 Wooster Street, 2nd Floor, NYC 10013
December 2, 2001

Press Release (For immediate release)

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS ALLIANCE
YAN KONG
TEL(FAX) 718-788-6170

www.aawaa.org

A cross-cultural event of Art and Food and a fundraising exhibition for Families of Disaster Victims of September 11, sponsored by the Asian American Women Artists Alliance.

Food and drinks will be served at the auction.

Participants
Artists: Paula Alleyne, Biomar Rene Brito, Paula DeLuccia, Jane Tobin Jacobs, Angela Pian-Douma, Candace Hsiao, Ellen Hsiao, Seung-Ae Kim, Yan Kong, C.J. Lee, Laura Lew, Michelle Liu, Minn Matsuda, Chie Nishio, Jacqueline Schiller, Micky Schon, Karin Soika, Xin Song, Sarah Strong, Tomoko Tamura, Selena Wong
Friends in the food industry: Ceci Cela Patisserie, Chocolate Perfection (A Division of Hearts & Flowers Candy Company), Ferrara Bakery and Café, Kwong Wah Cake Company Inc., May May Gourmet Dim Sum, Spring Street Natural Restaurant, Schmidt's Confectionery, Taormina Restaurant of Mulberry Street, Vegetarian Paradise of Mott Street

Let us come together in a dual effort: an event to show affirmation of life in this great American city, and relief for those who have suffered tragic loss. It is in creation that we overcome and bring joy.

"Eat Art 4" is a one-day cross-cultural event bringing together art and culture in an amicable setting where artists and friends in New York City meet once a year, to exchange ideas, good tidings, and show off their talents with the one great common denominator-food. The spirit of the exhibit has been a conglomeration of food, humor, visual delight, fun, eating, taste, surprise and metaphor. This year friends in the food industry have joined the exhibit to show support and community spirit. Featured at the exhibition will be a large selection of delectable edible art. AAWAA invites you to come and join the fun of "Eat Art 4" and open your heart to help the families of Disaster Victims of September 11. All proceeds including ticket sales will be donated to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, set up by the Robin Hood Foundation (www.robinhood.org), intended to help lower-income victims like janitors, cafeteria workers, shoeshiners, and their families, as well as uniformed personnel.

This exhibition is made possible in part by the Manhattan Community Arts fund/New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.