Following the tremendous success of AAI's last works on paper benefit we invite you to participate in our upcoming "A Communist Gala" a benefit for artists by artists. AAI is delighted to announce Nancy Freidemann and Charley Friedman's return as Co-Chairs

The exhibition will open on Saturday, April 17 and run through Saturday, April 24, 2010. All works will be sold for under $100. The affordability of the work allows artists to be collectors and also provides an opportunity for art enthusiasts to inexpensively invest in a diverse selection of artists. Artworks will be rotated through out the week long show.

The proceeds of your donation will go towards Artists Alliance, an artist run non-profit organization based on the Lower East Side that provides vital support to artists; LES-Rotating Studio Program, Cuchifritos gallery and project space, along with other community art and education activities.


Please contact AAI if you have any questions at 212-420-9202 or aai@aai-nyc.org. Below are instructions for how to submit the work(s). We look forward to seeing you at the benefit opening on April 17 and your work on the gallery walls!

To all the artists who have donated work to our Communist Gala - Thank you for your generosity and support!

Co-Chairs: Nancy Friedemann and Charley Friedman

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SATURDAY APRIL 10, 2010.
1. Please select 1 to 5 unframed works on paper to donate (prints, drawings, paintings, collage, photographs, digital prints, etc.). NO BIGGER than 14" x 19”; NO SMALLER THAN 4” x 4”.

2. CONTACT INFO: On the back of each work, write your name, title, medium, email and website so your collector can contact if they wish. Please make sure that your information is LEGIBLE and is securely attached!

3. Send or drop off your work to: A Communist Gala, Cuchifritos Gallery and Project Space, 120 Essex Street, New York, NY 10002 located in the south end of the Essex Street Market nearest Delancey. Subways, F, J, M, Z. If you are dropping work off work in person, please come by during regular gallery hours: 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm, Monday - Saturday through SATURDAY APRIL 10. If mailing work, please make sure to allow sufficient time for delivery. (Late drop offs can be arranged by appointment only - aai@aai-nyc.org.)

4. In the event that your donation doesn't sell, artworks can be either donated to AAI for future fundraising purposes or available for pick up May 1st through June 19 during gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 12- 6pm.

Artists Participating:

Annie A, Julie Allen, Wayne Adams, Meredith Allen, Maria Arjona, Philippe Avila, David Baskin, John Bauer, Gerald Bergstein, Brian Berkhardt, Adam Bernstein, Dianne Bowen, Chris Boyle, Fritz Buehner, Ion Birch, Edith Bressler, Elaine Carl, MJ Chaney, Mel Chin, Chris Clary, Barrie Cline, David Colosi, Elizabeth Condon, Kristen Copham, Cesar Cornejo, Bonnie Dann, Danielle Dann, Jenny Dubnau, Bruce Edelstein, Phillip D. Elliott, Inka Essenhigh, Margaret Evangeline, Joe Fig, Kate Finneran, Amanda B. Friedman, Richard Gamble, Ana Garces Kiley, John Giannotti, Joe Girandola, Rory Golden, Max Goldfarb, Charles Goldman, Linda Griggs, Susan Hamburger, Richard Hoglund, Elmaz Hüseyin, Tolan Hüseyin-Halleck, Juan Hinojosa, John Hogan, Felicity Hogan, Nikki Johnson, Josh Jordan, Carrie K, James Chen-Feng Kao, Kimberly Karmondy, Tine Kindermann, Susan Knight, Marni Kotak, Elaine Langerman, Fabienne Lasserre, Lisa Lebofsky, Joan Linder, Coco Lopez, Abby Manock, Soraya Marcano, Bill Massey, Jen & Kevin McCoy, Clayton Merrell, Katie Mertz, Lawrence Charles Miller, Nancy Muller, Steve Mumford, Joe Heaps Nelson, Robert O’Connor, Olek, Karen Ostrum, Nicole Parcher, Adam Peachy, Pheadra, Leemour Pelli, Danika Phelps, Sarah Nicole Phillips, Juliane Pieper, Bonnie Portelance, Diana Puntar, Khadijah Queen, Bill Radawec, Julie Raja, Kanishka Rajajab, Kristine Robinson, Luis Roldan, Yumi Janairo Roth, A.A. Rucci, Barbara Russell, Heidi Russell, Lynn Sachs, Erik Sanner, Richard Saxton, Dan Schlissel, Rachel Selekman, Shell Sheddy, Molly Smith, Joshua Gen Solondz, Ryan Sullivan, Mark Street, Sherman Sussman, Kate Temple, Ibojka Toth, Michael Tice, Juana Valdes, Melanie Vote, Gina Fuentes Walker, Kaethe Wenzel, Michelle Weinberg, Anne Wölk, Suhee Wooh, Gracie Wright, Ken Young, Tamara Zahakeyvich, Torsten Zenas Burns, Quito Ziegler, Arjan Zazueta