Cinders Gallery Presents: The Porch Show June 8th - August 5th 2007 Opening Reception Friday June 8th 7-10pm 2007 See Opening Pics! George Ferrandi, Zachary Rossman, Suzanne Sattler, Kyle Field, Ryan Jacob Smith, Julianna Bright, Mel Kadel, Rich Jacobs, Erika Somogyi, Sean Samoheyl, Monica Canilao, Kelie Bowman, Florencio Zavala, Caroline Hwang, Brendan Monroe, Julie Morstad, Saviour Scraps, Jenny Hart, AJ Fosik, Jeana Sohn, Eric Beltz, Jacob Mickelson, Sto, the Polaroid Kidd, Matt Leines, Julien Langendorff, Tim Harrington, Ryan Woods, Matthew Feyld, Amanda Barr, and Richard Colman Ryan Jacob Smith Kevin Hooyman Jacob Magraw Kelie Bowman Brendan Monroe Richard Colman Richard Colman Mel Kadel Mel Kadel Mel Kadel Eric Beltz Eric Beltz Eric Beltz Suzanne Sattler Suzanne Sattler Suzanne Sattler Suzanne Sattler Jenny Hart Julianna Bright Matthew Feyld Matthew Feyld Matthew Feyld Matthew Feyld Zachary Rossman Zachary Rossman Julien Langendorff Julien Langendorff Savior Scraps Jeana Sohn Jeana Sohn Jeana Sohn Kelie Bowman Jacob Mickelson Caroline Hwang AJ Fosik Tim Harrington Amanda Barr Sean Samoheyl Sean Samoheyl Sto The Polaroid Kidd Rich Jacobs Kelie Bowman George Ferrandi Community is as important as ever in our current political climate and with looming luxury condos threatening our neighborhood's current makeup of longtime residents, families, artists, and small independent businesses, it is all the more necessary for us to come together. With this in mind, we present to you our second Porch Show. The American front porch sets the stage for this exhibition, which aims to resurrect and embrace the porch as an outdoor living room where the public and private can merge, while ideas of community, Americana imagery, gentrification, and the role art plays in our daily lives are explored. The 30 artists in the show all have unique voices that together can be heard as a representation of a loose-knit community of likeminded do-it-yourselfers that exist a little below the radar and yet are part of a thriving, positive, and artistically diverse new generation. Aesthetic commonalities abound, where a longing for nature, a fascination with animals, a playful sense of humor, and a decidedly critical look inward appear in different ways. In addition, there are countless events planned to coincide with this show including live music on the porch, BBQs on the sidewalk and video art nights. With most of us confined to closet-sized apartments or holed up in an isolated loft building, the porch is often a missing element in our lives. So come out and join us! Cinders Gallery 103 Havemeyer st. btwn Hope + Grand st. Williamsburg Brooklyn 718-388-2311 www.cindersgallery.com