From: Lisa Kirk To: Lisa Kirk <1 Subject: Carrara Residency Merit Award Reception: Tuesday March 18th at 6:30 PM Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:24:04 +0000 Attachments: Carraralnvite.jpg Dear Friends of the Academy, Jonathan Tibett and David Kratz invite you to a reception celebrating the Carrara Residency artists Heather Personett and Zoe Suenson-Taylor on Tuesday March 18th from 6:30 to 9.00 PM at ABC Stone. Please RSVP to ABC Stone 234 Banker Street, Brooklyn, New York Background ABC Stone sponsored the 2013 Artist Residency in Carrara as part of its ongoing commitment to sustaining and promoting the use of stone in artistic practice. Of the many creative treatments of this material, traditional carving has suffered a decline of knowledge base during the past century. ABC seeks to address this by pairing young artists with master sculptors for experiential learning through intensive mentoring. It is our belief that deepening the awareness of stone commensurately widens respect for this venerable medium and the millennia- old human tradition in transforming it through highly skilled craft. Whether in Michelangelo's homeland or in our very own NYC backyard, ABC remains devoted to sponsoring the cultural arts and in particular stone artistry. Lisa Kirk Development Director New York Academy of Art Ph: EFTA00373583