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Citizenship, Values

A Solution to the Dilemma of Artists and Non-profit Auctions?

I’m happy to support non-profit organizations who support the arts or do good work in the community by donating art to them for auctions. However, it takes time and money to make art, much less get it framed and deliver it, and then help publicize the event to improve its chances of success. Often, emerging artists donate work much more often then they sell it. Here’s a that donating to a non-profit will be more equitable and less costly.

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The Artist Tax Deduction Bill is finally up for action. Please take the time to support this important bill as its passage will impact all individual artists. Go to the link below to send a message to your representatives and senators. Please forward this information to your mailing list!

Artist Deduction Bill Introduced in the House
03-19-2007: After announcing at the Congressional Arts Breakfast on Arts Advocacy Day that he would be the lead sponsor for the Artist Deduction Bill, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) introduced the bill on March 14, 2007, joined by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN). Identical to a Senate bill introduced by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Robert Bennett (R-UT), the bill supports individual artists by allowing them to take a fair-market value tax deduction for tangible works they donate to nonprofit collecting and educational organizations, and it benefits the public by giving them access to more art. Send a message to your members of Congress asking them to be a co-sponsor of this important bill, H.R. 1524 (House) and S. 548 (Senate).

http://www.artsusa.org/get_involved/advocacy/weekly_headlines/default.asp

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Intersection for the Arts Annual Auction

Went to Hou Hanrou’s third installment of World Factory at SFAI last night. Lots of interesting work by artists from around the world, including Didier Faustino, who contributed architectural proposals that were surprisingly sensual. Also liked Lordy Rodriguez’s maps, which appear obsessively handdrawn and researched.

Followed that up with Intersection for the Arts’ Annual Auction. They always do such a nice job, very swank and peopled by a dedicated community of supporters. Both my drawings sold, as well as some pieces I would have loved to own. Also met a lot of really cool artists, like Jonn Herschend, whose smart, text-y videos I’ve been enjoying. Cool!

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