Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
''Holidays N Da Hood'' 2011 - Photography series © Ruben Natal-San Miguel
All images and production © Ruben Natal- San Miguel
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Singular Beauty- Help Cara Phillips make her book come true!
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| Singular Beauty- Cara Phillips |
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| Singular Beauty- Cara Phillips |
Being in the season of ''Giving'' I encourage you all to help Photographer and dear friend Cara Phillips make her dream book come true. I am not a big Kickstarter Campaign lover but, this is only exception that I am making because Cara's work is so worth it, had supported it, collected, shown it and can truly attest for its exceptional quality and theme. For the ones who had not ever saw her first attempt at a Singular Beauty book , Cara created a small limited hand made edition of 5 which it is right now in the possession of very 1% VIP art and book collectors. Now it is your turn to help her bring her theme and message to the other 99% of us. You will not be disappointed with the end result nor content of this book which, has a very strong and reflective social message. Remember January 20th is the deadline so, every little helps! Contribute today!
Here is more info about the project:
Dear friends and supporters,
First I want to thank everyone who has supported my work over the years and kept me going even in difficult times. Now I am embarking on the most ambitious and important project of my career--publishing my first book.
Singular Beauty (Summer 2012) is being published by Fw: a non-profit publishing platform based in Amsterdam. Co-founded by designer Hans Gremmen, Fw: is an independent organization that initiates projects, publications, exhibitions, lectures and gatherings between photographers, writers and curators.
And while independent projects give artists and designers the ability to take risks and push themselves creatively, they must find self-fund. So in order to make this project a reality, I have launched a Kickstarter campaign.
For just $45 you can pre-order the book. Singular Beauty will be 192 pages (2 x 96 pp) / 22 x 26 cm / colour / ± 50 images / stapled / Japanese binding and it is limited to 700 copies.
I know these are challenging times and there are many worthwhile projects that need funding, so whether you can pledge $5, $25, $45, $150, or $2500, every amount makes a difference.
Kickstarter is an ALL or NOTHING funding model, I must reach my full funding goal, $15,8000 by Jan 20th, 2012.
Thank you so much for your time and support.
Cara
First I want to thank everyone who has supported my work over the years and kept me going even in difficult times. Now I am embarking on the most ambitious and important project of my career--publishing my first book.
Singular Beauty (Summer 2012) is being published by Fw: a non-profit publishing platform based in Amsterdam. Co-founded by designer Hans Gremmen, Fw: is an independent organization that initiates projects, publications, exhibitions, lectures and gatherings between photographers, writers and curators.
And while independent projects give artists and designers the ability to take risks and push themselves creatively, they must find self-fund. So in order to make this project a reality, I have launched a Kickstarter campaign.
For just $45 you can pre-order the book. Singular Beauty will be 192 pages (2 x 96 pp) / 22 x 26 cm / colour / ± 50 images / stapled / Japanese binding and it is limited to 700 copies.
I know these are challenging times and there are many worthwhile projects that need funding, so whether you can pledge $5, $25, $45, $150, or $2500, every amount makes a difference.
Kickstarter is an ALL or NOTHING funding model, I must reach my full funding goal, $15,8000 by Jan 20th, 2012.
Thank you so much for your time and support.
Cara
To learn more about Kickstarter, check out this recent New York Times article
And if you feel so inclined help spread the word!
And if you feel so inclined help spread the word!
Singular Beauty (Summer 2012): pre-order your copy
on Kickstarter now until Jan 20, 2012
website
Member of POC Project
Friday, December 16, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
ARTmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week- Ho Ho Ho Holiday Unique Limited Edition $50.00 by Ruben Natal San Miguel @ Finch & Ada
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| Salon de Belleza 2, 2011, Harlem, NYC. ONE LEFT! |
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| Señorita's Flower 2011, Harlem |
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| Gossip Girl, 2011, Harlem, NYC TWO LEFT! |
The limited edition is pretty unique. At only and edition of 3 , some of these images will never be printed nor reproduced ever again. They are also full bleed image , printed on metallic finish print and signed at verso. Some sizes range from 5 x 5 or 5 x7 . So far 10 prints had been sold and they will be gone soon!
So deck the walls, bring to someone a very special Hanukkah present, be original and spread the love with art!
You can see all 12 images here!
Happy Shopping!
Big love,
Ruben
Mini Holiday Print Sale: As some of you are aware, we launched our first ever holiday print sale last week, featuring a selection of images by artist Ruben Natal-San Miguel. This sale includes 12 fetching 5"x5" or 5"x7" images at $50 each! That's right, only $50.00* each and we are waiving the $8 shipping/handling fee to deliveries within New York. We hope that this mini-sale, with its' mini price point will entice you to collect or gift a loved one with the spark of art collecting. These gems of Harlem will add pizazz to any apartment wall. Please email me directly for purchase(s), we use PayPal to invoice. Order by Dec. 17th to receive before Christmas.
(*New York Sales Tax applies to residents)
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| Glamour Break Diva, 2009, Harlem SOLD OUT!! |
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| Subway Rider, 2011, NYC ONE LEFT! |
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| Lady Money Sings the Blues, 2011, Harlem, NYC SOLD OUT!!! |
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| Salon de Belleza , 2011 Harlem NYC. TWO LEFT! |
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| Harlem Tribe, 2010 Harlem , NYC |
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| Parade King 2011 Harlem, NYC. TWO LEFT! |
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| Señorita's Roach Kilers, 2011, E.Harlem, NYC. TWO LEFT! |
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| Nightcrawler, 2009, NYC TWO LEFT! |
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| Outdoor Altar, 2007, E. Harlem, NYC ONE LEFT! |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Artmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week- Occupying Wall Street: A visual diary by Accra Shepp at Steven Kasher Gallery
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| Accra Shepp |
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| Accra Shepp |
For only $60.00 you get your print and 50% of the proceeds go to Occupy Wall Street. Be part of the 99%!
Happy Shopping!
You can see the prints here:
http://www.stevenkasher.com/html/exhibresults.asp?exnum=1505&exname=OCCUPYING+WALL+STREET%3A+A+Visual+Diary+by+Accra+Shepp&fb_source=message
http://stevenkasher.com
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
''Being American'' @ The Visual Arts Gallery 11/22-12/21/11
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Artist: Alix Smith States of Union 11, 2009 C-Print 20 x 26 inches Courtesy of Alix Smith & Morgan Lehman Gallery |
This group exhibition of 20 artists curated by Francis Di Tommaso is a before and after Miami must see!
A great repertoire or artists whose variety of works , theme, stories and art medium take you in a journey of what is ''Being American'' today.
Go and see it!!
http://www.sva.edu/sa/index.jsp?sid0=201&page_id=482&event_id=1704
November 22 - December 21, 2011
Reception: Thursday, December 1, 6-8pm
School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents "Being American," an exhibition surveying responses by visual artists to some of the most pressing social issues in America today. Culled from various forms of contemporary visual culture, the works address topics ranging from recent environmental catastrophes to the pervading effects of the economic crisis; from the long shadow of 9/11 and two overseas wars to the home-front debates surrounding religious tolerance, gay marriage, capital punishment and firearms possession. Curated by Visual Arts Gallery Director Francis Di Tommaso, the exhibition will be on view at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26 Street, New York City, from November 22 - December 21.
Curator Francis Di Tommaso explains, "The twenty artists in this show have twenty stories to tell about the experience of being American today. Though many would not normally exhibit in the same venue-the work of some is almost never seen outside of the printed page-they all have immediately accessible and also exquisitely nuanced commentaries to make on American culture."
Participating artists include: Susan Anderson; Sandow Birk; Steve Brodner; Edward Burtynsky; Jessica Craig-Martin; Andrea Gennari; Reiner Gerritsen; Bob Giraldi; Dustin Grella; Alfredo Jaar and David Levi Strauss; Shai Kremer; Christoph Niemann; Robert Priseman; Aurora Robson; Martha Rosler; Alix Smith; Charles Traub; Lane Twitchell; Type A (Adam Ames & Andew Bordwin); and Kehinde Wiley.
WORLD AIDS DAY-December 1, 2011
Today is December 1, World AIDS Day. A day to remember all our friends, family members and loved ones who had died from this horrible disease . I also always think of Gia Carangi,
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
When Will We Grow UP? - Finch & Ada -Opening Dec. 2, 2011
www.finchandada.com
When Will We Grow Up?
featuring: Robert Otto Epstein, Dolly Faibyshev, Sascha Mallon,
Rachelle Mozman, Ayala Mozman and Sasha Douglas.
Finch & Ada, 9 North Moore St., Tribeca, NYC
December 2-16, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, Dec. 2, from 6-9pm
Closing Reception: Friday, Dec. 16, from 6-9pm
December 2-16, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, Dec. 2, from 6-9pm
Closing Reception: Friday, Dec. 16, from 6-9pm
WHEN WILL WE GROW UP?
This is a question that is universal and that we often struggle with. It lends itself to a broad range of interpretations yet always remains very personal. In then end it is a question that challenges what it means to be a "grown up" for each and every one of us.
This is a question that is universal and that we often struggle with. It lends itself to a broad range of interpretations yet always remains very personal. In then end it is a question that challenges what it means to be a "grown up" for each and every one of us.
We are all living in turbulent times. Times that require us to change and evolve ourselves and our ways of thinking. The traditional conception of the American Dream is no longer a guarantee, forcing us to find new pathways through life to happiness and fulfillment. Though this uncertainty can be frightening it is also invitation to all of us to live our lives in new and exciting ways and to explore and promote our creativity. Perhaps we need to view growing up not as an expression, but literally. Much as flowers grow towards the sun we can grow up to accept new ideas about ourselves and our world. We must move forward all the while never forgetting our past and the artists in this exhibition do just that.
Sascha Mallon's "landscapes" are a form of visual poetry about the human condition of growing up. Rachelle Mozman and Ayala Mozman explore the mother-child relationship through the life-long artistic collaborations with her own mother. Dolly Faibyshev andRobert Otto Epstein seek to remind us of the heyday of the American Dream, and to alternately show us the beauty of what once was and the emptiness of what that dream has become. And Sasha Douglas images are informed by both her family and personal life as a glimpse into her journey as a young woman into adulthood.
These artists were selected for this show were chosen because their work deals with ideas of personal evolution and nostalgia, which is the essence of what we are dealing with when we ask ourselves "When will we grow up?" As children we long to be grown upî and as adults we continually struggle against the idea and what it actually means. It is conveyed to us as a destination, yet one that is seemingly always around the corner from where we are in our lives. We never achieve complete perfection and balance in our lives, we never stop accruing wisdom, we never cease to grow, so how could we ever be truly "grown up"?
As our sophomore show, When Will We Grow Up? is also a playful nod to the the newness of Finch & Ada as a company as well as our unique and innovative perspective. We ask ourselves when will WE grow up? We founded our business in response to these times of change and in order to create new avenues for artists, curators, and collectors alike. And in the end, if being grown up means that we lose our youthful perspective and cease to grow then we sincerely hope the answer is never. But, if growing up is striving for clarity and beauty then we can safely say that we are growing up all the time and hope to be able to continue to do so and to share our journey with all of you.
For more information on the exhibition or on these artists, please contact via email at elizabeth@finchandada.com and please visit www.finchandada.com.
For more information on the exhibition or on these artists, please contact via email at elizabeth@finchandada.com and please visit www.finchandada.com.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving From Harlem, USA!
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| Harlem Tribe 2010 , NYC. © Ruben Natal-San Miguel |
Ruben
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
ELIZABETH AVEDON: PICTURE BLACK FRIDAY: Capture The Day
ELIZABETH AVEDON: PICTURE BLACK FRIDAY: Capture The Day: Photograph (c) Ruben Natal-San Miguel PICTURE BLACK FRIDAY Photographers! Get your cameras ready ! The competition is FREE to enter Jur...
Monday, November 21, 2011
Photographers! Get your cameras ready ! 11/25/11 Picture Black Friday III
Photographers! Get your cameras ready ! The Third Cycle of Picture Black Friday...A call for photographers to Capture the Day... is this Friday November 25, 2011. The competition is FREE to enter and this years the jurors are: Elizabeth Avedon, John A Bennette, Brian Ulrich, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Jon Feinstein and Shane Lavalette.
http://www.pictureblackfriday.org/
http://www.pictureblackfriday.org/
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A- Lab Forum -PORTRAITURE- 11/19/11 Queens Media Arts Development @ Crossing Art Gallery
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| Salon de Belleza 2011 Harlem, NYC.© Ruben Natal San Miguel |
A-Lab Forum
PORTRAITURE
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 2 - 4 PM
Crossing Art Gallery
136-17 39th Avenue at Main Street
Flushing, Queens-New York
www.qmad.org/alabforum
QMAD, Queens Media Arts Development, continues the presentation of A-Lab Forum in November. The program is a series of monthly discussions designed as an opportunity for artists, working in various media, to present their work, share their visions and ideas in relation to selected topics and concepts in the field of art production, collaboration, and critical thinking. Each forum consists of a presentation by selected artists, followed by a discussion period with attending audience. Participating artists are identified and invited by the curator / facilitator from a pull of entries for that month. Forums are open to the general public, and are free of charge.
A-Lab Forum: PORTRAITURE focuses on notions of Photo Portraiture, their meaning and mythology in the actual context of digital production. In addition, the program explores questions pertaining to the nature of portraiture as object of art, documentation of a lucrative reality or as a simple expression of the photographed subject. Selected and invited artists / photographers explore and use Portraiture as testimony of contemporary art practice or representation of a socio-historical moment. Many of the works originate as individual explorations while others are part of a body of work. Curated by Maria Fernanda Hubeaut.
Participating Artists:
Michael J DiRaimondo
Gerard H. Gaskin
Mindy Katzman
Ruben Natal San Miguel
Damaso Reyes
Location & Directions:
Crossing Art Gallery, 136-17 39th Avenue at Main Street, Flushing, NY.
7 train to Main Street Flushing. Walk one block on Main Street to 39th Ave (Opposite direction of the LIRR Overpass). Turn Right on 39th Ave & enter Queens Crossing (Large Glass Façade with Blue & Pink Flowers). Take the stairs or elevator to the Ground Floor. Phone: 212-359-4333.
About A-Lab:
A-Lab is an artists’ collective initiated by New-media artist, Hector Canonge. From its inception in 2009, A-Lab's mission has been to promote and forge stronger collaborative projects for artists working and/or living in NYC. A-Lab is an independent initiative whose mission is to inform and assist artists in various aspects of their development. A-Lab's monthly meetings have been designed as a collaborative effort among artists to share resources, know-how, and experience to compete in the market place. In addition, A-Lab highly encourages and supports social activities to take place in local businesses and institutions in New York City. The convergence of the Arts and Community Building is another important component of the A-Lab as members can propose performances, shows, music gatherings, poetry readings, projections, public interventions, and more, in and around the various boroughs.
For more information contact: alab.forum@gmail.com
A-Lab and the A-Lab Forum are independent initiatives supported by QMAD
Monthly presentations are hosted at Crossing Art Gallery.
Hello Everybody!
This Saturday , November 19, 2011. I will be one of the speakers and will be discussing my photography works at the A-Lab Forum for Portraiture. Hope you can make it. Curated by Maria Fernanda Hubeaut.
Best regards,
Ruben
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Picture Black Friday: Window Shopping- Exhibition Opening November 18, 2011 Chelsea, NYC
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| '' Buy 1 Get 2 Free '' 2009 Harlem, NYC. © Ruben Natal- San Miguel |
Please join John Saponara , Founder of Picture Black Friday, Elizabeth Barragan, Exhibition Curator, Finch and Ada Co-founder and Director and Ruben Natal San Miguel, 2009 Picture Black Friday Finalist and Juror for the very first exhibition of Picture Black Friday, Opening this Friday November 18. 2011.
On November 22, 2011, Aperture Foundation Magazine its Fall issue will hit the newsstands and in it you can find an article featuring Picture Black Friday.
The 3rd Picture Black Friday Competition is November 25, 2011. Get your cameras ready to create Photo Documentary/ Fine Art Photography of one of the most exciting events our most current American Culture. There will be prizes and more info coming up. Stay tuned and stop by the opening and see the exhibition!
www.pictureblackfriday.org
ARTmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week- Home Away From Home byJustine Reyes
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| Pinocchio- Justine Reyes |
ARTmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week goes to fellow photographer and friend, Justine Reyes whose great new solo show Home Away From Home @ the Homefront Gallery in Long Island City, Queens will be on display from November 12- January 8, 2012.
Each 8"x10" image is only $75 and is an edition of 25. A box set is available for all 5 images for $300. All prints are signed and numbered on the reverse. Justine is a very good printer so the prints, are of top quality!
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| Mom Fall- Justine Reyes |
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| Beach-Justine Reyes |
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| Product TV-Justine Reyes |
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| Alcairns-Justine Reyes Justine Reyes: Home, Away from Home November 12, 2011–January 8, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday Nov. 12, 4–7pm The Homefront Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs by Justine Reyes opening to the public on November 12 and continuing until January 8. Home, Away from Home is a series of portraits of Reyes’ aging mother and uncle taken over the past seven years at home and in hotel rooms while traveling abroad. This body of work draws from the artist’s close relationship with her family to convey the experience of leaving and returning home and the fear of losing those closest to us. Photographs of Reyes’ mother and uncle at home show them gazing directly into the camera while engaging in activities such as talking on the phone, sitting at the breakfast table, ironing or reading the paper. These images allow for patient and focused observation, and “the opportunity to have an emotional dialogue with the viewer.” Intimate portraits of her family in hotel rooms reveal the subtle underlying tensions affected by dislocation. An atmosphere of loneliness permeates these interior spaces, designed to have the look and feel of domestic comfort. Reyes’ portraits are filled with the immeasurable vastness of age, memory and time. The artist has said, “I use my work to move through the fear and pain of loss and longing.” Home, Away from Home is a poignant and personal study that invites us to consider photography’s relationship to emotional truth. In conjunction with the exhibition Home, Away from Home, a conversation with the artist Justine Reyes will take place at The Homefront Gallery on Saturday, December 3 at 3pm. RSVP to homefrontgallery@gmail.com. This exhibition was made possible by a grant from Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. |
26-23 Jackson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
ELIZABETH AVEDON: SLIDELUCK POTSHOW BENEFIT AUCTION: Ruben Natal-San...
ELIZABETH AVEDON: SLIDELUCK POTSHOW BENEFIT AUCTION: Ruben Natal-San...: Lady Money Sings the Blues, Harlem 2011 Photograph by Ruben Natal-San Miguel Edition 3/7 has been donated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel and F...
Friday, November 4, 2011
Slideluck Potluck 2nd Annual Auction & Fundraiser 11/9/11
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| Lady Money Sings the Blues, Harlem 2011,© Edition 3/7, has been donated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel and Finch & Ada for the SecondSlideluck Potshow Annual Benefit. Place a bid and take her home!https://app.e2ma.net/app/v |
You can bid on some cool artworks including ''Lady Money Sings the Blues'' by Ruben Natal -San Miguel
Great food and drinks ! See you Wednesday November 9, 2011!
Wednesday, November 9 · 6:30pm - 11:00pm
Location
Sandbox Studios
121 Varick St.
New York, NY
Join Jessica Craig-Martin & Rirkrit Tiravanija for our 2nd Annual SLIDELUCK Fundraiser & Auction at Sandbox Studio!
Delicious food provided by the Highlands Dinner Club, live and silent auction by Sotheby's, music by World Up as well as guest DJ's and kickin' afterparty!
$125: Dinner + Drinks + Auction
$175: Cocktail Reception with Artists + Dinner + Drinks + Auction
PURCHASE TICKETS: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/202571
VIEW AUCTION ONLINE: http://slideluck.auctionanything.com/Home.taf
List of Participating Artists:
Alyssa Monks * Andrea Tese * Annie Ling * Barton Lidice Benes * Carlo Van de Roer * Carolyn Drake * Cristina De Middel Puch * Dana Miller * Dave Cole * David Lykes Keenan * Diane Russo * Dolly Faibyshev * Dustin Yellin * Dylan Vitone * Elizabeth Fleming * Geoffrey H. Short * Gui Mohallem * Henry Simonds * Ines Esnal * Jaakko Mattila * James Knight-Smith * Jen Davis * Joe Baran * Jonathan Smith * John Gordon Gauld * John Isaac * Joseph La Piana * Julian Wolkenstein * Julie Blackmon * Liz Marcus * Mark Lyon * Michael Hall * Michael M. Koehler * Michael Schlegel * Mie Olise * Natalie Frank * Nathaniel Moses Ward * Patrick McMullan * Paul Miller * Robert Herman * Romon Kimin Yang * Rosalie Stone Morris * Ruben Natal-San Miguel * Shawn Gilheeney * Shepard Fairey * Stephen Mallon * Spencer Tunick * Victoria Crayhon * Yuri Shimojo
Host Committee:
Alex Salzman * Amber De Vos * Andrew Lockhart * Antonia Wright * Brittan Dunn * Casey Morgan * Caspar Ouvaroff & Ryan Jones * Catherine Blair Carlson * Chris Thompson * Christina Gee * Courtney Booth * Courtney Daniels * Dan Teran * Ebenezer Bond * Eiseley Tauginas * Elizabeth Hartnet * Emily Bracken * Evan Ruster * Fernanda Gilligan * Franklin Boyd * Georgina Schaeffer * Hannah Bronfman * Heather Miles & Dave Lombino * Helen Whalen * Hilary Bowers * James Coviello * Jeffrey Caldwell * Jeffrey Feinman * Jennie Tranter * Jennifer Joy * Justin Gale * Kasuza Jibiki * Kate Nahon * Katie Welch * Kelli Porterfield * Kitty Nastro * Kristy & Chris Hamilton * Lara Bjork * Larah Moravek * Lizzie Edelman * Mandie Erickson * Martin Rosengaard * Maureen Sullivan * Michael Dabbene * Nilani Trent * Page Leidy * Paul Miller * Rachel Markus * Ruben Natal-San Miguel * Sam Gulino * Spring Dautel * Vijay Kumar