Thursday, January 1, 2009

Manifest Hope

Obey is teaming up with MoveOn.org Political Action and the Service Employees International Union to give you a chance to show your work during the Presidential Inauguration Celebration. The Manifest Hope showcase will "encourage a redirection of public energy towards true reform issues (Health Care, Workers' Rights and The Green Economy obeygiant.com).


The exhibition is giving up and coming artists the opportunity to display alongside some the world most influential artists including Shepard Fairey, David Choe, Estevan Oriol, Munk One, Ron English, and Billi Kid. You are able to submit three pieces in total for a one in three chance of being in the exhibition (one for each category). You have until the 9th of January to submit your work at manifesthope.com.

The show will take place DC Gallery and will be open to the public for the days preceding the Presidential Inauguration


January 17th-19th, 2009
10:00am - 6:00pm
3333 M Street NW, Washington DC 2007

"MANIFEST HOPE: DC gathers together a diverse array of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to mark this monumental achievement in our nation’s history and encourages artists and activists to maintain the momentum to bring about true change in the United States."

The show will feature the works of the winners from the Manifest Hope x MoveOn Denver convention featuring artists Phil Fung, Nicholas Rock, Shawn Hazen, Shel Starkman, and Lisa Marie Regan.


Shawn Hazen

Nicholas Rock