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<div align="left">January 2010<small><font
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<div align="left"><b style="">“<i style="">WHAT
MAKES A MARRIAGE?”</i> – A BENEFIT EXHIBIT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY<br>
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<big>A solo exhibit by Eva M. Capobianco</big><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Wednesday, January
6th, through Sunday, January 31, 2010 </strong></font><font
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><strong><big><big>Opening
reception: Friday, January 8th, 5-8 pm</big></big> </strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">State of the Art Gallery
is
pleased to open a new solo show of sculpture and mixed media work by
Eva M. Capobianco. <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></font></font><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
show will be a benefit for Marriage Equality New York and the Ithaca
Lesbian,
Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Task Force (ILGBTTF).<span style=""> </span>Fifty
percent of the profits from all sales
at the show will be shared equally by these two organizations.</span><font
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The opening reception is Friday, Jan. 8th, from 5--8pm. </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Harpist Myra Kovary</font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><i> </i>has generously offered to
perform during the reception in support of the fundraiser.<i><br>
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<div align="left"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
work for this exhibit began during the general election in November,
2004.<span style=""> </span>Ms. Capobianco states: “I found myself
deeply
upset by how the issue of gay marriage had been used by conservatives
as a
wedge issue to mobilize their base.”<span style=""> In response</span>
she began to explore ways to use her art to compare today’s
struggle for gay marriage equality with the fight for legal interracial
marriage that culminated in the historic Loving v. Virginia case in
1967.<span style=""> </span>Reading and researching these two issues
has
led to some fascinating comparisons. </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
artist has incorporated quotes and ideas from these parallel debates
into her
sculptures in ways that she hopes will foster a healthy discussion
about them.<br>
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Leading the Way</i>, 14x11x2 inches,mixed media<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>What Makes a Marriage? </i>runs
through January 31st at State of the Art
Gallery, 120 W. State Street
in Ithaca. Gallery hours are Wed.-Fri., 12-6pm, Sat.& Sun.,
12-5pm.
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The gallery
is ADA accessible with curbside parking available. </font><font
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Information: 607-277-1626, <a
href="http://soag.org" target="_blank">www.soag.org</a>. </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">For more information on
Capobianco's
exhibit, <a href="http://soag.org/what-makes-a-marriage/">click here</a>.
Additional info and images may be seen at Ms. Capobianco's website <a
href="http://www.evasculpture.com">www.evasculpture.com</a>. <br>
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</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">As part of the Light
in
Winter festival, there will be a second reception on Friday, January
22nd from 5-7pm. The artist will also be at the gallery every Saturday
during the show from 12-5pm.</font><br>
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<b>Other Gallery News:</b><br>
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Jay Hart's work can currently be seen in NYC as </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">part of a 5-artist lobby show at
499 Park Avenue NYC from Nov 12, 2009 to Feb 13, 2010, organized by the
bldg owners.</font><br>
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In addition, work by gallery artists will be exhibited in the Salon
Gallery all month. </font></div>
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