New York for Puerto Rico Art Auction

It’s been over a month since Hurricane Maria, and Puerto Rico is still struggling to survive. To help out, NYC’s creative community has come together for an art auction to benefit the survivors. Tomorrow night at Chinatown’s THINK! (384 Broadway) artworks by Tamara Santibañez, Petra Collins, Tim Barber, Curtis Kulig and many others will be available for purchase, with the proceeds going to Unidos—a hurricane …

“Be Cool Be Nice” Interactive Book and App

Gerry DeVeaux's collaborative, art-driven effort to fight cyber bullying

Be Cool Be Nice (BCBN) launched to great fanfare last year, with the help of Willow Smith through her appearance on the cover of Garage magazine. The anti-bullying movement is back, this time with a brand new official interactive book and a partner app that activates extra adventures. Truly for all ages, the BCBN book features artwork and thoughtful messaging on every page from an …

Photographer Laurence Rasti’s “There Are No Homosexuals in Iran”

In 1979 Iran became governed by Sharia Law, meaning (among other things) that homosexuality was outlawed, punishable by death in extreme cases and jail time in others. Many Iranian refugees travel to Denizli in nearby southwest Turkey, where they await visas to live in other countries—of course, plenty of them are part of the LGBTQ community. Swiss-born Iranian photographer Laurence Rasti began photographing portraits of …