Design Event 2009: The Democracy Exhibit

CreateDemocracy. The public will then vote their favorites (see examples below) into the festival showcase. Organizers encourage artists to promote their works globally using the Internet's democratic platforms like Facebook, forums or blogs. With no curators involved, everyone has a fair chance of getting their work in the final exhibit, which will be constantly changing based on ongoing voting. The deadline for submissions is 30 …

Summer Sexy Online Benefit Exhibition

Another season of the charitable virtual exhibition Summer Sexy is underway, bringing together a collection of of titillating works from contemporary artists selected by curators, other artists, collectors and "people who should know"—all proceeds of sales go to a variety of noble causes. Regular updates to the ongoing sale through 7 September 2009 make it easy to lay claim on some of the hottest pieces …

Endangered Species Project Prints

Conceptually reinforcing the threat to certain species' existence, the Endangered Species Print Project creates limited edition prints of critically endangered animals directly correlating the number of prints produced to the number of animals remaining in the wild. Artists Jenny Kendler and Molly Schafer head up the project, lending each image their drawing talents and donating the net proceeds from each print to the appropriate conservation …