sicolab.org [staten island collaboration]

The Staten Island Museum will be hosting their 59th Annual Fence show this September and are seeking artists!

Prices for a 12' space run from $30 - $65 and can be shared by up to 2 artists.

For more information, please contact Donna Pagano at (718) 483-7106 or email dpagano@statenislandmuseum.org

You can download the application here:

http://statenislandmuseum.org/articles/id-165/59th+Annual+Fence+Show+App...

We need to send a POWERFUL MESSAGE to Albany before January 13 describing the impact of the Governor's proposed cut of $7 million to the NYSCA 08-09 budget.

Your legislators need to know there will be significant economic losses to the state and to our communities....and it may well include major JOB losses.

Remember, we only have 5 days to make our voices heard in Albany, so do it now. Because on January 13, many of you will travel to Albany to meet with your legislators and we want this message to be there when you arrive.

Visit this site to send a letter to your legislator:

Your help is urgently needed to save the Staten Island Museum, Wave Hill, Queens Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Staten Island Zoological Society from severe state budget cuts proposed by Governor Paterson. This year alone, 76 living museums across New York State are singled out for the largest cut -- 55 percent