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What could bring together teachers, community organizations and hungry friends of First Book?

Answer: Pizza!

First Book is proud to partner with Pizza Hut and excited to take part in their new 10-year campaign, Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project. When friends, families, and co-workers sit down to eat or order online from Pizza Hut they’ll be able to add a donation to First Book to enable access to books for children in need. The funds raised from each Pizza Hut location will go to local educators so they can purchase books and resources from the First Book Marketplace. The combination of this campaign’s worldwide reach and local community focus will bring the greatest impact.
The funds raised from each Pizza Hut location will go to local educators so they can purchase books and resources from the First Book Marketplace. The combination of this campaign’s worldwide reach and local community focus will bring the greatest impact.

Kyle Zimmer and Artie Starrs

Some of the students at PS 30 in New York City got a “taste” of the Literacy Project on September 8th, when they were treated to pizza, a visit from representatives of Pizza Hut and the United Federation of Teachers. In honor of the occasion Artie Starrs, President of Pizza Hut, and Kyle Zimmer, president and CEO, First Book, read Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin and got a copy of the book to take home.

“The teachers we serve tell us that when a child discovers a love of reading, not only do they unlock their potential, but ultimately the community benefits,” said Zimmer, “But too many low-income communities simply don’t have the resources to provide children with access to books, and teachers in these classrooms and programs often spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to try to provide what students need. Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project will unlock the potential of millions of underserved children and communities.”

Each Pizza Hut location will also be organizing reading-centric events with community partners — fun things ranging from building pop-up reading nooks or bookcases to simply reading with children who are hungry to learn.

And maybe for pizza, too.

If you serve children in need, please visit theliteracyproject.pizzahut.com to learn more about the events in your community and First Book’s partnership with Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project.

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The site chosen for Central Park was distant from the built area of the city: the cost of Manhattan real estate precluded buying land for a large park in the densely built lower part of the island, and this would be true in other cities as they acquired land for parks throughout the remainder of the century. Still, the process of assembling land for park purposes was a visionary accomplishment, removing 9,792 standard 25 × 100 foot Manhattan building lots and reserving them for public use.

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Founded in 1966 by Billy Klüver, Fred Waldhauer, Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman, Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) was a non-profit group that fostered collaboration between artists and engineers. Active between the 1960s and 1980s, E.A.T. recruited scientists and engineers to work with artists looking to incorporate new technologies into artworks, performances, and installations. The organization also pioneered educational and public service projects that exposed the general public to telecommunications technology and expanded media access in countries across the globe.

This episode of the Oxford Comment is the second in our two-part series in conjunction with the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. We resume our roundtable conversation at the New York office with artist Robert Whitman, Benezit Editor in Chief, Dr. Kathy Battista, and Experiments in Art and Technology Director Julie Martin, to discuss many of E.A.T.’s noteworthy and laudable undertakings. To learn more, our multimedia producer, Sara Levine, also interviews Dr. Julia Robinson, a Grove Dictionary of Art contributor and professor of Art History at New York University, about E.A.T.’s role in the development of the performance art medium in New York in the 1960s and 1970s.

Featured image credit: Billy Klüver talking about E.A.T. and 9 Evenings to a group of artists and engineers in Toronto. Artists’ requests to the engineers for their 9 Evenings performances are projected on the wall behind him. Photographer Unknown. All rights reserved. Image reproduced with permission from Julie Martin and E.A.T.

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Founded in 1966 by Billy Klüver, Fred Waldhauer, Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman, Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) was a non-profit group that fostered collaboration between artists and engineers. Active between the 1960s and 1980s, E.A.T. recruited scientists and engineers to work with artists looking to incorporate new technologies into artworks, performances, and installations. The organization also pioneered educational and public service projects that exposed the general public to telecommunications technology and expanded media access in countries across the globe.

This episode of the Oxford Comment is the second in our two-part series in conjunction with the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. We resume our roundtable conversation at the New York office with artist Robert Whitman, Benezit Editor in Chief, Dr. Kathy Battista, and Experiments in Art and Technology Director Julie Martin, to discuss many of E.A.T.’s noteworthy and laudable undertakings. To learn more, our multimedia producer, Sara Levine, also interviews Dr. Julia Robinson, a Grove Dictionary of Art contributor and professor of Art History at New York University, about E.A.T.’s role in the development of the performance art medium in New York in the 1960s and 1970s.

Featured image credit: Billy Klüver talking about E.A.T. and 9 Evenings to a group of artists and engineers in Toronto. Artists’ requests to the engineers for their 9 Evenings performances are projected on the wall behind him. Photographer Unknown. All rights reserved. Image reproduced with permission from Julie Martin and E.A.T.

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The fantastic Lemon Ribbon Studio will be showing brand new designs at Printsource next month. If you are lucky enough to be attending dont miss them in Booth A16.

We have had some more flyers come in for Printsource and Blueprint - two major designs shows taking place in New York in the second week of August. The first are from Laurie Brochard of Epluche will be showing new works at Printsource in Booth A32 on 9th-10th of August.

Also showing at Printsource next month will be Tiffany Laurencio of the Designastration Studio.

Brenda Manley Designs will be showing at Blueprint New York from the 8th-10th August. The studio includes Brenda and a wonderfully varied and capable group of ten artists and has a portfolio brimming with seasonal, floral and fresh art that is perfect for licensing with home, decor, stationery and fabric. Appointments are still available just email [email protected]

As we saw yesterday another Blueprint show is nearly upon us and one of the studios exhibiting is the fabulous Jennifer Nelson Artists. Here we have beautiful flyers by Jennifer's artists that showcase creative type, florals, birds and seasonal designs. The first flyer above is by Bee Brown, followed by Anisa Makhoul, Jennifer Orkin-Lewis, Jill Howarth, Jill McDonald, Lauren Lowen, and Miriam

And finally today Just Kids Ltd are exhibiting at Blueprint in August for the first time. Just kids are based in Sheffield, UK and they also exhibit at Heimtextil Frankfurt and Indigo Brussels. They design children's artwork for customers worldwide for bedding, furnishing, wallpaper and stationery. The collection consists of artwork from 7 talented artists who specialise in children's design

The Cinnamon Joe Studio are really excited to have their next Blueprint show coming up in New York. The show will run from August 8-10th and will be their fourth. The Cinnamon Joe artists have created a selection of wonderful flyers to showcase their brilliant art and we are lucky enough to be able to view them all here... Read the rest of this post

These lovely images are just some of the new work by designer Victoria Johnson who will be exhibiting today in New York at Field Trip. As mentioned earlier this month Field Trip is a new pattern and illustration event taking place in a beautiful loft in New York's Garment District, on Monday, May 16th 2016 (the same time as Surtex, NSS and ICFF) and features the work of a small, curated group

Here we have a copule of last minute Blue Print Flyers. The show opens today and if you are lucky enough to be attending look out for designs by Tamara Csengeri (above) and Kaz Lammie (below) who are both represented by Cinnamon Joe. Below : Also at Blue print will be new designs from Holly Hatam who will be represented by Image Source in booth 14.

Melanie Chadwick will be exhibiting for the first time at Blue Print Show with her agents at Pure Illustration on 12-16th May at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York. Melanie is based in Falmouth. Cornwall where she has her own design and illustration studio creating everything from pattern designs to brand logos. Previous clients have included The National Trust and Mollie Makes. Since January

Zesti - aka designer Ine Beerten) will be exhibiting at Blue Print in booth 35. Ine is very excited to be doing her first solo show after exhibiting with the Forest Foundry Collective at Surtex for the past two years. If this colourful kitchen collection (above & below) is anything to go by then you will see wonderful things from Zesti at the show and Ine's portfolio is certainly not to be

We are sticking with Blue Print for this next post with a selection of single flyers for designers who will be represented at the show by the Cinnamon Joe Studio, who are also the organisers of Blue Print. Here we see gorgeous designs from Balakrishna Madana, Rachel Westhead, Rosie Maddocks, Helen Black, Kim Hawes and Luan Thomas.

Harriet Mellor is a British artist and designer based in Germany who will be exhibiting for the very first time at both Surtex and Blue Print and is represented by Brenda Manley.

Jane Farnham will also be showing new designs at Blue Print this May via her agents Cinnamon Joe. The show runs just before Surtex on 12th-16th May at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York.

And if you are attending Blue Print you will see new designs from Tiffany Laurencio. Tiffany started the  Designastration Studio just a couple years ago and has since had several successful shows at Printsource New York and is looking forward to exhibiting for the first time at Blue Print.

Jocelyn Proust will be exhibiting at Surtex for the first time this year and will be in Booth 229 with three other members of Four Corners Art Collective, (Emma McGowan, Beth Schneider and Kevin Brackley). They are a group of seven designers from around the globe. Two others in the collective, Pippa Shaw and Jules Anson will be showing their work at the Blueprint Show in May. Jocelyn's work

Everyone heading to New York in May for Surtex and Blue Print can now add another show to their list. A group of established designers have got together to create Field Trip a new pattern and illustration event with a small, curated group of group of talented artists including Ampersand, Lotta Jansdotter, and Victoria Johnson. It will take place on Monday, 16th May (the same time as Surtex,

Yesterday we looked a flyers for the Blue Print Show and today we turn our attention to Surtex. One of the many highlights at this top New York exhibition will surely be the Pink Light Studio who will be showing new designs by 20 talented artists. Scroll down to enjoy their varied and colourful flyers... Read the rest of this post

Today we have some more exhibitors at the upcoming Blue Print show in New York. One of those attending is Milk & Honey, a studio set up by Lisa & Damian Barlow (who will be represented for the first time by Cinnamon Joe). In this post we have a sneak preview of some of the fabulous designs they'll be showing next month.

And here are a sampling of just some of the other designers who will be represented by the Cinnamon Joe Studio at Blue Print in New York between 12th-16th May. Look out for fab work from Jennifer Rehm, Susan Mansell, Andrea Turk, Tina Finn, Birdy & Bel, and Jules Anson and see their beautiful show flyers here.... Read the rest of this post

Pomelo & Pomelo will be showcasing loads of new art perfect for home decor, paper and textile markets at Blue Print. Not only will clients find Abby Zweiful bright and punchy portfolio but they will also be showcasing the art of Sarah Watson as well. Both bring their own unique flavor to floral, holiday and geometric designs. Happening between May 12th-16th in New York at the Metropolitan