Posted on 11.18.07
FOUNDATION ONE GALLERY PRESENTS THE GRIND – EXHIBITION AND CHARITY AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE SWIFT-CANTRELL PUBLIC SKATE PARKDates: December 8 – December 22, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday December 8, 2007 from 7PM to 11PM
(Atlanta, Georgia) Foundation One Gallery Presents “The Grind” – an art exhibition and charity auction featuring more than 60 nationally recognized artists.
“The Grind” is a collection of art created on skateboards by a list of nationally recognized artists. The entire exhibit will be auctioned for charity. Some of the artists donating art for the auction include Mike Giant, Todd McFarlane, Shepard Fairey, Tes One, Alex Pardee, Derek Hess, Faile, David Carson, Scott Campbell, Tim Biskup, Paul Frank, and local artists Dosa Kim, Michi, Sam Parker and Bethany Marchman. All proceeds from the auction will benefit The Swift-Cantrell public skate park. The auction will take place at the opening reception and all bids must be received by 11PM on December 8, 2007. Foundation One Gallery will also offer bidding on-line through their website www.foundationonegallery.com two weeks prior to the opening reception. Following the auction, all remaining skateboards will be offered for sale at Foundation One Gallery and through the gallery’s website. Prices for the remaining boards will be determined after the auction closes.
“Being a parent myself, I am all about having places in the community where kids can go to have fun. To be able to have some fun of my own and do some cool artwork in order to contribute towards this skate park was an easy decision for me.”
- Todd McFarlane, Creator of Spawn
The Swift-Cantrell public skate park is being built in Kennesaw, GA. The park will be included in the Swift-Cantrell mixed recreational use park now under construction just outside of downtown Kennesaw. The planned 30,000 sq. ft. concrete skate park will include street and transition skating areas and will be designed and built by one of the top skate park designers in the country. Costing an estimated $1,000,000 the park will be the first and only public skate park in the area.
