Newsletters: Corden|Potts Gallery and Gallery Artist Isa Leshko Announce Fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy Relief

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Isa Leshko, Point Pleasant, NJ #1, 2006, Gelatin Silver Print

We've all been touched by images and stories of devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, and many of us have sought ways to help. For gallery artist Isa Leshko there are personal reasons fueling her desire to help: She was raised in New Jersey and has many happy childhood memories of visiting the NJ shore.

On top of that, many of the images from Isa's Thrills & Chills series, which we exhibited in May and June 2011, were taken on the Jersey shore. "The Jersey shore of my childhood is now gone," Isa says. "I feel obligated to use these images to help folks living on the shore who were affected by Sandy and to rebuild this area for future generations to cherish."

So Isa has decided that from now through the end of the year, she will donate 20 percent of any income derived from sales of gelatin silver prints from her Thrills & Chills series to Rebuilding Together and to Architecture for Humanity's Restore the Shore Fund. The gallery will match that donation, so 40 percent of all Thrills & Chills print sale proceeds between now and December 31 will go to these organizations.

"The main reason why I chose these two organizations is that they are focused on rebuilding affected communities," Isa said. "Although the emergency response work that's currently underway is crucial, I think it's equally important to help communities rebuild after a disaster. Months and even years after the media attention given to Sandy has faded, the need will still be great. Both organizations also have high scores on Charity Navigator, which was part of my criteria for selecting organizations to support."

We, of course, hope that you'll consider purchasing one of Isa's prints before the end of the year, but realize not everyone is able to make such a purchase. So, we hope that if you can't purchase a print, you'll consider supporting one of these worthy organizations directly.

By the way, you can view all of Isa's Thrills & Chills images on our website. And for additional information on the two charities that will benefit from Thrills & Chills sales you can click through on their names, above.

Thank you.

Liz and Jan