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INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ARTS AT THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

MARCH 9 - APRIL 9, 2006

February 6, 2006 -- Work by thirty-seven contemporary artists will be on view at the American Academy of Arts and Letters galleries on historic Audubon Terrace (Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets) from Thursday, March 9 through Sunday, April 9, 2006. The participants were chosen from a pool of more than 150 contemporary artists nominated by the members of the Academy, America's most prestigious society of architects, artists, writers, and composers. A jury of Academy members will select from the exhibition to confer $210,000 in cash prizes.

Exhibition Artists

Eric Aho
Brian Alfred
Ellen Altfest
Ben Aronson
Lynda Benglis
Matt Blackwell
Emily Brown
Charles Cajori
Nicolas Carone
Samara Caughey		 Lisa Corinne Davis
Joseph Fiore
Linda Francis
Brenda Garand
Peter Halley
Elizabeth King
Margrit Lewczuk
Glenn Ligon
Chris Martin
Michael Mazur		 John McCracken
Sarah McEneaney
Thomas Nozkowski
Jim Nutt
Roxy Paine
Andrew Raftery
Matthew Ritchie
Joyce Robins
Peter Rostovsky		 David Sharpe
Gedi Sibony
Arthur Simms
Dean Snyder
Merrill Wagner
Carol Wax
Kelli Williams
Yuriko Yamaguchi

Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
Admission Free

Dates Thursday, March 9 through Sunday, April 9, 2006
Hours Thursdays through Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location Audubon Terrace on Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets
Directions Subway: #1 to 157 Street; Bus: M4, M5 to 155 Street and Broadway