Spur, the design and illustration studio of Dave Plunkert and Joyce Hesselberth, is re-launching its gallery this weekend with a show of 100 heads by a stellar roster of artists who are participating by invitation.

The idea for the show came about after the January earthquake as a way to raise money for the relief effort. "At a recent production meeting," said Joyce, "Dave brought up an idea he had been kicking around to re-launch the gallery: invite 100 illustrators to donate work, a simple drawing of a head, to help with the recent Haiti disaster. Each head will be sold for $100. Our goal for the event: $10,000 for Doctors Without Borders. A limited edition poster showcasing the entire collection of heads will be available as well. The illustration community's response has been overwhelming," Joyce continued, "and we are thrilled to be hosting this event."

Three of one hundred, left to right, by: Calef Brown, Doug Fraser, and Gary Taxali. Copyright the artists, courtesy Spur Design.

Original art and posters will be sold at the gallery on a first come, first serve basis. The remaining pieces that do not sell at the gallery event will be available for purchase online for one month after the opening. The original art is priced at $100 per and limited to two pieces maximum per customer; the poster is $50, plus tax on all purchases. Direct tax-deductible donations to Doctors Without Borders can also be made at the event.

100 Heads for Haiti, Saturday April 10, 2010, 6:00-8:30pm. Spur Gallery at Spur Design, 3504 Ash Street, Baltimore, MD 21211. For information, info@spurdesign.com or 410.235.7803.

Participating artists:
Scott Bakal, Karen Barbour, Melinda Beck, Lou Beach, Ana Benaroya, Nicholas Blechman, Cathie Bleck, Barry Blitt, Sam Bosma, Rebecca Bradley, Steve Brodner, Calef Brown, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, Ronald J. Cala, Harry Campbell, Seymour Chwast, Michael Cho, Joe Ciardiello, Kali Ciesemier, Greg Clarke, Christian Clayton, Rob Clayton, Timothy Cook, David Cowles, Allen Crawford, Susan Crawford, Matt Curtius, Paul Davis, Sandra Dionisi, Richard Downs, Jeremy Enecio, Emily Flake, David Flaherty, Doug Fraser, Shaun Flynn, John Foster, John Gall, James Gallagher, Jimmy Giegerich, Michael Glenwood, David Goldin, Josh Gosfield, Alexander Gracey, Jessie Hartland, Joyce Hesselberth, Jody Hewgill, Jason Holley, Jordin Isip, Colin Johnson, Elena Johnston, Federico Jordan, Andrea Kalfas, Daniel Krall, Stephen Kroninger, Anita Kunz, Travis Lampe, Kelly Lasserre, David Lesh, Warren Linn, Luba Lukova, Greg Mably, John Malloy, Mark Matcho, Adam McCauley, Aaron Meshon, Joel Nakamura, Chris Silas Neal, Jess Neil, Christoph Niemann, Christian Northeast, Tim O'Brien, Jayme Odgers, Ken Orvidas, Dan Page, Joe Parisi, Daniel Pelavin, Dave Plunkert, Martha Rich, Scott Roberts, Edel Rodriguez, Jonathon Rosen, Marc Rosenthal, Paul Sahre, Zina Saunders, Whitney Sherman, Yuko Shimizu, Bob Staake, Nolen Strals, Dale Stephanos, Otto Steininger, Katherine Streeter, Gary Taxali, Mark Todd, Gina Triplett, Pol Turgeon, James Victore, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Ulriksen, Chip Wass, Noah Woods, James Yang, Jaime Zollars.

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