You may want to know this about the Mirca Art Group:

● The Mirca Art Group is by some considered one of the most influential internet based group of
artists today
● The group has more than 500 members from different parts of the world
● The group first attracted attention for its committment for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi.
About the Mirca Tour for Human Rights (MTHR):
● A tour of artshows in support of the United Nation's Declaration for Human Rights
● 70 members of Mirca each donated an artwork for the tour
● The first show was organized by 'Kulturföreningen Lyktan' (Culture Association Lyktan),
Sweden. (www.lyktan.net) in collaboration with 'Östra Gymnasiet' where the show took place
The opening was on the 3rd of November, 2009
A Mirca Thank You to:
Grazyna Kulpa, chairman of Kulturföreningen Lyktan
Stefan Vilkman, headmaster Östra Gymnasiet

The catalog
● An 80 page catalog was printed
and available at the show
● Each participating artist was
introduced
● The actual text from UN's
Declaration for Human Rights was
included

Catalogue of MTHR traveling art exhibition on Blurb It’s available for preview and purchase at : http://www.blurb.com/my/book/ detail/858820

http://www.tunedal.com/mthr_sweden.pdf

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Below The Surface-Mixed Media Art Of Carol Flaitz and Carla Goldberg including works from International artists of Mirca Art Group from the Freedom & Art project

Opening: Below the Surface – The mixed-media art of Carol Flaitz and Carla Goldberg

Carol Flaitz and Carla Goldberg are innovative contemporary artists united by a common aesthetic sensibility and social perspective. Besides a similar creative philosophy, they share a profound concern for the use of art in the improvement of the human experience. Earlier this year the two artists were responsible for coordinating the Freedom and Art International Exhibition at the Mount Beacon Fine Art Gallery, designed to raise awareness of the imprisonment of the Burmese political activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

The dynamic work of these artists is complementary both emotionally and formally. Both use abstraction to create work in mixed media, Flaitz inspired by nano-photography–examination of the tiny computer chips that drive modern computer technology–and Goldberg by the infinite flow and spirit of the Hudson River. The textured work of both artists is vibrant in composition and richly tactile in surface.

“Below the Surface” also features selected international artwork from the book entitled Freedom and Art, a collaborative effort by 74 artists from 27 countries on six continents published to make a philosophical statement. Proceeds from the sale of the book, which will be available at the exhibition, are being donated to Amnesty International on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi. The paintings selected for the exhibition from this elegant volume include work from artists in Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Russia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Libya, and South Africa.

The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception at the Karpeles Museum on Saturday, November 7, from 12 to 4 p.m.

The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is located at 94 Broadway, across from City Hall, in the City of Newburgh. The Karpeles Museums are a national chain with nine in the U.S., specializing in the preservation and display of original, historically significant documents and manuscripts. Museum Hours: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m.

http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/

Admission is always free.

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International Artists and Activists Discuss Burma's Fight for Freedom

February 14, 2009; Beacon, NY - A panel of 5 international experts will come together at the Mount Beacon Fine Art Gallery in Beacon, NY, to discuss the plight of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a key political figure who has been under house arrest in Myanmar (formerly Burma) for the past 19 years over her bid for political freedom.

Panel speakers include Maura Stephens, professional journalist and former Newsweek general editor

Stacie Freudenberg, photojournalist and activist who's work has been featured by such major media outlets as the New York Times and USA Today

Nay Tin Myint, former leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's security detail who was later imprisoned and tortured by Myanmar officials and today is the Secretary NLD (USA)

Kyi May Kaung, PhD. Economist, poet listed in American Anthology of Poetry, artist and Burmese exile

Jeffrey Hellman, independent filmmaker and photographer (World Dharma)

The panel is under the umbrella of a coalition of more than seventy different artists on six continents, called Mirca Art Group-FREEDOM&ART and is designed to raise awareness about the book for sale and traveling exhibit also called FREEDOM&ART whose proceeds are being donated to Amnesty International on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi. Nearly twenty of these international artists will make an appearance at the panel and reception following.

Panelists will engage in a question-and-answer format dialogue whose topics range from the interaction between freedom and art in human societies to why Americans should become engaged in the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi and how it will ultimately affect the international playing field. Members of the Audience will also be allowed submit questions for the panelists.

Carla Goldberg, Executive Coordinator for the U.S. branch of FREEDOM&ART and Senior Editor of its namesake book, has worked tirelessly to bring these panelists and artists together from across the country and around the world. Says Goldberg, "with Rape used as a Weapon of War on a grand scale, 70,000 child soldiers, a million refugees, and the legally elected leaders in 1990 through a fair and Democratic process denied the right to rule their own country by the military Junta, the Burmese problem is a humanitarian problem. The Mirca Art Group presents a panel discussion, and art exhibition to inform the general public of the deplorable situations in Burma and also seeks to give everyday citizens information on how each and every one of us can help rather than feel helpless."

FREEDOM&ART was born out of artmesh, a social media website that allows artists to network via forums and groups, similar to the way users interact on social mega-site Facebook.com. The plight of Aung San Suu Kyi became a rallying cause for a core group of artists who banded together across international boarders to use their artwork as a peaceful weapon on her behalf.

The FREEDOM&ART Panel Discussion will start at 4 pm on February 14 and last approximately 2 hours, followed by a casual reception. Signed copies of the book FREEDOM & ART will be available for sale.

Please visit mirca-art.com

or contact

Carla Goldberg- Executive Coordinator USA for more detailed information at

mircabook@yahoo.com