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NEWS RELEASE
Washington, D.C. March 12, 2004 Environmental artist Jerry Carter, who won the Lorenzo Di Medici Award at the Florence International Bi-Annual Art Competition in December 2003, will exhibit his prize-winning art works at Galileo's Arcetri Astrophysics Observatory in Florence, Italy. This is the first-ever exhibition at Galileo's observatory. It will be from April 1 through May 31st, 2004. Artist Carter's exhibition is being put forward by John Spike, Ph.D., international art historian and President of the Florence Bi Annual; Maurizio Seracini, world expert on Leonardo Da Vinci; and the astrophysicists at the Arcetri Observatory. Galileo, the World's first astrophysicist, stunned the world 4 centuries ago with his discoveries that the Earth revolves around the sun. Now Carter, known for his climate- oriented art, is the first artist ever to exhibit at Galileo's observatory. Artist Carter has the Renaissance artist's vision: a combination of scientific investigation with artistic exploration of nature and divine inspiration. Over the last 20 years Carter has focused on the dire environmental threats to the beauty and fragility of the Earth's atmosphere. While Galileo talked about "out there," Carter says "it's here," that "we are inside a delicate, gossamer-thin gaseous covering." Because of Florence's historical importance to science and the arts and its geographic position related to Europe and the Mediterranean countries, this exhibit offers a unique opportunity for public discussion on the urgency of appropriate human action. Tax-deductible donations to cover exhibit expenses should be wired or sent to: The Global Art Foundation, account #1110-F09727, The National Heritage Foundation, 6201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 405, Falls Church, Va. 22044. Donors will receive quality prints of this historic exhibition and will be acknowledged in print. Donors will sponsor a donation of Carter's art to an important institution in Florence.
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