The Unheralded Artists of B.C. (UABC) is an unprecedented series of beautifully designed and well-researched books, illustrating and illuminating the lives and art of previously undocumented important artists of the 1900s-1960s.
Now, after nine years of hard work, amazing art sleuthing adventures; working with wonderful writers and artist’s families, great book celebrations and exhibitions, all while walking a financial tightrope, we are now reaching out for support for the publication of the next two titles, #9 and #10, in this unprecedented series.
It is a big undertaking for a small publisher (one-woman office) to continue with such a visionary and labour intensive project without greater support. The artists featured are not famous or well-known, so it has been hard to match expenses with book sales, but that is exactly why these books are important; these artists inform the deeper narrative of our cultural history.
The donations received for this campaign will give us the funds to complete production and publication of the extraordinary Life and Art of Mary Filer-UABC #9 by Christina Johnson-Dean, due out in October 2016, and help us move forward on the remarkable Life and Art of Arthur Pitts-UABC #10 by Kerry Mason, due out in October 2017.
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