To Any Business interested in supporting the Arts:

I am an Eugene, Oregon artist (a painter) and member of the Art Associazione Nove (Groupo di Belle Arte, Bologna, Italy) and also a member of Eugene’s Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) and faculty at Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene.

Recently I was honored with an invitation to exhibit in the International Contemporary Art Biennale in Florence, Italy which takes place this December.

Unlike the Venice Biennale, however, the one in Florence requires that each artist raise a 2700 euros (around $3600) entry fee from sponsoring businesses. In addition to the entry fee, there are associated expenses shown below:

Firenze Biennale Estimated Budget 2009
Entry Fee	$3,625.29
Framing, Stretching	$3,000.00
Shipping	$700.00
Insurance	$500.00
Duties	$400.00
Air fare	$875.00
Hotel	$400.00
Total expenses:	$9,500.29

I plan to exhibit my painting, “Girl with Berries” shown here:

Oil on canvas, 2008, $6000

I will probably have two other paintings in the exhibit:

“The Grand Canal” , 2006, $2000

“Katherine”, 2006, $2000

If you individually or your company would be interested in sponsoring me for this exhibit (for the entry fee and/or associated expenses) , then you would have the option of taking ownership of the paintings (shown above) after the exhibit ends and, in addition, the sponsor’s name would be published in the catalog and web site for the exhibit. Wine companies could use the artwork for wine labels.

If interested please contact me (541-343-5651 or by email below) and/or the Internal Committee of the Biennale, Biennale office:

Contact Prof. Pasquale Celona: tel: +39-055-3249173 , +39-055-3218172 , fax:+39-055-333540

info@artestudio.net , http://www.florencebiennale.org/organizzazione.html

Arte Studio srl , Viale Belfiore 54 , 50144 Firenze - Italia

Sincerely,

Jerry Ross, Jerry Ross Studios

203 W. 52nd Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

541-343-5651, ross@rio.com

Web information: : http://users.rio.com/ross/ and , http://jerryrosspittore.com and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Ross_%28painter%29