Sculptor lost her studio 9.9.17
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SCULPTOR OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS and MALCOLM X LOST HER STUDIO, SHE IS ASKING FOR HELP TO RENT A WORKSPACE
9.9. 2017
Dear Friends and Supporters
Since 1982 I have devoted my life to creating public sculptures of great men and women of African American history .
My public sculptures in NYC :
Malcolm X (Shabazz Center NYC) and
Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass Circle NYC) You can see some of my work and my Resume on my website , here
IN JULY 2O17 I MOVED OUT OF MY SCULPTURE STUDIO because I was not able to find a sculpture job and I was not able to pay my rent.
Since this day I am trying to organize my new
life without a work space , and without a computer.
I can not use my big desktop computer (which is in storage) because I share my very small East Village apartment , and my room is only 9' x 6.5' . In this little room I can only sleep, and there is no room for a desktop computer . For the last 40 years since I am living in NYC this is the first time I do not have a sculpture studio.I can not work and earn aliving without a workspace.
All my sculptures are in a temporary storage in a wet basement in Brooklyn where they are not safe at all.
1.
If an other hurricane comes like the one we had before: all my painted plaster sculptures all my tools and all my paper documents will be under water.
2.
If I do not move my sculptures out of this temporary storage in a few months all my work will be thrown to the dumpsters or disposed in a way so I will not be able to have them again.I can not talk about this any more.
I am terrified of the possibility of loosing all my sculptures if I do not move out from the wet basement in time. (about 6 mo.)
It is the first time in 40 years that I am looking for r a sculpture commission without a sculpture studio.
It will be very difficult to find sculpture work without a studio, but I do not have a choice, I am trying it anyway.
I am looking for work as a free lance "ghost sculptor ". I can work for professional sculptors who have a public or private sculpture commission and a big sculpture studio where I can work on the sculpture of my client under his or her direction.
This way I will be able to earn a living and save money to rent my own sculpture studio again. I would greatly appreciate if you could recommend me to other sculptors who could benefit from my experience, expertise, and knowledge.
First time I lost my studio in April 2016 after 19 years in Brooklyn as a result of gentrification. My rent was doubled to $3,000.00 a month, and after paying this rent for ten months while I was not able to work and earn a living, I ran out of all my money. The only reason I was able to move was because I got a loan from a couple of friends.
Second time I lost my sculpture studio was in July 2017 because I was not able to find any work , loan or any grant after applying many different emergency grants in 2017. I became totally impoverished and without any work or any income.
The only reason I was able to eat and pay for my minimum expenses was because sometimes people sent me a little money through this GoFundMe fundraising website. I am very grateful for these life saving donations , but they are unpredictable and I am looking for work right now
After I moved to a new studio in Brooklyn (April 2016), I was not able to find work for 6 months, and when I found a permanent source of public art commissions (for all over the USA) I was not able to apply because I did not have the money in the bank to pay for my minimum expenses during the time I need to work on these public art commissions.
Dear Friends,
I am looking for work as a free lance "ghost sculptor ". I can work for professional sculptors who have a public or private sculpture commission and a big sculpture studio where I can work on the sculpture of my client under his or her direction.
This way I will be able to earn a living and save enough money to rent my own sculpture studio again. I would greatly appreciate if you could recommend me to other sculptors who could benefit from my experience, expertise, and knowledge.
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF RENTING A SCULPTURE STUDIO IN NYC July 2017
Three Mo. rent deposit : $ 6,000.00
Three Mo rent $ 6,000.00
Three Mo. min. living, working expenses $ 3,000.00
(until I find a job)
Moving expenses $ 3,000.00
Total $ 18, 000.00
When I have a studio, my monthly expenses are
$ 3,000.00 including food. After I found a studio and a sculpture commission I will ask $ 3-6,000.00 less because I will be able to pay for my minimum living and working expenses and for the rent of my sculpture studio..
Thank you very much for your help.
Gabriel Koren sculptor
“She is one of a kind...Very few have the talent and commitment this type of work requires.”
Reina Shibata, Deputy Director of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs 2017
"The importance of Gabriel's work to the people of Harlem and our City proper cannot be overstated."
New York State Senator Bill Perkins
Here is a link to the NY Times article Aug. 15. 15
http://nyti.ms/1LfpxPC
which describes the reasons I was evicted from my sculpture studio in April 2016
9.9. 2017
Dear Friends and Supporters
Since 1982 I have devoted my life to creating public sculptures of great men and women of African American history .
My public sculptures in NYC :
Malcolm X (Shabazz Center NYC) and
Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass Circle NYC) You can see some of my work and my Resume on my website , here
IN JULY 2O17 I MOVED OUT OF MY SCULPTURE STUDIO because I was not able to find a sculpture job and I was not able to pay my rent.
Since this day I am trying to organize my new
life without a work space , and without a computer.
I can not use my big desktop computer (which is in storage) because I share my very small East Village apartment , and my room is only 9' x 6.5' . In this little room I can only sleep, and there is no room for a desktop computer . For the last 40 years since I am living in NYC this is the first time I do not have a sculpture studio.I can not work and earn aliving without a workspace.
All my sculptures are in a temporary storage in a wet basement in Brooklyn where they are not safe at all.
1.
If an other hurricane comes like the one we had before: all my painted plaster sculptures all my tools and all my paper documents will be under water.
2.
If I do not move my sculptures out of this temporary storage in a few months all my work will be thrown to the dumpsters or disposed in a way so I will not be able to have them again.I can not talk about this any more.
I am terrified of the possibility of loosing all my sculptures if I do not move out from the wet basement in time. (about 6 mo.)
It is the first time in 40 years that I am looking for r a sculpture commission without a sculpture studio.
It will be very difficult to find sculpture work without a studio, but I do not have a choice, I am trying it anyway.
I am looking for work as a free lance "ghost sculptor ". I can work for professional sculptors who have a public or private sculpture commission and a big sculpture studio where I can work on the sculpture of my client under his or her direction.
This way I will be able to earn a living and save money to rent my own sculpture studio again. I would greatly appreciate if you could recommend me to other sculptors who could benefit from my experience, expertise, and knowledge.
First time I lost my studio in April 2016 after 19 years in Brooklyn as a result of gentrification. My rent was doubled to $3,000.00 a month, and after paying this rent for ten months while I was not able to work and earn a living, I ran out of all my money. The only reason I was able to move was because I got a loan from a couple of friends.
Second time I lost my sculpture studio was in July 2017 because I was not able to find any work , loan or any grant after applying many different emergency grants in 2017. I became totally impoverished and without any work or any income.
The only reason I was able to eat and pay for my minimum expenses was because sometimes people sent me a little money through this GoFundMe fundraising website. I am very grateful for these life saving donations , but they are unpredictable and I am looking for work right now
After I moved to a new studio in Brooklyn (April 2016), I was not able to find work for 6 months, and when I found a permanent source of public art commissions (for all over the USA) I was not able to apply because I did not have the money in the bank to pay for my minimum expenses during the time I need to work on these public art commissions.
Dear Friends,
I am looking for work as a free lance "ghost sculptor ". I can work for professional sculptors who have a public or private sculpture commission and a big sculpture studio where I can work on the sculpture of my client under his or her direction.
This way I will be able to earn a living and save enough money to rent my own sculpture studio again. I would greatly appreciate if you could recommend me to other sculptors who could benefit from my experience, expertise, and knowledge.
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF RENTING A SCULPTURE STUDIO IN NYC July 2017
Three Mo. rent deposit : $ 6,000.00
Three Mo rent $ 6,000.00
Three Mo. min. living, working expenses $ 3,000.00
(until I find a job)
Moving expenses $ 3,000.00
Total $ 18, 000.00
When I have a studio, my monthly expenses are
$ 3,000.00 including food. After I found a studio and a sculpture commission I will ask $ 3-6,000.00 less because I will be able to pay for my minimum living and working expenses and for the rent of my sculpture studio..
Thank you very much for your help.
Gabriel Koren sculptor
“She is one of a kind...Very few have the talent and commitment this type of work requires.”
Reina Shibata, Deputy Director of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs 2017
"The importance of Gabriel's work to the people of Harlem and our City proper cannot be overstated."
New York State Senator Bill Perkins
Here is a link to the NY Times article Aug. 15. 15
http://nyti.ms/1LfpxPC
which describes the reasons I was evicted from my sculpture studio in April 2016
Organizer
Gabriel Koren
Organizer
New York, NY