"Close to the Edge" 16 November - 18 January Artists include: Hervé Constant, Jerry Gant, Janet Henry, Ujima Kuumba Majied, William Morgan, Teri Richardson, Kevin Blythe Sampson, Reynolds, Florence Wint, Yolande Hunter Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. or by appointment 718-230-5002.

PAPER POLITICS September 4th -November 6th 2008 Dowd Fine Arts Center Cortland, New York 13045 Paper Politics is a major exhibition of politically and socially engaged printmaking. The exhibit showcases print art which uses themes of social justice and global equity to engage community members in political conversation. The show has now been hung in several venues in the United States and Canada, including in Brooklyn, Chicago, Montreal, Seattle, Milwaukee, Portland, OR and Corpus Christi, TX.

Interview with Herve Constant by Debbie Ellison What is it like to be an artist in the 21st century? What drives a person to dedicate his/her life to the one goal of being creative and producing works of art? www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

The event, touring Italy had its first step in Schio (province of Vicenza, Veneto), in an old 1700 factory named "Lanificio Conte" from the 7th of June to the 18th of the same month. Subsequently, the manifestation is taking place at Bomarzo (province of Viterbo, Lazio) in the ancient "Palazzo Orsini" from June 21st to July 10th. The event will also be present at Benevento (Campania) from August 20th to September 10th ; everything will be concluded at the CAM (Contemporary Art Museum) of Casoria (Napoli) from October 4th to October 30th 2008.

'IDOLATRY' Book is a limited edition of 40, 32 pages by Hervé Constant. Many thanks to all those who have helped me to print my recent Artist Book. I am pleased to say that the 40 copies are now published.