Most art galleries in NYC are fickle mistresses.  It’s pretty innovative, then, that some of the best photography galleries in the city are collaborating to offer “collectors the unique opportunity of starting a relationship with five different artists and galleries at the same time.”  The initiative, dubbed Project 5, will host monthly salons, initiate a new series of portfolio reviews for emerging artists, and issue a limited-edition portfolio of five prints– a photograph by an artist represented by each of the five participating galleries.

Project 5 partnering galleries include hometown favorite Daniel Cooney Fine Art, ClampArt (I’ve never purchased from here before but love so many of the artists this gallery represents: Jill Greenberg, whose new Zonkey is pictured above and is included in the first portfolio from this collaboration, Brian Finke, and Stephen Wilkes, to name a few), Foley Gallery, Amador Gallery, and Sasha Wolf Gallery.

To review, here are some highlights from the press release:

All images will be unique to the portfolio—made specifically by the participating artists for this project. The artists included are: Olaf Otto Becker from Amador, Jill Greenberg from ClampArt, Stuart O’Sullivan from Daniel Cooney, Thomas Allen from Foley Gallery and Guido Castagnoli from Sasha Wolf Gallery.

The portfolios will be released in an edition of 30, priced with new collectors in mind at $2500. Each print will be signed and numbered by the artist and the portfolio will be enclosed in a custom made clothbound case. The portfolio offers collectors the unique opportunity of starting a relationship with five different artists and galleries at the same time.

Additionally, Project 5 is introducing a series of Portfolio Reviews for artists who feel they would benefit from the valuable input of these gallerists’ expertise. The first Portfolio review will be Sunday, September 20th. Project 5 asks that artists send ten jpgs to projectfivecontact@gmail.com for consideration. Artists can contact any of the participating galleries for more information.

Another exciting collaboration will be a monthly series of Artist’s Salons that will alternate between Project 5’s galleries. The first Salon will be held at Daniel Cooney Fine Art on Saturday, September 26^th at 3:00 p.m. and will feature four emerging artists presenting their latest bodies of work for a half hour each. Participating artists are Timothy Briner, Yola Monakhov, Jessica Dimmock, and Cara Phillips.

Please contact any of the Project 5 galleries for more information.

Daniel Cooney Fine Art:  dan@danielcooneyfineart.com; Foley Gallery:  michael@foleygallery.com; Sasha Wolf Gallery: info@sashawolf.com; ClampArt: brian@clampart.com; Amador Gallery: info@amadorgallery.com

Thanks so much to my good friend Jill at feministe for linking to The Amateur Art Collector!

In honor of her site, I thought it would be appropriate to feature this bad ass David Levinthal picture being sold in the spring photography auction of one of my top five favorite galleries in NYC, Daniel Cooney Fine Arts.  Check out the sale by clicking here.

I couldn’t hold out for even a week before posting something raunchy…sorry, mom.