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ARTIST DAN TAGUE LAUNCHES SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTORS PLATES TO BENEFIT THE HOMELESS
01:35AM on January 06 2012
ARTIST DAN TAGUE LAUNCHES SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTORS PLATES TO BENEFIT THE HOMELESS
***For Immediate Release***Thursday, January 5, 2012
Press Contact: Kate McDonald
New York, NY—HELP USA, the nation's leading provider of housing, jobs and services for the homeless, is partnering with Lenox, Inc. and noted artist Dan Tague on a specially designed gift plate collection to benefit HELP USA's important programs.
All profits from the plate sale will be contributed to HELP USA, which has enabled more than 250,000 people to rebuild their lives since its inception in 1986.Maria Cuomo Cole, Chair of the Board for HELP USA said, “We are so thankful for the efforts of Dan Tague, Lenox and Bloomingdale’s for putting together such a wonderful project to support our work for America’s homeless and to help raise awareness for our organization.”
The special edition gift plates are the latest artistic expression created to benefit HELP USA, whose logo was designed by famous New York artist, the late Keith Haring.The 6” Lenox dessert/coupe plates come in a special boxed gift set of two plates custom designed by the artist Dan Tague, whose socially relevant works using folded dollar bills are in the permanent collection of The Whitney Museum of American Art, other major museums and public and private collections internationally.
The HELP USA gift plate collection features Tague's unique folding of dollar bills to convey important messages about homelessness, and fittingly state, "United We Stand" and "All Deserve a Home." His works are a hybrid of sculpture, photography and political statements. Tague, who is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans, addresses the issues of our day through his poignant works and artistic activism.“Coming from a city that got a second chance after hurricane Katrina, I was very excited to work with Maria and Help USA on this project that will afford so many a second chance,” artist Dan Tague said.
The limited edition plates will be available for a short time at all Bloomingdale’s stores, in the store’s Holiday catalog and online. In addition, the plates, carrying a retail price of $35, will be displayed on the Bloomingdale’s “Good Deeds Wall” as part of a new campaign to benefit non-profit organizations, including HELP USA’s important programs and services.###
About HELP USA: HELP USA is the leading national developer of housing and provider of jobs and services for homeless and at risk populations in the country, including families, war veterans and victims of domestic violence. HELP has served more than 250,000 people since it was founded in 1986 and today serves more than 12,000 each year at 30 residences across the country. To date, HELP has developed more than 2,500 units of housing including transitional and permanent supportive service programs.
