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Groups Unite to Bring Pro-Obama Art to Convention

DENVER—Artist Shepard Fairey, the political action group MoveOn.org, and the San Francisco–based gallery/apparel line Upper Playground have joined forces to host the Manifest Hope Art Gallery at the Democratic National Convention from August 24 to 28.

Among the artists featured in the gallery, which will show artworks supporting Barack Obama for president in 10,000 square feet of gallery space in downtown Denver, will be Fairey, Sam Flores, Ron English, Chris Pastras, Mel Kadel, and David Choe.

The groups have also announced a related contest calling for artworks from Obama supporters. The submissions will be reviewed by a panel including artists Ross Bleckner, April Gornick, Eric Fischl, and Fairey; musicians Moby, Thurston Moore, and DJ Spooky; and curators Cydney Payton of the Museum of Modern Art Denver and Nancy Spector of the Guggenheim. Five finalists will be invited to show their work in Manifest Hope Art Gallery, and the top 30 submissions will be presented in an online gallery and will be available for sale. The funds will go to MoveOn.

"Our members have used creativity really effectively to help in elections, and we're excited to partner with Shepard and his crew to bring more artistic voices to help elect Obama," said Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn. "The contest, the gallery, and the event will add energy to an already vibrant movement for progressive change in our country."