To be an artist means to obey an inner urge to create. In order to bring to completion one of my photographic projects I have been applying for grants, my positive attitude is undying but unfortunately success on this front is still to come. “Lingering Past” is the name of the proxject. It is a collection of moody, quiet italian landscapes. At this stage this project depicts Venice and its surroundings, and in small part Ravenna but it is my intention to expand my imagery to Bari, my place of birth and arena of some of the most ancient and bloody history of the Italian Peninsula. I also intend keeping to explore Ravenna at a deeper level. The completed part of this project was exhibited in January 2008 at the Gallery of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and one of the images, “Pine on gravel road”, was accepted by the curators of MOCA, LACMA and The Huntinghton for Artseen 3 in Los Angeles.. Also, 17 of these images were published in the UK based magazine “Silvershotz”, in the year 2008 Why not combining the internet’s reaching potential with the passion of many to help the Arts and allow them to do so by doing it directly rather than through third parties? While it’s true that foundations select artists through panels, of professionals in the Arts, thus protecting the investments of the patrons, it is also true that that the majority of grants are intended (this is especially true for photography), for artists whose work is socially relevant in the most commonly accepted interpretation of the term. This puts photographers like me, whose work doesn’t meet this narrowly conceived criteria, in a disadvantage position in respect to a photojournalistic style of photography. Your donation will will be instrumental to the furthering of this project and in return you will receive a special gist as a reminder of your passion for the arts. Clicking on the “donate”link will take you to a secure Paypal page. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL! Thank you! Domenico Foschi WHY DONATIONS? DONATE Through a secure Paypal page Because of your donation you will receive the following $ 20.00- $ 200.00 A patron edition postcard signed $ 201.00- $ 400.00 One matted “Donor Edition” 8x10 silver print $ 401.00- $ 1000.00 One matted “Donor Edition” 11x14 silver print $ 1001.00-$ 2999.00 3- “Donor edition” 8x10 matted silver prints $3000.00 plus Patron edition portfolio of 3- 11x14 matted in clamshell case List of donors Brad Thompson Chiara & Andree Lavoie Galja Karpova Lilia & Octavio Martinez Pietro Castellano Maria Saracino Antonio Foschi Emilia Foschi D O M E N I C O F O S C H I P H O T O G R A P H Y bio/resume donate links gallery contact home store blog teaching/workshops