Arunachal Pradesh Biosphere Auction
Published September 1st, 2008
On September 18th artists from across the globe will auction their works in New York in a bid to collect fund for development of the first community biosphere reserve in India.
The Eko Dumbing community biosphere reserve in Siang valley in Arunachal Pradesh will be the first-of-its-kind in India. It is also one of the last tropical pristine forests left on earth, says Nalong Mize, media associate, Future Generations, a US-based NGO which is organising the auction.
Artists supporting the project are Maya Lin, Manolo Blahnik, Eric Boman, Constantin and Laurene Boym, Monica Castiglion, Sandro Chia, April Gornik, Gabriella Kiss, Florent Morellet, Rebecca Riley, Laurie Simmons, Dayanita Singh, Matthew Solomon, Pat Steir, Fred Wilson Sylvia Weinstock and Facundo de Zuviria.
The expected collection from the auction is around USD 200,000 to USD 300,000, says Mize.
