By now I know you've heard of this fabu event going on at the World Financial Center!

If you want to be a part of the NY Crochet Coral Reef Exhibit Part 2:

Deadline for submissions: May 17, 2008

 

The New York Coral Reef and Chicago Coral Reef continue through August 31.

New pieces will be added to the New York Reef on May 19 so bring in your pieces, or come to HKC to learn how to make one so your crocheted reef so it can be submitted in the second wave of this fantastic exhibit!

Coral Pieces: crocheted or crafted pieces based on hyperbolic shapes which simulate the natural marine treasures. Patterns and examples of hyperbolic shapes can be found here:

Basic Hyperbolic Shapes

Variations on the Basic Shapes

This is a communal project. We invite everyone to participate by making pieces to be included in the New York Coral Reef.

How to submit coral pieces with HKC:

Mail pieces  to:

The Harlem Knitting Circle

c/o

The George Bruce Branch Library

518 West 125th St., New York, NY 10027

(Please mail in time for us to receive by Friday May 16)

or

drop off at the library during regular library hours,

or

come in when The Harlem Knitting Circle is in session

@ the George Bruce Branch Library

(125th St. btw Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway)

on Saturdays between 11am and 2pm,

or at arts>World Financial Center office, weekdays between 9am-5pm.

The arts>World Financial Center office location is:

Brookfield Properties
Three World Financial Center,

200 Vesey Street, 2nd Lobby Level
(enter off Vesey Street - near the Vesey Street pedestrian bridge that crosses West Street. Go up the escalator to the 2nd level, turn right.)

or

By mail. Please mail in time for us to receive by Friday May 16.

Send pieces to:
arts>World Financial Center
Brookfield Properties
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
c/o New York Coral Reef Project On Saturday May 17, drop pieces off at the arts>World Financial Center information desk

in the Winter Garden, near the escalator.

There's lots to see here on that day!

It's the last weekend of the Toxic Reef display, before it leaves for London's Hayward Gallery.