Ken Gerberick's 'Fire'd Studio Trust '

Ken Gerberick's

'Fire'd Studio Trust'

The horrific tradegy...

Ken Gerberick's art studio is no more, it was completely destroyed in a blaze when the building went up in flames late April 2004. At least 2 lifetimes worth of art pieces, collectables, art supplies, found and salvages bits, tools, and memories gone!

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To all those friends, family, buddies, artcar family relative near and far:

here's the wish list: junk jewelry auto and appliance emblems license plates,any place,year, condition small wooden drawers (old-not pressboard) small old metal hubcaps hot wheels,matchbox, and dinky toys auto lenses- red amber and clear-broken ok antique bits-glass, small wooden, metal, etc.-broken- ok Thanks for everything- Love Ken and Janis

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We have set up 2 collection basements so far to hold donations of art bits, collectibles, and Ken's wish list of stuff to set up a new studio some time soon.

Artcar Society of Canada's Headquarters:

214 Kennedy Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2H8 click image to get in touch.

Kelly's pad in Seattle click image to get in touch.

image by Harrod Blank

fundraising event in Vancouver:

Billy bill Midnite is our headliner!

Donated pieces to date:

* major coup here - Ken has agreed to auction off the MaliRat under the proviso that if anyone other than the Vancouver Art Gallery buys it he gets to replace the trunk lid [so he can keep the current one]. the car is mechanically on its last legs but it would look great in front of the art gallery...

*Rob Chaplin

*Joe Average

*Eric Allen Montgomery

*Andrea Tucker

*Bruce Tturnbull

*Mandad [donated by Patrick Montgomery]

*12 midnite

*Keith Lehman and Carole Henshall, Polar Studios, Gibsons[A very cool ceramic rocket teapot and cup (and comic book and green tea) ]

*GypsyMermaid aka Michelle Barkay

*Aviv Barkay

*Erin Dolman, Holy Crow Designs[A sterling silver "Burnin' Ring o' Fire" ]

*Ken Gerberick [donated by Jeannie Kamins]

*Valerie Arntzen

Suzy Birstein rosebirst@telus.net???

*Winter Getaway: 2 nights luxury accommodation with gourmet breakfast at award-winning Earle Clarke House Bed & Breakfast. Voted #2 Best in Canada by Inn Traveler Magazine. View our website at www.earleclarkehouse.com Valid December2004 through February28, 2005. Value $270.

Suggestions, want to volunteer some help organizing etc. We are also trying to locate Ken's art pieces that have various homes at friends and family from gifts/bartering/ and being bought... for a collection show in the near future. Also if you are an artist that would like to donate a piece for the art auction/fundraiser on the 27th June, please contact us!

More details about Vancouver Events?: Jim Ramsay 604-724-4201

The 'Ken Gerberick Fire'd Studio trust' fund has been set up at:

CCEC Credit Union, 2250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5N 5P9

604-254-4100 www.ccec.bc.ca

Details: Transit (branch #):43710

Institute: 809

Account #: 10 009 384 9

Media Coverage of the Story

Georgia Straight

Globe & Mail

Vancouver Sun

See more pictures of Ken's Famous 'Fire'd Studio', and his art pieces, assembledges, and installations,

hell... read all about Ken's art history and life!

Ken Gerberick's Web Page

The amazing artwork in the background is by Andrea Tucker!