IAF Auction Press Release

Interfictions 2, the second anthology of new “interstitial” fiction from the Interstitial Arts Foundation, will be released by Small Beer Press on November 3rd, 2009. The anthology, edited by acclaimed authors Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak, further explores the interstices of genre and form, drawing ever-changing maps of what literary art can be.

In honor of their first Interfictions anthology, the IAF held a jewelry auction in the summer of 2007: each piece was inspired by stories within that pioneering collection, which critics hailed as “odd, deep, delightful…”. Now, in 2009, the Interstitial Arts Foundation is crossing their own previously-erected borders and has opened the auction up to all manner of portable art.

A wide array of artists – dollmakers, painters, jewelry-crafters, knitters, and more – were invited to create pieces inspired by the border-crossing works in the first and second Interfictions anthologies. Through the alchemy of word and imagination and raw materials they have created over 30 stunning pieces, ranging from an evocatively alien sculpture by Jane Washburn (inspired by Theodora Goss’ “Child-Empress of Mars”), an eloquent necklace by SToNZ (inspired by “Valentines” by Shira Lipkin), complex and exquisite handmade art books from Wendy Ellertson and Erzebet Yellowboy (of Papaveria Press), a hat that can be both worn and read from Kate Schaefer, and many other intriguing pieces that are themselves works of interstitial art: illustration and handcraft, fine art and utilitarian . . . all and none of the above.

The online Interfictions Auction is set to begin on November 1st and will run through early December. All of these pieces make excellent holiday gifts. Opening bids will range from $10 – $50, though of course the value of many is much higher. All proceeds go toward supporting the Interstitial Arts Foundation and its projects.

To learn more about the auction and see previews of the available art, please visit IAFAuctions.com.

About the Interstitial Arts Foundation:

The IAF is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study, support, and promotion of interstitial art: literature, music, visual and performance art found in the interstices, the places between categories and genres – art that crosses borders. www.InterstitialArts.org

About Interfictions 2

Delving deeper into the genre-spanning territory explored in Interfictions, the Interstitial Arts Foundation's first groundbreaking anthology, Interfictions 2 showcases twenty-one original and innovative writers. It includes contributions from authors from six countries, including the United States, Poland, Norway, Australia, France, and Great Britain.

Newcomers such as Alaya Dawn Johnson, Theodora Goss, and Alan DeNiro rub shoulders with established visionaries such as Jeffrey Ford (The Drowned Life), Brian Francis Slattery (Liberation), Nin Andrews (The Book of Orgasms), and M. Rickert (Map of Dreams).

Interfictions 2 is now available for pre-ordering from Small Beer Press (smallbeerpress.com), Powells.com, Amazon.com, and via IndieBound. The book will be available on November 3rd, 2009 online and in stores.


Press Contact for IAF Auctions:

Mary Kay Kare
IAFAuctions Press Relations
PR@iafauctions.com





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