JDK designers were among the local artists who donated their creations to SK8CRE8, a group exhibition and auction to benefit Burlington City Arts (BCA).
Every piece in the show featured a common medium: a skateboard deck. Much of the fun was in seeing how different artists approached this "canvas." JDK's Miya Teraki, Coberlin Brownell, Steve Cousins, George Mench, Ned Beebe, John Siddle, Chris Partelow, Fairchild Fries, and Michael Jager (not to mention his children, Eli and Oli) did not disappoint—each donated imaginative decks to the cause.
The benefit, held April 17-May 30 at Burlington's Firehouse Gallery, raised over $1500 for BCA's Mentor Arts program. Mentor Arts supports youth who have an aptitude for art but might not have the resources or support network to discover their talents. Youth are matched with adult artists for relationships based on friendship and a mutual love of the arts. Together they explore a variety of media in BCA’s studios and classrooms.
