Hello Readers,

I am writing to update you on the progress and success of the book.  Currently 2244 copies of the book have been sold and the media interest is growing every day.

I trust that by now you have received your book and I would love to hear your comments on it.

On Monday, CNN.com did a feature on the book in their Health Section and I am doing numerous radio and print interviews in the coming weeks.

Read the CNN.com article here

I hope that you will share the CNN story with your networks via Twitter and other Social Media.

And I would greatly appreciate your reviewing the book on Amazon.com as it is important to the success of the book.

Lastly, please consider the book as a holiday gift as it would make a beautiful, meaningful and powerful gift.

All My Best for Happy and Safe Holidays....more news when I have and Thanks for your continued support!!!!

Creatively  and Gratefully

Jonathan

Dear Readers,

As you know the book published last week and has already begun to receive lots of media attention on TIME.com, Salon.com and an upcoming piece on CNN.com.  More is on its way soon..

We need your help in getting the book glowing reviews on AMAZON.com…that will inspire media and readers about the book.

So i am asking you to please click on the link below to the books page on Amazon and give the book a 5 star review and add in your personal comments: 

Here is the link to post your review

LINK TO REVIEW THE BOOK ON AMAZON

 some key words & phrases you can consider using in your review: 

 important, brilliant, compelling, insightful, wonderful, outstanding, crucial, great, essential, significant, meaningful, noteworthy, remarkable, beautiful transformative, inspiring, impressive, amazing, extraordinary, immersive, dazzling,exquisite, elegant ,meditation

 connects with the heart and mind, haunting power of art, grand inquiry into the mystery and sorrow of guns, the promise of art 

 Links to media on the book thus far:

 Time.com 

 Salon.com

 Other links to share on social media 

 Twitter: @GunsHandsArtist 

Facebook: Guns in the Hands of Artists Foundation 

Amazon link to the book: bit.ly/gunsart 

Thanks again

Jonathan

Can you help? "Guns in the Hands of Artists" book launches TODAY and is featured on TIME.com TODAY

As you know, in 2014 I worked with the New Orleans Police Department and thirty artists to stage Guns in the Hands of Artists at my gallery in New Orleans. Since then, the exhibition has traveled the country, appearing at the Aspen Ideas Festival, at Washington University in St. Louis, Art Basel Miami Beach, Minneapolis, and most recently in Washington D.C. at New America and the Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building. Along the way we have heard hundreds of stories and discovered new perspectives. These insights from artists, politicians, and thinkers have been gathered in a beautiful hard-cover book that launches today, November 1st , on Inkshares and Amazon.

 Guns in the Hands of Artists, a 224-page book featuring artworks from the exhibition paired with a collection of essays on guns and gun violence by thought leaders including: Walter Isaacson, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-V.A.), former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Capt. Mark Kelly (Ret.), MSNBC’s Trymaine Lee, the rapper Lupe Fiasco, Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, and others. The book is published by Inkshares, a crowd-funding publishing platform, and is available at Amazon, Inkshares, Barnes & Noble and available in bookstores November 1.  A portion of proceeds from sales of the book will benefit Americans for Responsible Solutions and Guns in the Hands of Artists Foundation.

 Can you help me spread the word? 

 Share this Article: We are excited that Time.com published Sen. Tim Kaine’s essay from Guns in the Hands of Artists alongside photos of artwork featured in the book. Please share this article across your social media platforms:

  http://time.com/4537499/tim-kaine-guns-in-the-hands-of-artists/ 

If possible include this easy Amazon link to buy the book: bit.ly/gunsart 

Follow Us on Social Media: Over the coming days we will be publishing videos of contributors and influencers sharing their thoughts on guns, gun violence, and the role of the arts in this critical discussion. I encourage you with us on these platforms… like, share, re-tweet: 

Twitter: @GunsHandsArtist 

Facebook: Guns in the Hands of Artists Foundation 

Please include this easy Amazon link to buy the book: bit.ly/gunsart 

 Thank you for your support. I appreciate everything you have done to make Guns in the Hands of Artists a success. I look forward to seeing what’s next… 

 Creatively and Gratefully,

 Jonathan

Hello Everyone,

It is with great pleasure that I am happy to announce that after almost two years in production the Guns In The Hands of Artists book is at the printer and will be in bookstores on November 1st and you should receive your books soon thereafter when Inkshares sends them directly to you.

I have spent the last three months designing, laying out and editing the book with Girl Friday Productions (Seattle) and am so pleased with how it turned out.  The book has 224 pages and is just beautiful.  We are already getting lots of interest from the media and begin promotional efforts on September 20th with a book launch panel discussion in Washington DC at the New America Foundation 4-5 pm EST.

The panel will be available to the public via livestream at www.newamerica.org

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE...THE WAIT WILL BE WORTH IT!!!!

                                          - Jonathan

Below is more information on the DC showings of the exhibition.  Onward to Change!

Artists Turn Guns from the Streets of New Orleans into Works of Art in Exhibition at New America

Exhibition Opens with Panel and Book Launch Featuring Artists and Contributors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank and civic enterprise New America, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and Guns in the Hands of Artists Foundation announce a special public presentation of the widely acclaimed traveling exhibition Guns in the Hands of Artists at New America’s headquarters (740 15th Street NW, Suite 900), just steps from the White House, from September 19- October 7, 2016. With the support of the City of New Orleans, this iteration of the exhibition features thirty nationally known artists who have used over 180 decommissioned guns from the streets of New Orleans to create original works of art addressing the issue of guns and gun violence in our society. This exhibition has traveled the country, appearing at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Washington University in St. Louis, Art Basel Miami Beach and most recently Minneapolis. 

To coincide with the exhibition traveling to Washington, D.C., Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-V.A.) has sponsored a complimentary exhibition of Guns in the Hands of Artists in the Rotunda of the Russel Senate Office Building from October 3-7 2016.

On Tuesday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. New America will host an invitation-only reception and panel discussion featuring conversation with artist and organizer Jonathan Ferrara, MSNBC reporter and New America fellow Trymaine Lee, New Orleans City Councilwoman and Aspen Fellow Latoya Cantrell and others. The panel will be available to the public via livestream at www.newamerica.org.

"I am pleased to welcome this wonderful art exhibit to New America’s D.C. office. Jonathan and Brian’s thought-provoking work brings a new dimension to the public conversation around gun violence, and I am so proud to host it here. New America is an organization dedicated to American renewal, in which art plays an important, and often underappreciated, part. We welcome the public to view the installation in our beautiful office space.”

-Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America

The exhibition coincides with the release of Guns in the Hands of Artists, a 224-page book featuring artworks from the exhibition paired with a collection of essays on guns and gun violence by thought leaders including: Walter Isaacson, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-V.A.), curator Dan Cameron, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) and Capt. Mark Kelly (Ret.), New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, Maria Cuomo Cole, New Orleans’ Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, and others.  The book is published by Inkshares, a crowd-funding publishing platform, and is available for pre-order at Inkshares and Amazon and available in bookstores November 1. A portion of proceeds from sales of the book will benefit Americans for Responsible Solutions and Guns in the Hands of Artists Foundation.

“In his new book, Ferrara brings a hauntingly beautiful new perspective to the national conversation about gun violence in America and how we understand it. This smart collection of brilliant artists and voices reimagines the devastating violence that cuts through the fabric of society, while paying homage to the hope that drives those of us in this movement every day. Guns in the Hands of Artists is required reading for anyone looking to shift the American gun violence discussion from one rooted in debate, to one striving for solutions.”

-Dan Gross, President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

The general public is invited to visit the exhibition from September 20 to October 7 at New America (740 15th Street NW, Suite 900) Monday - Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., please call 202-986-2700 for the latest information about viewing dates and times.