“Toe The Line” is an online art auction to raise funds for the PTA-funded programs at Public School 132 (P.S. 132) in Brooklyn, NY.
Toe the Line was conceived of by Brooklyn-based painter and photographer, Logan Hicks, whose son (Sailor) attends the school. The idea came to Hicks while discussing yet another DOE budget cut with his girlfriend, Kristen Zarcadoolas, P.S. 132 PTA President and Sailor’s mom.
“There is a lack of resources at every level within the public school system and I want to do all that I can to ensure that my son has a proper education,” says Hicks. “There is a moral responsibility to do everything possible to help support the public education.” He decided to put out a call out to friends to see if they were willing to lend a hand by donating their artwork, prints, or books to be auctioned. “I used the resources I had to help in the best way I could.” After calling on his creative friends, Hicks says, “I was thrilled by the response. Nearly everyone said they’d be happy to donate something.”
100% of the profits raised will go directly to the P.S. 132 PTA which funds programs such as TADA! Youth Theater, Growing Chefs – Food Education from Field to Fork, and Bent on Learning Yoga.
Auction Artists:
C215 (France)
Chris Stain (New York)
Dabs/Myla (Los Angeles)
Eric Haze (New York)
Faile (New York)
Fantin Leroux (France)
Joe Iurato (New Jersey)
Logan Hicks (New York)
HowNosm (New York)
Martha Cooper (New York)
Moses Gates (New York)
Shepard Fairey (Los Angeles)
Sergio “Surge” Hernandez (San Diego)
Saber (Los Angeles)
Swoon (New York)
Silent UK (UK)
TEOS (UK)
ABOUT
Logan Hicks
Logan Hicks is a Brooklyn-based painter and photographer who has exhibited internationally for the past 15 years. Originally from Baltimore, he lived in San Diego and Los Angeles before calling New York his home. His most recent show “Thin Veils and Heavy Anchors” just opened in Los Angeles on March 8th.
Kristen Zarcadoolas
Kristen Zarcadoolas is a non-profit event planner and the P.S. 132 PTA President. One of her main initiatives for the year is to foster better communication within the P.S. 132 community – within the school and beyond its walls – which is resulting in a stronger volunteer base and more efficient fundraising.
“Toe the Line”
“Toe the Line” is a nautical saying that was used when sailors were called to line up at attention, their toes touching a seam in the deck planking. The saying has become a metaphor meaning ‘to rise to the occasion’. This auction is held on behalf of Sailor Hicks, the son of Logan Hicks and Kristen Zarcadoolas.
*Toe The Line illustration by Sergio “Surge” Hernandez