Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Ekaya Institute and Hip-Hop Art Gallery To Promote Health

Ekaya Institute and Hip-Hop Art Gallery To Promote Health

Ekaya Institute (see http://www. takeafruitbreak. com on the web) has teamed up with Stormcrow Studios' "The House of Talifero" (see http://www. stormcrow. com on the web), a brand new online hip-hop fine art gallery, to raise money for the "Take A Fruit Break" Campaign.

(PRWEB) June 24, 2002

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Ekaya Institute and Hip-Hop Art Gallery To Promote Health

Los Angeles, CA. 6/24/02

Ekaya Institute (see

Http://www. takeafruitbreak. com (http://www. takeafruitbreak. com) on the web)

Has teamed up with Stormcrow Studios' "The

House of Talifero" (see

Http://www. stormcrow. com (http://www. stormcrow. com) on the web), a

Brand new online hip-hop fine art gallery, to

Raise money for the "Take A Fruit Break"

Campaign. The campaign aims to get people

To eat more fruit as a simple step towards

Healthier eating habits. "The House of

Talifero" will donate 50% percent of its fine art

Sales towards purchasing TV commercial

Spots that advertise fruit to kids and

Teenagers.

"The House of Talifero" features the artwork of

Storm Talifero, co-founder of Ekaya Institute

And internationally acclaimed fine artist. This

Is the largest showing of the artist's retrospect

Work ever on display. The site also introduces

Talifero's movie release "Brushstrokes", an

Interactive DVD movie with an original

Sound-track composed by the artist and

Performed by Paradox. The site's offerings

Include CDs, DVDs, Music CDs, animations,

Stories, Internet entertainment and a section

Dedicated to promoting a healthy diet to the

Hip-hop Nation. Also presented for the first

Time is Storm Talifero's line of custom jewelry.

Since 1985 Talifero has been diving for jade

Off the coast of Big Sur California known for its

Treacherous currents and great white sharks

And he is now using his collection of

Gem-quality jade in custom-design sets of

Jewelry and hand-made fine knives with inlaid

Jade handles and hand-tooled leather cases.

Storm Talifero has been a prolific professional

Artist for over 40 years. He started out as a

Community artist in Detroit in 1966 and

Became "artist in residence" at the Concept

East Repertory Theatre. Here Storm also

Performed as an improv poet and actor. He

Has produced hundreds of fine art pieces

That have found their way into collections

Theworld over. Many of the pieces that are

Represented on this site have never been on

Display before. Also featured on the site is an

On-going autobiography of the life and

Times of Storm profiling this under-ground

Street artist through the evolution of street

Culture from an inner-city subculture to an

International trend-setting paradigm. Through

This autobiography Talifero offers a view of this

Period in history through the eyes of a street

Artist. Storm Talifero has been called "the

Definitive hip-hop fine artist of the new

Millennium". Visitors may view Talifero's work

At http://www. stormcrow. com/houseoftalifero (http://www. stormcrow. com/houseoftalifero)

On the web.

For more information please contact:

Johanna Garrick

Public Relations

Phone 909-584-1482

Stormcrowstudios@yahoo. com

Http://www. stormcrow. com (http://www. stormcrow. com)