In his ArtLurker write-up for the event, Thomas Hollingsworth asserts that "this show, although it touches upon authorship, is not about the notion that 'anyone can be an artist...'". It seems like with all of the anonymity involved with the show and the open nature of the invitation, that there would be an element of democratization involved. What is the exhibit's relationship to authorship?

We'd like to point out that our concerns are multifaceted.

While we were eager to explore the notion that the public consumes art typically through reproductions via the Internet and books and rarely from the original or real works via galleries and museums, there is definitely an element of democratizing art, if only from the fact that anyone willing to make a painting was invited to participate.

Often contemporary art is a conversation between artists, curators and critics exclusively, our interest is in opening up the dialogue for a public at large. This is our humble attempt at pointing out that typically art is made, shown, and sold as a commodity within a very small circle. 

Forest invites at the Everglades Visitor Center