The 6th Panopticon earlier this month got press on ArtBusiness.com’s blog. In the article was the image above of Mark Alvarez in front of a portrait I drew of him.

Loads of affordable art by probably most of North Beach’s most notorious (and longstanding) artists, with the crowd consisting of probably most of North Beach’s most notorious (and longstanding) characters. Always an outrage.

And now for brief public service announcement for those of you concerned about the economy: The PanOpticonsters understand that affordable art sells, and it’s selling tonight, like for example a large painting by Lawrence Ferlinghetti for $500. You see artsters– here’s the deal– at some point, selling prices become too attractive for buyers to pass up, even if they might have to forego a few meals to bulk up their collections.