Article written by Robert Edwin, cofounder of FRESH Art Long Island with Allen Boulos.

Painting by Jason Grabowski

FRESH is an in-flux art collective dedicated to underground and emerging artists on Long Island. Born in the summer of 2006 as a one-day art show at East West, an alternative boutique in Ronkonkoma, FRESH quickly evolved and seemed to fill a cultural void in the belly of Long Island. Artists who had previously been solitary in their creative pursuits were now connecting with like-minded people. They were inspired, and began taking this new energy and throwing it back into their work, producing more than they had before. FRESH was offering new and interesting public spaces for these young artists to exhibit their work and began to help bridge the gap between artists and collectors on Long Island.

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