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<P>Erika discussing the merits of Art Bars with Neal Conan of NPR's Talk of the Nation, WEOS Event, January 2008

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By my "Green" Valentine, O, The Oprah Magazine, January 2009

Green Chocolates, Business Week, February 2008

Art Bars: As Good as it gets, Carroll County Times, January 2008

Art News, June 2007

International Child Art Foundation, World Children's Festival, June 23-25, 2007

Enter DeviantArt.com's diptych competition and win Art Bars, Deviantart.com, April 2007

Unique Display Dedicated to Cornell Authors (Buzz Spector - Art Bar Artist), Ithaca Journal April 5 2007

tsokolate.net, February, 2007

No Golden Ticket, but More Than Candy, New York Times, January 8 2007 (scanned .pdf)

No Golden Ticket, but More Than Candy, New York Times, January 8 2007 (online - registration required)

Fair Trade Chocolate, Natural Awakenings Mag., January 2007

Fabulous Forever Food Picks, Yourlifemagazine.com, December 2006

Best Movie Theaters, Washingtonian, December 2006

Misha Bittleston (Art Bars Artist) Chronicles his time in Ithaca while working on his installation piece for the 2005 Art Bar Gallery, Flickr.com, 2006

Organic Chocolate + Art= Love, ImOrganic.com, November 29, 2006

Fodder Feeder, "Art Bar" Chocolate Bar to Rival Wonka's Golden Ticket!, Oct, 2006

More Hip Than Hippie, Two "Hips Up" rating (show #69), Oct, 2006

Ithaca Times, Hand It To Them (piece on Community School of Music and Arts - Art Bars benefitting organization), Oct, 2006

ArtsJournal.com, Lee Rosenbaum's CultureGrrl, Bringing Culture to Chocoholics, Sep, 2006

Cornell Chronicle OnLine, Giant 'C' sculpture of Cornell humanities books to depict the breadth of the university's scholarship (Buzz Spector, Art Bar Artist), Sep, 2006

www.Ithacatimes.org, For Art's Sake(NYFA Grant awarded to two Art Bars Artists), July, 2006

www.organic.org, a brief Art Bar review (scroll down), July, 2006

ChocolateNerd Blogspot, Art Bar review (June 12 posting), June, 2006

Art Through Chocolates, Greenblooger.com, May, 2006

Modern Art Through Organic Chocolates, FoodMall.com, May, 2006

Local mixes art, candy. The Daily Star, April 1, 2006

Review: Ithaca Fine Chocolates - Art Bars, CandyAddict.com, March 20, 2006

Art Bar Review, Playingpossum.com, February, 06 2006 (also Valentines Blues)

The Tasty treat also helps arts groups Stonignton Opera House sees bigs sales for Art Bars, Bangor Daily, January, 11 2006

The Nation, Do-Gooder Gift Guide, December 2005

The Bittersweet Truth, Hands On Magazine, Winter 2005/06

The Fork and Bottle, Six Chocolate Picks, 2005

Tasty Guitless: Stocking Stuffers, Irregular Times: News Unfits for Print, December 2005

The Friends of Animals, Fair Trade Chocolate: The Sweetest Direct Action You'll Ever Do, Winter 2005/06

AltMedicine's Top Ten Healthy Gifts Under $30, Nov 2005

Lux Lotus Blog, Nov 2005

Ruth's Art Picked for Chocolate Bar Project, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Nov 2005

Chocolate Unchained, DissedentVoice.org, Oct 31 2005

The Visitors view varied artistry around Ithaca Greater Ithaca Art Trial will continue this weekend, Ithaca Journal, Oct 2005 (Art Bar Artist)

The Chocolate and Candy War, Organic Products Retailer

Fair Trade Cocoa: North and South, Cooperative Grocer, May/June, 2005

Organic.org Product Review, 2005

Chocolate and Art from Ithaca, Class of 96, Cornell.edu, March, 2005

Fair Trade Sweetens Pot, USA TODAY, February 9, 2005

Fair Trade Alliance Newsletter, February, 2005

Jet Lag Pre-trip anxieties lead to EMS and Art Bars, The Ithacan, February, 2005

Unique Shop Open Again for the Holidays, News10now.com, December, 2004

Global Exchange Introduces Socially Responsible Corporate Gift Program, CoffeeGeek.com, December, 2004

Raising The Bar, Ithaca Times, December, 2004

The Candy Melts with Art for Cause, Ithacan October 2004

The Thou Art Sweet, Syracuse TimesTime Magazine, June 30th 2004

The Coffee Clash, Time Magazine (Inside Business), March 8th 2004

Local stores team up for World Fair Trade Day, The Princeton Packet, Sunday, May 16, 2004

The 2004 Ithaca Festival Artist, Dede Hatch (2003 Art Bar artist), April, 2004

The Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Action Alert: Use Fair Trade Chocolate For Easter, April, 2004

The News from the Grocer, Honest Weight Co-op, Albany, NY March, 2004

The Dark Side of Valentine's Day - Ties Between the Chocolate Industry and Child Slavery, DN Interview w/ Melissa Schweisguth, Global Exchange Fair Trade coordinator, February 13, 2004

Treats for the Heart Don’t let child slave labor break your heart this Valentines Day.", Editorial, Coop America, February, 2004

Press & Sun Bulletin, Art Bars are in Good Taste, February 11, 2004

Johnson School of Management, Cornell, Roy H. Parks Leadership Projects, February 11, 2004

Newsday, Chocolate, a Love That's Bittersweet, February 10, 2004

Ithaca Journal, For Many, Happy Holidays means Fair-Trade Shopping, December 22, 2003

Transfair Annual Report (.pdf), Transfair, December, 2003

Professor’s Art Found Inside Chocolate Bars, Elmira.edu December, 2003

Chocolate For The Birds, National Wildlife Federation, December, 2003

Author's Suggestions, Cafe Stirring Spirit within, December, 2003

Gallery Night of Ithaca, Saltonstall December, 2003

Fair Trade Alternative, Co-op America's Real Money, November, 2003

Make The World a Better Place - Have a Chocolate Bar , San Francisco Chronical, November, 2003

The art of aging, Ithaca Times November, 2003 (Feature on Art Bar artist - Minna Resnick)

CSMA Ready to Expand, Ithaca Journal February 26, 2003

Bittersweet Chocolate, Salon.com, February 14, 2003

Ithaca Fine Chocolates, Cornell Women and Leadership, 2003

KRON 4, The Bay Area's News Station February 10, 2003

MidWestNaturalFoodsCoop.com, January/February, 2003

Ithaca Fair Trade Growing Everyday, Organic Consumers Associates January 1, 2003

IAS Connections Newsletter, Winter 2002/03 (.pdf file)

Ithaca Fine Chocolates, Ithaca Journal, December 5, 2002



Ithaca Fine Chocolates Gallery Reception, December 3, 2004
Ithaca Fine Chocolates Gallery Reception, December 3, 2004

Purely Candid
Purely Candid

Art, Wine, Chocolate and Friends
Art, Wine, Chocolate and Friends

Ithaca's Mayor Elect, Carolyn Peterson and Erika
Ithaca's Mayor Elect, Carolyn Peterson and Erika

Enjoying the works
Enjoying the works

Todd, Megan and family
Todd, Megan and family

Gallery Night in Ithaca!
Gallery Night in Ithaca!

World Children’s Festival  organized by the International Child Art Foundation
World Children’s Festival organized by the International Child Art Foundation


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