MakersPlace to auction NFT in honor of Jerry Garcia’s 80th birthday

Carbon neutral NFTs of Garcia’s art celebrating the late Grateful Dead frontman’s life makersplace.com/jerrygarciamusicarts/drops/mandolin-player/

SAN FRANCISCO, 4 August 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MakersPlacethe premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital art, today announced that Jerry Garcia music Artsa mission-based company inspired by the late Grateful Dead lead guitarist and vocalist, prolific painter and visual artist, Jerry Garciais auctioning the animated cartoon “Mandolin Player” featuring a duet by “Jack-A-Roe” with longtime collaborator David Grisman. This carbon neutral auction will continue 5 August 2022 on 6:30 p.m. (EDT) / 3:30 PM (PDT).

Garcia’s groundbreaking artistry extended beyond his musical genius and work with the Grateful Dead into the field of interdisciplinary visual art. His art has been featured in several exhibitions throughout the United States where he expressed his work in various media such as oils, watercolour, pen and ink, and digital graphics. His artwork continues to tour galleries and museums worldwide.

Garcia was also an ardent humanitarian and an environmentalist devoted to supporting the preservation of the planet’s coral reefs and rainforests. This project will be completely carbon neutral thanks to Antennaa sustainability platform that builds tools to manage carbon footprints across NFTs, transport and other emission sources.

1 of 1 Auction: “Mandolin Player” featuring a musical duet between Garcia and his friend David Grisman performs the folk song “Jack-A-Roe”. The NFT will include a signed certificate of authenticity and a large canvas giclée of the NFT image.

“Working with MakersPlace allows us to celebrate my father’s art through new media on what would have been his 80th birthday,” said Keelin GarciaJerry’s youngest daughter, and president of Jerry Garcia Music Art, LLC. “We are also grateful to the Aerial team for being able to continue to honor his legacy as an environmentalist by ensuring the collection is carbon neutral.”

“We are honored to join in the celebration Jerry Garcia’s vision by bringing his environmental friendliness, artistic nature and concern for humanitarian causes to life on his 80th birthday.” said Craig Palmer, CEO of MakersPlace. “Working with artists whose legacies have left an imprint on their community makes NFT projects like these that much more worthwhile.”

To view the auction, please click here: https://makersplace.com/jerrygarciamusicarts/drops/mandolin-player/

About Jerry Garcia Music Art
Jerry Garcia Music Art is a mission-based music and art service company inspired by musicianship Jerry Garcia. The company engages in conscious plastic-free environmental practices and is receptive to partnerships with like-minded creatives. Visit us online here: https://www.jerrygarciamusicarts.com/

About MakersPlace
MakersPlace is the premier NFT marketplace for digital art. Launched in 2018, MakersPlace uses blockchain technology to facilitate the sale of authentic, original digital artwork, ensuring rarity and ownership for creators and collectors alike. Emphasizing accessibility since its inception, MakersPlace has attracted a large mainstream audience as the first NFT marketplace to accept both cryptocurrency (ETH) and non-cryptocurrency (USD) payments, which it facilitates through crypto wallet and credit card transactions respectively. MakersPlace helped catapult digital art and NFTs onto the global stage, with the historic sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days for 69.3 million dollars in collaboration with Christie’s auction house i March 2021 – the record price for all digital works of art. Our mission is simple: to enable a vibrant future for digital creativity.

SOURCE MakersPlace