[Noisebridge-discuss] Art fundraiser suggestion

[Brian Ferrell]

Agreed, art gallery in the space = bad idea.

However! What about renting a gallery for an evening? I'm sure there
are people on this list that know more about this than me. What do
those spaces cost? Would something like a $5 suggested donation at the
door cover it? Whether or not things are actually sold at the event,
it would be neat to have a public interface for our group that doesn't
involve strangers wandering through our space. I'm thinking
music/leds/processing visualizations/video tweaking/brain machines,
like a hands-on museum for people who want to look at shiny things but
don't necessarily geek out in their spare time.

That just kinda came to mind when I saw the words "art gallery"...
Maybe things like this already exist around here and I'm missing out.
In which case, someone let me know.

It's tired. I'm late. Goodnight.

-Brian

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Jacob Appelbaum <jacob at appelbaum.net> wrote:
> Shannon Clark wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I mentioned this in one part of an earlier email and again briefly at
>> tonight's meeting here is a bit more detail about what I would suggest -
>> please add suggestions and I'll try to also put up a page on the wiki to
>> further organize details.
>>
>> The basic idea is to on a regular basis, starting fairly soon, have an art
>> show & fundraiser at the Noisebridge space.
>
> Hi Shannon,
>
> With all possible respect - No thanks.
>
>>
>> The goal is to raise money - and do so via creating and selling cool,
>> beautiful stuff. And if we are wildly successful it just gives us resources
>> to do more cool stuff. Personally I think that the first goal should be to
>> have at least 3-4 month's costs set aside and to be starting to think about
>> what tools (and also what ongoing supplies) might help people create and do
>> particularly interesting things (and would best fit into the constraints of
>> the space).
>
> We're not an art gallery that's open to the public. Especially not the
> public that is going to wander in off of Wiese Street. We've
> specifically talked about being non commercial for our entire existence.
> The space is for hacking/creating/making/dreaming/etc but explicitly,
> it's not for selling things. Even if the money goes to a good cause.
>
> In theory, it's a nice idea but it might be a good idea to read the
> archives of the mailing list, the wiki and so on to get a good feel for
> our group.
>
> We've been discussing financial things in depth for the last few months
> and we're shooting to have 6 months in the bank. In less than a weekend,
> we're up to $11,000USD. It appears that we need to raise about $20,000 more.
>
> It's important to remember _why_ we're raising money. It's not to create
> an art gallery for raising money. It's to have a space for making art,
> hacking on stuff, relaxing, etc -
>
> Best,
> Jake
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