[Noisebridge-discuss] Art fundraiser suggestion

[Brian Ferrell]

New wiki page: https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php/Gallery

Feel free to add any ideas to that page or bring up issues on the
discussion page.

-Brian

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Other ways to raise money at this, or any other, event:
>
> 1. Free entrance, but donations gladly accepted. Most people will donate,
> especially if there is a "suggested" donation or range.
>
> 2. Bar. At dorkbot we charge $4 for beer and wine, of course most people
> give $5 and say to keep the change.
>
> 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.
>>
>> Here are my suggestions about how to hold this:
>>
>> For each show, probably held at night, likely on a Friday night (or
>> Saturday afternoon-night), the space as a whole will create some limited
>> edition work or set of works to be sold. My suggestion would be one or more
>> (perhaps as many as 5 different) posters (probably the "Filmore" sized
>> poster) printed in a limited edition (100 or perhaps 200) and probably for
>> sale around $25/ea (perhaps if a set of 5, $100 for the set). (if 5 diff
>> art, 100 copies @ $100/set = $10,000 minus cost of printing)
>>
>> I like posters because lots of people collect them, they are visually
>> interesting, small and easy to get made & sell, and probably not a hard
>> sell.
>>
>> Then anyone who is a member could also show a LIMITED number of works
>> (which could be multiples such as posters, blueprints, kits).
>>
>> Members could set their prices at whatever they want - from free to many
>> $1000's and it is up to each member what portion (if any) of that goes to
>> Noisebridge. Members could show a work that is not for sale, but might want
>> to think about what they could offer for sale to go with a work not for sale
>> - blueprints? sketches?
>>
>> By limited I'm thinking no more than 3 works by any one person. The
>> thinking here being to focus both on the best works each person has and to
>> emphasize works from many different people and in many different forms.
>>
>> We might have some limitations on the size of works (also probably no
>> works that create fire - at least not active) and works that need to be
>> plugged into power might be restricted by the safe availability of outlets.
>>
>> Ideally if these events are a fairly regular happening (I'd suggest every
>> two months or at least once every three months) then anyone who doesn't show
>> one time has the first chance to show the next time.
>>
>> A few other misc thoughts:
>>
>> - have a "donate your stuff here" barrel and ask people to bring in old
>> small electronics, tools, and other parts to donate to the space
>>
>> - coordinate with one or more other local galleries or spaces (Four Barrel
>> Coffee at 15th & Valencia comes immediately to mind) to have some other
>> events coincide with the Noisebridge event
>>
>> - invite local hacker friendly companies to participate (I'm thinking
>> specifically of Tcho chocolate, founded by former Wired magazine folks), but
>> I'm sure groups like Creative Commons and the EFF might also participate -
>> helping to both spread the word and give back
>>
>> - of course in addition to the sale of some object (posters etc) also have
>> information about membership, the space, and how to participate
>>
>> I'm happy to help coordinate this. My thinking is to only very very
>> lightly curate the actual art - mostly by asking that people only bring
>> works they are proud of and via limitations of space (i.e. we probably don't
>> want to put up only one work along a large wall)
>>
>> Given the diversity of talents and skills I'm certain there are designers
>> and artists among us who could come up with great posters, flyers for the
>> event etc.
>>
>> So that's the idea - I'd suggest picking a date relatively soon (sometime
>> in Oct - watching out for the LitCrawl weekend which would either be a great
>> time to hold the event or a horrible time, potentially great in that lots of
>> people will already be in the neighborhood that weekend)
>>
>> 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).
>>
>> Shannon
>>
>>
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