[Lab] Awesome Foundation Project Grants

[Emily Daniels]

Thanks Ryan!

I put a bug in Cate Houston's ear when I was up in the spring and gushing
about the awesome stuff coming out of Boston. :) It's really great to see
Ottawa have this resource! Also worth noting that all branches are open for
applicants to apply to and have a better shot at getting funded-
www.awesomefoundation.org and on the Apply page you can select all chapters.
If anyone would like to start a project on Kickstarter (www.kickstarter.com-
it's pretty big in the states now) email me and I'll send you a creator
invite!

Emily

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Andrew O'Malley <aomalley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds awesome ;)
>
> Thanks for posting, Ryan!  Very cool to have this initiative in Ottawa.
>
> ao.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Ryan Stec <ryanstec at artengine.ca> wrote:
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > Wanted to send a little promo message for the Awesome Foundation - Ottawa
> Chapter. This is a great model for a foundation creating a direct and simple
> link with creative people needing a little support for their projects.
> >
> > The Foundation is made up of a group of trustee who award $1,000.00
> grants to projects that help make this city and life a little more awesome,
> so we are talking a broad definition of what they support. This summer they
> awarded a grant to a duo from Montréal who are working on creating a
> plant-based installation on the Arts Court grounds.
> >
> > We are working on a collaboration with The Awesome Ottawa folks, and hope
> to get the word out about their grant as well as present a project at
> Electric Fields in the fall. It would be great to see some of the great
> projects from some of the Mod Lab get a little needed boost from the
> Foundation. The fund favours assisting with expenses needed for materials,
> but in my discussion with one of the trustees we also talked about the role
> funds can play for artists who need to hire technicians to have something
> completed for them.
> >
> > If my memory serves me correctly, Emily, who just joined the list
> recently was key in creating the original Awesome Foundation in Boston. Big
> ups to her, and even more so for whatever role she played in its arrival on
> our shores :)
> >
> > You can check out a little more about Awesome here:
> >
> > http://awesomeottawa.ca
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ryan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Ryan Stec
> > Artistic Director
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