[Lab] Awesome Foundation Project Grants

[Emily Daniels]

Aww! :( Well, I'm a project starter on kickstarter and have a U.S. Amazon
account so if anyone has an awesome project they'd like to do in
collaboration let me know-
Emily

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:

> Kickstarter still isn't an option for us Canadians wanting to launch a
> project.  There's a dependency on Amazon Payments which is US-only:
> http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq#DoIHaveToBeUsbToStarAProj
>
> Andrew.
>
> On 2010-08-18, at 11:27 AM, Ryan Stec wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the kickstarter link Emily! I was trying to tell Marc-André
> about that last night and couldn't remember the name. Such a cool model for
> creative endeavours.
> >
> > There you go Marc . . .
> >
> >
> > r
> >
> > On 2010-08-18, at 11:10 AM, Emily Daniels wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > Ryan Stec
> >> > Artistic Director
> >> > Artengine
> >> > 2 Daly Ave.
> >> > Ottawa, ON              K1N 6E2
> >> > artengine.ca            613.686.1941
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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