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Trend in arts fundraising – Kickstarter to the rescue

I received two missives from two artists today, both of whom are now fundraising on Kickstarter for art projects that will be in Philadelphia.  I love that there’s a trend in fundraising.  For artists!  Looking back in my emails I found several more Kickstarter projects as well. While it’s never easy to raise money this site seems to offer a simple easy solution — if you have a project they like.

A Collaborative Project for you

This just in from Lee Tusman, former Philadelphia artist, quilter and musician now based in Riverside California. Lee is soliciting volunteers to help him with a new t-shirt quilt he wants to make. If you have a t-shirt you don’t mind parting with and want your shirt to be part of Lee’s project, just follow the recipe instructions below. Here’s Lee’s request: Many of you are familiar with my ripped up and sewn up quilts. Now, i ask for your assistance. A recipe:1. Take an old t-shirt (or other item of clothing). Stains, holes, etc are ok. Shirts with odd ... More » »

Road trip of a different sort–Lee Tusman’s bike ride

This just in from Lee Tusman, former Philadelphia artist now living in Riverside CA where, I believe, he’s running a community arts organization and having what seems to be some serious fun. Tusman sends out occasional email newsletters about what he’s up to. This morning I got one about a cross country bike trip he’s on with its ups and downs (bike break-downs, unexpected camp-outs, passing through super-small towns, emergency room visit for stitches to a scraped hand, etc). Things that struck me about Tusman back when I met him in 2005 and wrote about him were his energy, earnestness ... More » »