We are located in the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach, California and have approximately 14 trees on our block including 3 large palms that will require a lot of "yarn-bombing" to cover. By "yarn-bombing" the trees, it will help further create a warm & fun street art scene in our community. The project will also help bring generations together (especially grandmothers who can teach knitting and create granny squares). The majority of the funds would be used to purchase various types/colors of yarn and string for the volunteers to create their art pieces prior to the day of installation. The balance (approx. $50) would be used to purchase water & snacks for the volunteers on the day of installation.

Kabul Camera Club will set up a website soliciting donations of used, but working cameras to be given to schools in Kabul. We'll spread the word and solicit camera donations through social media and some strategic PR. But no money will be spent on getting the word out, that's where we'll need your help! The first set of cameras will be sent to the Zabuli Girls School in Deh’Subz, Afghanistan. The school has been in operation since 2008, and recently installed a computer lab with two computers and printers. This will be a learning opportunity for both the teachers and students. The initial $500 will pay for shipping fees to transport the cameras from the US to Afghanistan and some ink/paper to print students' photographs.

This is a study in comparative urbanism, how people of different countries, cultures, and professions interpret the same word. We have been running this concept for a year and have been overwhelmed by the creativity of the submissions. The funds will be allocated in the following ways: 1) Web Development. We have a backend that allows for posts and unlimited users, but we need specific development to allow for more contributors to provide crowdsourcing. 2) Print Examples. In order to show investors the content of our publication, we would use funds to make a limited run of the first edition to show to potential investors and distributors.

U-DOODLE is structured in a way that allows participants to interact with it on a variety of different levels. Some individuals need to be given the chance to visualize their creativity; which could involve the in-transit method for doodle sharing known as the “Doodle Box”. Others may want to experience the social environment of U-DOODLE; which can be found during public doodle sessions, or through workshops, at local events. Funding will give us the capability to achieve our goals within communities that are in need of higher social support and artistic development. If these areas are given a platform where collaborative creativity is not just welcome, but is encouraged, then people will both feel Good and do Good!

The monies will afford us the opportunity to make large prints, miscellaneous costs for installation and any costs for transportation. As we are based in San Diego, it would be great to travel to Los Angeles and exhibit our show within an LA gallery. As a small-press publication, with an even smaller budget, we would be honored with the opportunity to provide individuals a unique experience as printed word and image become tangible within a provided space. Our exhibition will be multifaceted. We will observe the intersections between literature and art, oscillating between the transference of dimensions, providing a fully immersive experience. The exhibit will be concise, intentional and hopefully thought provoking; space will be felt.

Youth will work with lead adults artists to host community meetings to ask residents and businesses their ideas on what they would like to see on the mural in June. As youth and adult artists repaint the mural from July to August, they will also conduct 2 community clean ups per month in the 5 block radius around the mural site, picking up garbage, removing illegal graffiti and marking storm drains all at no cost to the community. Youth will document their work through video and Google Maps so community stakeholders can see the impact of the mural and community clean ups in real time.

I would use the money to fund my time to research and put together a presentation, which will be presented at schools and community group meetings. The aim of the presentations is to attract interested people. Working together, we could actually create some demonstration pocket parks, and seek funding for further projects. Research will include: organizing information on practical and legal aspects; gathering visual materials and compiling them in a concise and engaging form; identifying target audience and arranging presentations. Implementation funded by this money: preparing and holding some presentations, and possibly creating 1 demonstration pocket park.

Youth will work with multi media artist Kirthi Nath to develop a series of PUBLIC POSTERS for display at San Francisco’s 16th Street/Mission BART station, along with a collection of SHORT STORIES, that share fresh perspectives from which to connect with and celebrate young people. These new messages will be developed with youth in a process that is experiential and opens up a terrain of rich self-discovery and exciting creative empowerment. GRANT MONEY WILL PAY FOR PRINTING POSTERS. Exhibiting the posters in public allows youth to not only have a voice but to participate in important conversations, in this case, about celebrating personal strengths and standing up to hate and negative stereotyping.

All of the money we raise will be going back to VOX, an art studio that teaches free art classes/workshops to kids and low-cost classes to adults. They also operate as a gallery where emerging artists can show their work. They have been around for 6 years and are fearing closure so we are doing this as a way to keep them around so we can keep art in our community. This is also a good way to showcase local artists who might not have an outlet to show their work.

Four pairs of parent and child will be invited to create mono prints in the Art for Healing NYC Org Gallery. All materials, photographic paper,stencils will be provided. All you need to come with is an interest in working with your parent to make a fun piece of art to take home. One need not have any former art or photographic training. We will teach you have to use very unique materials . you will receive the very unique experience to witness the Magic of the Darkroom! No matter what you create, the experience is priceless and you will always cherish this day with your child and parent!

So Say We All is a San Diego nonprofit arts and education collective whose mission is to connect local artists to local audiences in accessible and unexpected locations. Our current venture, “The Far East Project,” seeks to create a people’s history of San Diego’s East County. El Cajon, the heart of East County, has traditionally been neglected by city arts and culture funding and artistic representation. By supporting the storefront portion of “The Far East Project,” an effective and highly visible first step would be taken towards rehabilitating the region’s image and economy. All proceeds would go to the production and labor cost involved with producing and installing 50+ large prints.

At this point there are 125 jackets in the gallery representing the patient voice on five continents. We are continually accepting new members to wear their jackets to medical conferences and events throughout the world. Any money received would pay for paint and shipping costs related to growing the gallery ever larger and to help more artists join the cause.

Purchase 4 refurbished poloraid cameras with 2 rolls of film each (color/black & white). Give cameras to 2 young girls+ boys, their mission is to go out and shoot anything that they love+inspires them. After, throw an art gallery for the 4 kids and also give them an opportunity to explain pics. I am an artist at "Jackpot Art Gallery", I 'm able to get the space for this special occasion. I have 3 adults that will be there for transportation purposes for each young person if needed. They will have a total of 2 weeks to use their film, thats 1 week a roll (12 shots each roll) show is 3rd week To get more involved I have 3 websites that will follow this project. I will also film opening night as well as interview each young artist.

ReSource Philadelphia will be based on the theme of media saturation, the idea that we are bombarded daily by images and text. With a little twist. We will be exploring positive messages of hope, peace, love, kindness, and togetherness. In order to make it extra-special, and relevant, we are asking the community to share their visions for a more positive world. The Word Wall will be where all of that comes together, into an installation piece that blends images, text, and a whole lotta love. Funds from this challenge would be used for the following: Materials and artist fees to create the Word Wall. Fees associated with photographing the Word Wall and turning that photograph into a postcard, which will be given to Word Wall contributors

Funds will be used to bring art everyday between June 13-16 borough-wide in Queens. Each day will present a public art commission that address a national policy issues like healthcare, housing and the economy which will engage artists to re-envision solutions to issues that impact the general public. The QAX festival highlights the emerging arts scene, the cultural diversity and the importance of art in our local community. For more info visit www.queensartexpress.com or www.queenscouncilarts.org

We will use the funds to buy kites in bulk, as well as art supplies for screen-printing and to decorate a temporary booth from which to hand out kites during the Field Day Closing Gala of the Tom Tom Founders Day Festival, a celebration of music + arts + innovation in Charlottesville. On the previous weekend, we'll make make the kites at public workshops led in community spaces downtown. During the workshops, we will facilitate a dialogue about our creative process, engaging the public. This project will happen at the intersection of art, design, and performance with the city as its canvas. Victoria + Patrick have collaborated on many free art workshops in the past. They're friends who believe in the power of art to build community.

[Ubuntu] "A person is a person through other persons. What dehumanizes you inexorably dehumanizes me." Ubuntu was the core concept behind healing & reconciliation in South Africa when Apartheid ended in 1994. In a world full of chaos and trauma, the spirit of Ubuntu is very much needed in our communities and we think art can serve as a good vehicle to explain this rich, little-understood concept. Ashley Strong, a local artist will design these t-shirts (her past work is above). The plan is to design $30 premium t-shirts. We hope to sell 500 of these and raise $15,000 that will help fund this Trauma Recovery Program for 6 months. $500 from this contest will help cover the initial design and printing costs for the 1st t-shirt.

In order to continue this project and bring it to more classes we need resources for instruction,supplies and printing. We work hand on with the children to design their cards by carving designs into potatoes and also using leaves and other natural materials as stamps. Lots of designs are made and then we print the best designs (students vote) to make multiples copies of. They are taught to budget with expenses and to package and market their cards. Please help us continue this exciting program which has community stake holders and volunteers including Safe Harbor After School Program, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Master Gardeners of LaPorte County, and Purdue Extension Education,

Our afterschool program is a nurturing space that empowers kids of all socio-economic backgrounds through experiences in dance, puppetry, music, poetry slams, pottery, gardening, digital media, service projects, and multiple visual, culinary and fiber arts. One of our dream projects is to make a collaborative autobiographical film written, directed, filmed, acted, and edited entirely by Urban Arts Afterschool children, focusing on the life stories of young inner-city artists, defining who they are as artists and community members, called ARTobiographies. We would be grateful for any support from individuals and/or organizations that could make this dream of ours possible by contributing toward the cost of technology and production.

The funding will provide supplies and materials to complete the project. I have been passing by PARC on my way home everyday and I've been wanting to do this project. The Program Coordinator at PARC has informed me that they have a small art space and are in need of a teacher to come in and volunteer with their participants. This will not be a one time art class. I would love to engage in workshops in other mediums like quilting and beading as well. Six years ago I formed a nonprofit in my living room and taught art classes on site at after-school centers in Atlanta with at-risk youth. We have a quilt hanging in the downtown Atlanta library, murals in 6 classrooms, and did classes at Families First Group Homes.