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This week-long book festival makes us want to hop on a plane to Seattle asap. APRIL connects readers of independent, small-press literature with the authors and publishers who create it, so if you're any one of those people, mark your calendars for their March (not April) event.

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Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature by Willie Fitzgerald

A festival of independent literature.

  • 114% funded
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Photography

It's rare that someone leaves Ikea not with a table or chairs, but with a new art project. Yet, that is exactly what happened to Amy Lombard when she ventured into the Swedish furniture store and began photographing customers inside Ikea's surreal showrooms. 

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Happy Inside by Amy Lombard

Happy Inside is a book project by artist Amy Lombard of photographs made in the showroom of IKEA.

  • 70% funded
  • $3,514 pledged
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Performance Art

In one of her recent works, video artist Princess Dies scribbled on Fred Armisen's face. Now, she's taking her video magic to the next level through interactive installations inside Second Life, and a performance piece with Los Angeles avant-duo Lucky Dragons. 

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Princess Dies Residency at Wonder Valley Land Art Project by Ashby Lee Collinson

Princess Dies TV show has an art residency at the Wonder Valley Land Art Project in 29 Palms, CA to build a stage, perform and tape!

  • 50% funded
  • $2,506 pledged
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Classical Music

As part of their on-going effort to support new music and young composers, The Kronos: Under 30 project pairs the legendary Kronos Quartet with an emerging composer to create new work. The fifth installment of this series kicks off this coming Spring! 

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Kronos: Under 30 Project / #5 by Kronos Quartet

Under 30 is a commissioning program designed to support the creation of new work by young artists. Help us create new music!

  • 93% funded
  • $9,315 pledged
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Graphic Design

Born from a past project involving a set of parody window signs displaying text like "Sorry, We're DRUNK" and "Yes, We're BROKE," this bold, beveled typeface by design studio Aesthetic Apparatus is ready to be transformed into a set of three overlapping fonts that anyone can own.

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VALUCO Font Design by Aesthetic Apparatus

Aesthetic Apparatus needs your assistance in bringing this fussy, ultra-display, beveled typeface to life!

  • 160% funded
  • $8,024 pledged
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Board & Card Games

A mix between a board and card game, Conquest Tactics is a new strategy game set in the fantasy world of Yen Sen. First conceptualized when creator Andy was 10, he's been preparing Conquest Tactics for gameplay since 2009. Now it's time to vanquish your enemies!

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Conquest Tactics - A Strategy Card Game of Fantasy Warfare by Zeitgeyser LLC

Lead your fantasy faction to victory by using Troops, Spells and Equipment to defeat your opponent on the Fire Continent battlefield

  • 60% funded
  • $4,220 pledged
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Country & Folk

With a love for vintage country & western deep in their hearts, rambling man Johnny Corndawg and folkies Dawes have teamed up to make a country record strictly for Dads. Fittingly, they recorded the album at Dad-Rock icon Jackson Browne's studio. Perfect for the Dad in your life!

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Jonny Corndawg (featuring Dawes) makes Dad Country by Jonny Fritz

We are raising money to help pay for the recording of my new record with Dawes as the backup band.

  • 144% funded
  • $7,222 pledged
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Crafts

There's nothing cooler than holding a beautifully hand-woven craft in your hand, which is why we're glad Dee Clements is creating a collection of lovely utilitarian textiles that combine traditional elements with innovative styles. 

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New Year's Weave by Dee Clements

To make a collection of hand woven, hand dyed textiles for the home & body.

  • 106% funded
  • $3,756 pledged
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