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Adam Purple and The Garden of Eden by Harvey Wang
An exhibition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the destruction of The Garden of Eden, an earthwork created by Adam Purple in NYC.
Successful!- 148% funded
- $1,855 pledged
- Funded Feb 02, 2011
This exhibition documents an extraordinary earthwork by Adam Purple that once spanned five city lots in our neighborhood, Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
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ArtUp: Growing Public Art in the LES by Fourth Arts Block
Support the expansion of FABnyc's ArtUp program, which animates underutilized spaces in the LES through art and community partnerships.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $3,361 pledged
- Funded Dec 29, 2011
Our amazing neighbors (and Festival of Ideas collaborators) at FAB are expanding their ArtUp program, and bringing art to underutilized spaces around the East Village / Lower East Side.
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Jews, a People's History of the Lower East Side by Captured
JEWS, A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE is a three volume anthology edited by Clayton Patterson and Dr. Mareleyn Schneider.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $15,100 pledged
- Funded Nov 10, 2011
Clayton Patterson is an artist, activist, and Lower East Side historian.
This ambitious project brings together 160 contributors over 3 volumes and 1,000 pages.
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Locating the Sacred by Asian American Arts Alliance
Help us raise $6,000 to launch a festival showcasing Asian American artists as agents of change and exploring the meaning of “sacred.”
Successful!- 113% funded
- $6,820 pledged
- Funded Jul 08, 2011
We sure do love festivals. Help make this one happen!
The Asian American Arts Alliance is matching artists with spaces to help explore what sacredness means to all of us through dance, music, film, visual arts, and lots more.
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Wednesdays at A's by Stuart Ginsberg
Wednesdays at A's traces the life of influential underground artist Arleen Schloss during the height of the New York City art scene.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $5,307 pledged
- Funded Dec 21, 2011
This project supports a feature-length documentary about artist Arleen Schloss, who has been at the forefront of downtown performance for three decades.
Check out her video interviews on the Bowery Artist Tribute: http://mediaspace.newmuseum.org/boweryartisttribute/
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+Pool: A Floating Pool in the River For Everyone by Family and PlayLab
An initiative to build a floating pool that filters river water off the shores of New York City.
Successful!- 166% funded
- $41,647 pledged
- Funded Jul 15, 2011
Family and Playlab are the superstars behind the Festival of Ideas' beautiful/functional/fun "Worms" tents (check them out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/festivalofideasnyc/5791393740/in/photostream) Their new project is killer. We want to swim in the +Pool!
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Elastic City: 2012 Season of Artist-Led Walks by Todd Shalom
Elastic City commissions artists to lead conceptual and poetic walks throughout and outside of NYC. Please support our 2012 season.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $25,143 pledged
- Funded Nov 11, 2011
Elastic City lead a series of "solar alignment" walks with artist Neil Freeman as part of the Festival of Ideas for the New City.
Help support another wonderful season of conceptual and poetic walks!
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Got The Power: Boomboxes as Community Soundtracks, Minnesota by Bayete Ross Smith
"Got the Power" is an interactive public sculpture made out of boom boxes. It broadcasts local peoples' favorite music and memories.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $4,389 pledged
- Funded Aug 26, 2011
Bayete Ross Smith and The Laundromat Project brought this incredible boombox tower to the Bowery during the Festival of Ideas for the New City: http://on.fb.me/pOUN91
This project supports the creation of a huge, new tower in rural Minnesota.
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peaceBOMB Film: Bombs into bracelets MADE IN LAOS. Fund the film + get a bracelet by Elizabeth, Wallis 'n Sam
Laos is the most heavily bombed country in history. peaceBOMB is about resourceful and enterprising artisans who repurpose bombs into bracelets.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $7,548 pledged
- Funded Oct 31, 2010
Look for peaceBOMB at our store, http://www.newmuseumstore.org.
They also took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011.
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Bring Psychic TV & The Ballad of Genesis & LadyJaye to SXSW! by Psychic TV/The Ballad
Help Psychic TV and The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye get from New York to Austin, Texas for SXSW!
Successful!- 100% funded
- $3,760 pledged
- Funded Mar 15, 2011
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was a friend and an acolyte of Brion Gysin. S/he met Gysin in the 1970s, and was deeply influenced by him (particularly his Cut-Up Method), and gave a talk in conjunction with Gysin's exhibit last year: http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/422
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Rebuilding The Silent Barn by Castle Oscar
The Silent Barn was an all-ages music venue in NYC, home to experiments in music and social culture for 7 years, and hopefully more.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $40,595 pledged
- Funded Sep 18, 2011
Help get The Silent Barn back on its feet!
Following a recent and massive theft, Silent Barn organizers need your support to ensure the viability of a permanent all-ages venue for independent and experimental music, games, and art.
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155 Freeman: Triple Canopy, Light Industry, Public School by Triple Canopy
This fall, Triple Canopy, Light Industry, and The Public School will launch 155 Freeman, a new arts-and-culture center in Brooklyn.
Successful!- 177% funded
- $35,465 pledged
- Funded Jul 10, 2011
Congrats to Triple Canopy on their new space! Can't wait to check it out.
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HERB & DOROTHY 50X50 by Megumi Sasaki
Help us finish the follow-up to the award-winning documentary HERB & DOROTHY, and share in the couple’s generosity and passion for art!
Successful!- 158% funded
- $87,331 pledged
- Funded Nov 06, 2011
The incredible story of one couple's love of art continues!
From the filmmaker: "Their collection is now spread throughout US, reaching areas where contemporary art was previously inaccessible. The impact of Herb & Dorothy’s gift to this country is simply immeasurable."
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Would You Like Some Coffee with Your Culture? by Fourth Arts Block
Help re-open the café on E. 4th St. that serves as a vital community gathering space for artists, audiences, and the community.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $4,100 pledged
- Funded Jan 07, 2011
Big ups to the FAB ladies from Fourth Arts Block, who helped to organize the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. Their artist-run cafe offered MUD coffee, snacks, and limited edition art objects. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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Truck Yeah: A Mobile Meet Up by Hannah, Liz, and Genevieve
Gourmet food, art, music, and design trucks convene at The Crown Victoria Bar to celebrate the mobility and changing landscape of NYC.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $8,238 pledged
- Funded Oct 01, 2011
Art Cart NYC set up in Sara D. Roosevelt Park during the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://bit.ly/r3XTTj
This October, they're teaming up with our neighbors at the LES BID to present a free cultural festival!
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ME AT THE ZOO by Me at the Zoo
Me at the Zoo is a feature documentary about Chris Crocker and the phenomenon of Internet celebrity.
Successful!- 156% funded
- $29,741 pledged
- Funded Aug 31, 2011
A documentary (and Rhizome commission!) about Chris Crocker, a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee.
The film traces a line through a tapestry of web comments, response videos, fans, and haters to map the controversial rise of an internet folk hero.
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Pie in the Park Picnic at Smorgasburg by Lauren Cucinotta
Enjoy slices from a mix of amateur and professional pie bakers at a pie picnic at Smorgasburg on Saturday, June 18th.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $557 pledged
- Funded Jun 12, 2011
Pie in the Park represented at Kickstarter's Community Pop-Up, part of the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
Check out their latest project with Kickstarter here!
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Neighbors Helping NeighborGoods by Micki Krimmel
Save money, live more sustainably and strengthen your local community by sharing goods and skills with your neighbors.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $11,391 pledged
- Funded Mar 23, 2011
Loving this LA-based project - it really mirrors the Festival of Ideas' belief in the power of collaboration. (http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com)
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Bring to Light: Nuit Blanche New York by Michael Zick Doherty
"Bring to Light" is NYC's first ever all night festival of lights themed installations and performance art on October 2nd.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $5,036 pledged
- Funded Oct 10, 2010
We loved working with DoTank:Brooklyn to bring LIGHT to the Festival of Ideas! 20+ artists invited the public to discover, drift and linger along re-configured public spaces, installations and performances: http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/program
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Lower Eastside Girls Club Needs Cameras---NOW! by Lower Eastside Girls Club
The LES Girls Club provides free photography classes to girls in the Community. The money raised will go towards buying cameras for the classes.
Successful!- 174% funded
- $4,350 pledged
- Funded Aug 24, 2010
The Lower Eastside Girls Club brought their girl-made robot pets to the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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1.1: a HUGE drawing and painting project by Kate Fauvell
1.1 is a project to create & install 1.1 million life size drawings and paintings of children, one for each child in NYC public schools
Successful!- 112% funded
- $3,381 pledged
- Funded Jun 18, 2011
This ambitious project aims to create 1.1 MILLION life size drawings and paintings, one to represent each child enrolled in New York City public schools.
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Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm by Brooklyn Kitchen
Brooklyn Grange will be a 1 acre rooftop farm in New York City.
Successful!- 116% funded
- $23,226 pledged
- Funded May 28, 2010
Brooklyn Grange took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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TRUCK FARM! a wicked delicate film and food project by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney
Help the co-creators of King Corn finish their new documentary about an old pickup, a big city, and America's urban farming revolution. Click here.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $15,241 pledged
- Funded Jun 10, 2010
Truck Farm took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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Trade School by OurGoods
At Trade School, students barter with teachers for instruction. Classes range from butter making to ghost hunting. Help us run Trade School again!
Successful!- 101% funded
- $9,133 pledged
- Funded Jun 26, 2010
OurGoods took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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Contrail - Bicycle Community Tool by ULICU
Contrail celebrates the street as a shared space. Participants attach the contrail device to their bike and leave colorful lines on the road.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $10,325 pledged
- Funded Nov 27, 2010
Contrail took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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FEAST - Keep Food on the Table by Hit Factorie
FEAST is Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics. Over a locally-sourced organic supper, FEAST democratically curates and funds local artists.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $3,049 pledged
- Funded Feb 05, 2010
FEAST took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
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D.O.U.G.H. by SCRATCHbread
D.O.U.G.H. - (Delicious, cOmmunity, Urban-Made, Goodness, Happening-now)
Successful!- 116% funded
- $11,616 pledged
- Funded Dec 10, 2010
SCRATCHbread took part in the Festival of Ideas' StreetFest on Saturday, May 7 2011. http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/
New Museum
The New Museum in New York City is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. http://www.newmuseum.org
From May 4-8, 2011, we were part of the inaugural Festival of Ideas for the New City, a major new collaborative initiative between scores of organizations working together to effect change. www.festivalofideasnyc.com
