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    UNSTOPPABLE by Graham Moore

    Unstoppable, a revenge comic.

    Successful!
    • 103% funded
    • $6,182 pledged
    • Funded
      May 26, 2013

    Graham Moore is raising funds for a revenge comic series following Nikolai Nosova, a man looking to settle a score in 1980's New York City. What brought Nikolai to New York and why he seeks revenge is the focus of the initial storyline in UNSTOPPABLE.

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    Gold Mining in El Chocó, Colombia by Steve Cagan and Mary Kelsey

    Photography and drawing that examine environmental, social and economic consequences of current mechanized mining practices in El Chocó

    Successful!
    • 100% funded
    • $16,137 pledged
    • Funded
      May 20, 2013

    Mary Kelsey and Steve Cagan, Cleveland area artist and photographer, are developing a project to look at the effects of gold mining in the northwest El Chocó department of Colombia.

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    The BikeSpike by Team BikeSpike

    A bike GPS tracker that automatically reports a crash to contacts, alerts you if tampered with, iOS/Android/Web friendly with open API.

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    • 101% funded
    • $152,631 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 09, 2013

    Clay Neigher collaborates on BikeSpike, the world's smallest GPS designed to track the whereabouts of your bike. Beyond anti-theft features this GPS alerts your contacts in case of an emergency, can monitor your mileage, and report on your workout benefits.

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    Balagan Film Series 2013 by BALAGAN (Jeff, Alla, Mariya & Stefan)

    An independent screening series that brings experimental, marginalized and undiscovered films and their makers to Boston audiences!

    Successful!
    • 108% funded
    • $5,432 pledged
    • Funded
      Mar 16, 2013

    Jeff Silva, with interns Corrin Barnes & Elizabeth Garcia + volunteers Nick Bunch, Steve Decky, Coorain Devin, Meaghan Mahoney and others, celebrate an independent screening series bringing experimental, marginalized and undiscovered films and their makers to Boston audiences!

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    NEAR DEATH performance art experience by Vela Phelan

    LIFE is as much part of NEAR DEATH as is DEATH itself.

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    • 100% funded
    • $3,022 pledged
    • Funded
      Jan 05, 2013

    NEAR DEATH performance art experience will uncover the infinitely small territory we claim between life and death. A two-day event in Boston will feature performances by Jeff Huckleberry, Faith Johnson, Gustavo Alvarez, Travis McCoy Fuller, Marilyn Arsem, and Jamie McMurray.

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    Metamorphosis into Mermaid by Belle Casale

    Artist turning into mermaid, then performing in realistic tail, to be cast in silicone rubber.

    Successful!
    • 123% funded
    • $1,231 pledged
    • Funded
      Dec 02, 2012

    Witness Belle Casale's transformation from human to mermaid in this hybrid project bridging sculpture and performance.

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    PAINTING SPACE by Dylan Hurwitz

    Visitors will dance with paint on their feet to live music at this pop-up art show! Three Museum School students will show work.

    Successful!
    • 101% funded
    • $1,522 pledged
    • Funded
      Nov 17, 2012

    Dylan Hurwitz, Sam Moberg and Klementina Budnik are three SMFA students planning to stage a one-day pop-up exhibition in New Hope, PA. The event will feature live music, dance, painting, animation, and installation in an unfolding collaborative creation of sounds and images.

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    Festooning the Inflatable Beehive by Colette Aliman & Maria Molteni

    You're invited to explore apiculture & architecture inside our skep-inspired structure where 10-15 human beeings may gather & share.

    Successful!
    • 136% funded
    • $3,417 pledged
    • Funded
      Nov 08, 2012

    Collette Aliman's collaborative project fuses art, science, community engagement - and the life of bees!

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    Don Quixote: 91 Paintings In 91 Days! by Michael Wilson

    My project is to create a suite of 91 paintings and drawings featuring The Man of La Mancha, aka Don Quixote, in 3 months, or 91 days.

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    • 153% funded
    • $4,590 pledged
    • Funded
      Nov 19, 2012

    Just as Picasso, Honoré Daumier and the musical Man of La Mancha found inspiration in Don Quixote - an artist who pursued uncompromised personal vision - so does painter Michael Wilson in an ambitious suite of paintings.

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    TESTIMONIES: Stories of Refugee Children during WW II by Samantha Lakin and Laura Bernier

    "TESTIMONIES" is a photo and research exhibit documenting stories of Jewish refugee children rescued to safety in Switzerland.

    Successful!
    • 165% funded
    • $3,301 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 12, 2012

    SMFA alumni photographer Laura Bernier and historian Samantha Lakin are two former Fulbright scholars teamed up to create a documentary representation of the stories of Jewish children rescued and brought to safety in Switzerland during World War II.

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    A Fine Book of Letters by Carol Way Wood

    An illuminated Journey through the Alphabet

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    • 130% funded
    • $6,341 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 01, 2012

    Carol Way Wood takes us on an illuminated journey through the alphabet in A Fine Book of Letters.

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    Berlin Calling: An International Exhibition Opportunity by Katrina Neumann

    We did it! We made this artist's dream come true at 100% funded!! Keep it going! Support Berlin Calling Today!

    Successful!
    • 105% funded
    • $2,038 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 28, 2012

    Berlin Calling is Katrina Neumann's dream of having an international exhibition with the WYE Residency in Berlin, Germany.

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    Rough Trade II: A Boston/Chicago Artist Exchange by Sandrine Schaefer

    The Present Tense (Boston) & Defibrillator Gallery (Chicago) have joined forces to produce an artist exchange between their 2 cities!

    Successful!
    • 102% funded
    • $3,070 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 26, 2012

    The Present Tense, a Boston-based live art initiative, has re-joined forces with Chicago area Artist and Curator, Joseph Ravens and Defibrillator Gallery in Chicago to produce an artist exchange between their two cities.

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    Pulp & Deckle: a paper experience by Jennifer Woodward

    Pulp & Deckle is a community handmade papermaking studio located in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, OR.

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    • 100% funded
    • $13,032 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 13, 2012

    Pulp & Deckle in Portland, OR is transforming an empty space into a community handmade papermaking studio where anyone from beginners to experienced paper-makers can utilize specialized facilities and equipment .

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    Turtle Magic: A Children's Book in Stained Glass by Deenie Pacik Giuliano

    A series of stained glass panels illustrating a children's book.

    Successful!
    • 108% funded
    • $2,165 pledged
    • Funded
      Sep 05, 2012

    It all started with a small turtle in the middle of the road in a park. Turtle Magic is a children's book illustrated with a series of stained glass panels scheduled for exhibition at Rhode Island’s Warwick Museum of Art in Spring of 2013.

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    Before And After Dinner, A Portrait of André Gregory by Cindy Kleine

    A film about the life and work of André Gregory, visionary theatre director, storyteller and the My Dinner With Andre guy

    Successful!
    • 105% funded
    • $79,460 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 25, 2012

    Before And After Dinner is an intimate film portrait of the life and work of André Gregory - director, actor, writer, artist and raconteur - directed by filmmaker Cindy Kleine, André’s wife.

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    Eggs for Donuts: A Documentary Short by K. Tyler

    Eggs for Donuts is a documentary project focusing on New Town, North Dakota the site where three small towns were flooded in 1953.

    Successful!
    • 102% funded
    • $2,566 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 21, 2012

    K. Tyler's Eggs for Donuts is a documentary short exploring historical and contemporary changes to North Dakota's landscape and inhabitants impacted by the construction of the Garrison Dam, resulting in the flooding of three townships.

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    What We Tell Each Other - Oral History & Wet-Plate Collodion by Meghan Sellars

    With my photography practice born of pure light & chemistry, I collaborate with storytellers to make oral histories tangible.

    Successful!
    • 104% funded
    • $4,312 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 16, 2012

    This project will indulge Meghan Paxton Sellar's love of history and stories. Here, she explores the link between oral histories and the imagery we use to define ourselves as communities, families, and individuals.

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    Poison Dart Frog T-Shirt by Ryan Klemek

    Help me put my new Poison Dart Frog design on T-shirts so people can wear them! I need to raise $900 to cover the screen printing cost.

    Successful!
    • 116% funded
    • $1,050 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 27, 2012

    Ryan Klemenk's apparel line Donkeyshines features designs portraying animals in strange situations or unexpected contexts.

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    Nothing Like Ivanhoe by Bug Davidson

    "Nothing Like Ivanhoe" is a new short film by director Bug Davidson, shooting August 2012 in Austin, TX.

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    • 115% funded
    • $2,879 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 18, 2012

    Nothing Like Ivanhoe is an experimental film that explores the comedic in everyday life through new and surprising imagery and sounds.

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    Endless Migration 2 by HotAirRaccoon Games

    A visually striking game about flocking birds, time travel, and finding your way home.

    Successful!
    • 125% funded
    • $10,052 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 10, 2012

    Endless Migration 2 is an artful, atmospheric video game about a flock of migratory birds lost in time.

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    Los Miembras: SMFA students go to Mexico City by Los Miembras

    SMFA students take on collaborative art projects and meet contemporary artists in Mexico city!

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    • 151% funded
    • $3,020 pledged
    • Funded
      Jul 11, 2012

    Los Miembres, an SMFA student artist collective, seeks to travel as a group to Mexico and meet five contemporary artists that inspire and inform their individual art practices.

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    PHOTOVILLE - coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park - June 22/July 1 by United Photo Industries

    Photoville is a unique photo village built from shipping containers in the heart of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Help us make it a FREE event!

    Successful!
    • 103% funded
    • $31,090 pledged
    • Funded
      Jun 10, 2012

    To paraphrase the old adage, "it takes a photo community to build a photo village". And like an any village, Photoville is about community-building and the ties that bind us together through shared experiences.

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    Picturing the South, A Photobook by Shane Lavalette

    A limited-edition photobook by Shane Lavalette to follow the High Museum's "Picturing the South" exhibition in Atlanta, GA.

    Successful!
    • 150% funded
    • $24,152 pledged
    • Funded
      Jun 22, 2012

    A poetic expression of the relationship between traditional music and the contemporary landscape through the lens of an American photographer, where stories and themes embodied in music are the carriers of image.

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    The Beast of Wolfe's Bay: Graphic Novel by Erik Evensen

    A sci-fi/adventure/comedy story about a couple of nerds consulting on a homicide, who find out the killer might not exactly be human.

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    • 335% funded
    • $16,777 pledged
    • Funded
      May 23, 2012

    Erik Evensen's solo endeavor to modernize Beowulf, tell a character-driven tale about grad school and fold in a story about Sasquatch - all in one graphic novel.

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    The Constellation Song by stephen st. francis decky

    The Constellation Song is an animated film based on characters created in a series of recent paintings.

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    • 109% funded
    • $2,180 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 27, 2012

    The Constellation Song is a magical animated film based on characters created in recent paintings by the talented and mercurial Stephen St. Francis Decky.

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    Where All The Problems Start by Alaina

    A collaborative book project created by a group of middle school students and a matching number of local artists.

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    • 120% funded
    • $600 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 27, 2012

    A beautifully written and illustrated book project developed by the incredibly versatile and whimsical Alaina. "Where All The Problems Start" features amazing stories from nine young writers along with a matching number of illustrations by epically talented artists.

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    Balagan Film Series by BALAGAN (Jeff, Alla, Mariya & Stefan)

    Independent screening series that brings experimental, marginalized and undiscovered films and their makers to the Boston audience!

    Successful!
    • 117% funded
    • $3,532 pledged
    • Funded
      Jan 12, 2012

    Balagan is an independent screening series dedicated to experimental, marginalized and undiscovered film & video work. It was started over ten years ago by SMFA faculty member Jeff SIlva and Alla Kovgan in a screening room at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

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    Walking Home: stories from the desert to the Great Lakes by Laura Milkins

    May 1st, 2011: I am walking home. 2000 miles, from Tucson to Grand Rapids, MI. Live-streaming 24/7. Walk with me and share a story.

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    • 116% funded
    • $5,252 pledged
    • Funded
      Apr 11, 2011

    About community and connections, Walking Home is a 2,000 mile journey that celebrates the gift of stories and an open heart.

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    Make Capitalism Work For Me! by Steve Lambert

    A 9ft tall x 20ft long flashing sign and digital scoreboard asking passers by "CAPITALISM works for me!" true or false?

    Successful!
    • 178% funded
    • $16,986 pledged
    • Funded
      Aug 06, 2011

    Steve Lambert, who worked with the Yes Men and others to produce a fake copy of The New York Times, surpassed his goal to raise $9,500 to produce a sign on a traveling truck that asks people if capitalism works for them and publish a book about the project.