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    Jeff Coon and Ben Dibble Must Die by The Empire

    An epically absurd bro-fantasia of revenge, murder and musical theatre.

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    • 167% funded
    • $4,187 pledged
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      Apr 19, 2012

    Alex Bechtel BFA'08 (Musical Theater), Michael Doherty BFA'10 (Musical Theater) , and Greg Nix BFA'10 (Musical Theater) have launched their campaign for "Jeff Coon and Ben Dibble Must Die." The work will be performed at the 2012 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

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    Coalesce: The UArts Photography Class of 2012 Exhibition by Rebecca Adair

    Coalesce is an exhibition curated by the University of the Arts Photography Class of 2012 featuring work from their senior theses.

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    • 155% funded
    • $3,107 pledged
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      Apr 07, 2012

    Photography students from the Class of 2012 are raising funds to support an off-campus gallery exhibition and on-campus opening reception for their senior show.

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    Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band Music Video Premiere For Kids! by Alex Mitnick

    With the release of our latest album, I'm So Glad, we are thrilled to be filming a series of fun and interactive music videos!

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    • 133% funded
    • $24,101 pledged
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      Apr 04, 2012

    Alex Mitnick BM '99 (Instrumental Performance) and his band are raising funds to film a series of interactive music videos to coincide with the relase of their latest album.

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    The Destruction Room by Ray Davis

    A short film, a dark tale, and what happens when a student finds a secret room where there are no consequences.

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    • 119% funded
    • $1,671 pledged
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      Mar 19, 2012

    Ray Davis BFA'11 (Film/Video) just launched his campaign to continue the development of his short film "The Destruction Room" which also served as his Senior Project.

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    Love Squared First Edition by Matt Frock

    Picture Book: Love Squared is an epic journey through the garbage of popular culture to the beautiful center of all caring hearts.

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    • 121% funded
    • $3,645 pledged
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      Mar 03, 2012

    Matt Frock MFA '07 (Painting) just launched his campaign to fund the publication of Love Squared, a work of fiction told in words and pictures for ages nine to ninety, featuring original artwork.

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    Painting from the Source: The Inspiration of Italy by Anne Belov

    Learning from the masters: A time to create art, filled with the colors, light, sensations, and history of Italy.

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    • 101% funded
    • $5,090 pledged
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      Mar 02, 2012

    Anne Belov's BFA '77 (Painting) project will allow her to attend a workshop in Cortona, Italy in June of 2012 to study the history and tradition of egg tempera painting from a master of this medium.

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    Cody & Einat: an 'imaginative' short film. by Ali Petre

    Divorce can be rough, especially on children. But it can be easier getting by with the help of a friend.

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    • 100% funded
    • $8,870 pledged
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      Feb 03, 2012

    Ali Petre '12 (Film) is raising funds for her 'imaginative' short film that explores the innocence and vulnerability of childhood, and highlights the guilt and responsibility that children of divorce often feel.

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    Quick & Dirty Musicals by Georgie Keveson

    Quick & Dirty Musicals is a series of 15 minute musicals in which each episode has a puckish twist on conventional storytelling

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    • 105% funded
    • $1,050 pledged
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      Feb 01, 2012

    George Keveson BFA '10 (Applied Theater Arts), Caroline Boyd BFA '11 (Film/DigtalVideo) and Robert Curry BFA '11 (Film/Digital Video) are raising funds for the first two episodes of a web series of original musicals featuring the best young talent of Philadelphia.

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    Immi by Lauren De Angelis

    Please help me fund my senior thesis!

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    • 106% funded
    • $2,660 pledged
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      Jan 15, 2012

    Lauren De Angelis '12 (Film and Video) is raising money for her senior thesis, project, which brings together family, friendship and food.

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    The Whispers in the Walls by Isaac Ruth

    An independent short film from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

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    • 110% funded
    • $4,420 pledged
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      Dec 20, 2011

    Undergraduate student Issac Ruth '12 (Film) just launched his campaign for a short film project titled "The Whispers in the Walls."

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    ROCKEFELLER by John P. Gelety

    “I told Johnny that traveling in time is not justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.” - Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt

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    • 107% funded
    • $3,545 pledged
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      Dec 09, 2011

    John Gelety '99 (Acting) is working on a short historical science fiction film that incorporates social media to reveal clues about the story.

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    Everyone Has Their "Go To" Curatorial Project by Joseph Hocker

    The exhibition will showcase seniors from various departments of the UArts, each with their own “go to” or muse.

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    • 100% funded
    • $301 pledged
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      Feb 09, 2011

    Joseph Hocker BFA '11 (Photography) successfully secured funding for his curatorial project, which focused on the development of young artists in their quest to create a style for themselves.

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    Pride/Prejudice: Voices of LGBTQ Youth - a photo book by Rachelle Lee Smith

    This project is a collaboration of myself as a photographer and activist and a diverse group of LGBTQ youth to share experiences.

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    • 110% funded
    • $4,735 pledged
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      Mar 17, 2011

    Rachelle Smith's BFA '02 (Photography) "Pride / Prejudice: Voices of LGBTQ Youth" an ongoing photographic essay that gives members of the LGBTQ community a voice, was sucessfully funded in March 2011.

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    Power: Thesis Show on Kickstarter by AJ Bredensteiner

    Looking to bring exposure to my thesis show "Power" which will be exhibited in Philadelphia this December.

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    • 129% funded
    • $646 pledged
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      Oct 15, 2011

    MFA student AJ Bredensteiner '11 (Studio Art) sucessfully secured funding for his thesis show "Power," which will be shown in the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at UArts in December 2011.

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    Darkening of Spaces: An Art Installation by Andrew C Zahn by Andrew Cameron Zahn

    Using user interaction and complex algorithms, the piece generates an infinite number of unique patterns and textures over time.

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    • 124% funded
    • $624 pledged
    • Funded
      Oct 21, 2011

    Andrew Zahn BFA '11 (Multimedia) created an interactive generative video installation "The Darkening of Spaces" that was sucessfully funded in October 2011.

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    A comic of James Joyce's *Ulysses* by Throwaway Horse

    The first episode of our graphic adaptation of James Joyce's *Ulysses* won a big battle for free artistic expression -- help us make the next one!

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    • 142% funded
    • $8,996 pledged
    • Funded
      Dec 14, 2010

    Josh Levitas BFA '00 (Illustration) collaborated with local artist Rob Berry and Joyce scholar Mike Barsanti on a comic adpation of James Joyce's "Ulysses." The project was sucessfully funded in December 2010.