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Jen Urso

Phoenix, AZ

I am originally from Reading and Lansdale, PA. I received a BFA in Art with concentrations in both painting and sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University in 1996 that included studying abroad at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. I was ... view more

  1. on January 11
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    Broadside Attractions | Vanquished Terrains by Broadside Attractions

    A playful collaborative project between 12 San Francisco Bay Area visual artists and 12 Bay Area writers

    • 100% funded $5,015 pledged
    • 63 backers
    • Funded Jan 14, 2012
  2. on February 23, 2011
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    Arizona Between Nosotros: Artists from Mexico Respond by Arizona Between Nosotros

    Help us bring artists from Mexico to Arizona in summer 2011 to respond to current events in Arizona via video and performance art.

    • 108% funded $3,800 pledged
    • 102 backers
    • Funded Apr 20, 2011
  3. on February 9, 2011
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    Living Sea Sculpture: contemporary art as coral refuge by Colleen Flanigan

    A welded steel matrix, like DNA, will be electrified to build an ongoing calciferous collaboration with marine organisms in Cancun.

    • 108% funded $16,331 pledged
    • 257 backers
    • Funded Apr 12, 2011
  4. on October 1, 2009
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    Jen Urso launched a project

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    White Space: an 82 mile walk home in Pennsylvania by Jen Urso

    Completion of video from my performance walk White Space and construction of a model railroad set recreating the walk performance.

    Funding Unsuccessful (12/30/2009)
  5. on September 30, 2009
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    Jen Urso
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    Ice House Detroit by Gregory Holm and Matthew Radune

    An architectural installation in which a Photographer and Architect acquire one of Detroit's 80,000 abandoned houses to encapsulate in ice.

    • 100% funded $11,000 pledged
    • 53 backers
    • Funded Dec 16, 2009
  6. on September 30, 2009
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    Jen Urso
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    For Thousands of Miles - a documentary about leaving everything behind by Mike Ambs

    We've invested 6 years & almost $35k to get this feature-length doc' to where it stands today. Help us wrap up the last few stages of post-production!

    • 107% funded $8,945 pledged
    • 103 backers
    • Funded Nov 26, 2009