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Oct 23, 2012 -
Dec 11, 2012
(49 days)
- First created · 1 backed
- Stephen Glassman 263 friends
- Website: urbanair.is
Pledge $5 or more
384 backers
Thank you! Your name on our donor website and placed on our urban air mailing list
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $10 or more
352 backers
Your message on a virtual leaf! Like the web, a bamboo forest is one interconnected rhizome network. $10 buys you a leaf in our virtual UrbanAir bamboo forest on the web. Click on the leaf of your choosing and it magnifies large enough to post your own message in the worldwide call for our global green future.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $30 or more
121 backers
You get your very own UrbanAir commemorative bamboo flash drive
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $35 or more
140 backers
For $5 more, you get the UrbanAir commemorative bamboo flash drive LOADED with Stephen’s UrbanAir digital imagery.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $50 or more
149 backers
Your Choice: the UrbanAir Recycled billboard bag. Not only can you transform billboards to gardens, but you can save trees by replacing your paper grocery bags with our billboard bag – made from 100% recycled billboards. OR: our soft and comfy custom printed UrbanAir T-shirt. Stylin'! (int'l shipping extra)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $150 or more
40 backers
All of the above, PLUS a 13" x 19" inch, signed, limited edition, museum quality, UrbanAir print. (international shipping not included)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $250 or more
27 backers
UrbanAir Premier Performance Event and Party - A fabulous avante-garde evening of spectacle, music, performance, food and art. This special evening is co-produced by LA’s very own haute event creators Fire and Creme. Sip UrbanAir cocktails, munch Urban street food, and mingle with an ever growing list of Urban artists, performers, musicians, and filmmakers as they weave a mesmerizing evening of beauty, audacity, and mystery in Los Angeles.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $500 or more
7 backers
All of the above plus a framed, signed drawing from the artists' sketchbook.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $1,250 or more
0 backers Limited (30 of 30 left)
A quiet and delicious celebration. Come enjoy an elegant and intimate dinner party, hosted by the artist and prepared by famed celebrity chef Andrew Kirschner on the back patio of “Tar and Roses” - his award winning Santa Monica restaurant (best new restaurant, L.A., 2012). Wood oven cooking, intimate fine dining, great conversation, quiet sea breezes under the stars ... plus a special gift bag. Bring your date -the dinner party premium covers the evening for two!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $2,500 or more
2 backers Limited (10 of 12 left)
The Tar and Roses gourmet dinner evening PLUS a unique limited edition Urban Air commemorative sculpture plus all of the above, and credited as a patron on our website.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
A visit to the artist’s studio and your choice of select full scale original studio artwork plus all of the above, and membership in the producer circle on our website & and credited in all future publications.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013
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Show older commentsCreator Evalotta Falkeborn Willner on April 27
really too bad, I can not use the my VIP-tickets.... have a great evening everyone
Creator Mark Rainville on March 26
Check out this article about another interesting use for billboards:
http://www.gizmag.com/scribe-billboard-house/26798/
I am very excited about your project and look forward to receiving my billboard bag!
Thanks! - Mark
Creator Evalotta Falkeborn Willner on March 10
hi. what´s happening?
Creator Bruce Murray on February 15
How about an update?
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 18
looking forward to posting a regular newsletter to keep every informed.
thank you all for your help - we have all created this new community. the possibilities are endless!
Creator Beverly Archer on December 14
This is great. I hope you plan to send updates to the 1565 of us who joined in. I did not ask for a bag or a T-shirt for my pledge but I certainly hope to kept up to speed. Best of luck. Can't wait to see it.
Creator Andrew Bene on December 13
Hope this works out. It'll be cool to see billboards that aren't just ads for some crappy product.
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 13
thanks - i'll let them know. i've been invited to do a piece in denver a few times, but have yet to connect.
maybe at the airport?
Creator William on December 13
Congratulations!! looking forward to seeing this In Denver very soon.
Creator David Kebo on December 13
That was amazing. What an incredible finish to watch. Congratulations! Can't wait to see this happen in my hometown.
Creator Lewis George on December 12
This is great news. This is a great project and hopefully one of many. It was close but makes the success even more rewarding.
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 12
really appreciate how much you all wanted to see this Random Act of Beauty happen. means a lot to me, and says alot to the world about the human value of art. So many of you have connected to the piece and found personal meaning in it. So much passion unleashed into the world. That's a success on it's own. I've learned a lot and grown as an artist because of it. Now it's time to build!
Creator Michael Gulick on December 12
Congratulations! I am so happy to see this one make it! I would so adore seeing some of those bamboo billboards up here in Boston... though the cold winters might make that rather difficult.
Creator Peter James Christensen on December 12
I am really glad that we made it! This is one that I really wanted to see and I hope catches on in other citys!
Creator Lindsay on December 12
You made it! Amazing - way to mobilize and make this happen : )
Creator Ben Snyder on December 12
Yay! So exciting!
Creator Casey Paleos on December 12
woohoo!! pop the champagne corks!!!
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 11
THANK YOU ALL!!!!!
Creator Jonathan Richter on December 11
Exciting win, Stephen. Congrats!!!
Creator Andrew Crouthamel on December 11
Wow that was close.
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 11
its so wonderful seeing faces. thanks everybody
Creator Beverly Archer on December 11
Give it up,man. You won! Time to celebrate.
Creator Kimberly Bruton on December 11
This project makes me happy : )
Creator Josef Rivera on December 11
Nice Nice!!!
Creator Mauricio Campos-Miranda on December 11
congratulations!!!
Creator Cathy Brown on December 11
Congratulations!
Creator Mark Rainville on December 11
WOAH! BAM over $400 in a couple of minutes! Awesome! Party time!
Creator Pam Luk on December 11
Because art matters. Because trees matter. Congratulations and Merry Christmas!
Creator Amer Ajami on December 11
Congrats :)
Creator Mauricio Campos-Miranda on December 11
you're gonna make it!!!!
Creator Jennika Ingram on December 11
So close, good luck!!
Creator Chris @ BiteMyApple on December 11
Looking good guys....
Creator Randy Apuzzo on December 11
This is going to be epic!!
Creator Virginia Keating on December 11
Less than $2,000 to go! It'll happen, and it'll be AWESOME!
Creator Mark Rainville on December 11
It is going to be close! :) It will happen!
Creator Caroline A. Streeter on December 11
This is going to happen!!!!!!
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 11
always knew it would be a nail-biter. So inspiring to see backers upping their pledges. Seems like maybe some people have to adjust down as the pay-date comes due. that's ok ... it's still early!
Creator Mark Rainville on December 11
I am so excited! Although I have noticed the $ amount go down a couple times. what's up with that? I updated my pledge amount to add $10. although I saw it show $95,470 a little while ago and now it is back to $95,301 (at time of post). weird. I know that the last $4,699 can come in the next few hours! it is SOOOO close!
Creator Casey Paleos on December 11
holy cow... over 90 grand: the amount left to go is down to 4 figures! only 19 hours left!
SQUEEZE THAT FEATHER DUMBO... YOU CAN FLY!!! YOU CAN FLY!!!
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 10
kickstarter does not allow you to fund yourself
thanks so much! the momentum is so exciting, and the support from around the world is a once in a lifetime feeling! i think we'll make it - season of miracles!
Creator Evan Jacoby on December 10
13+ K in 12 hours! That's the spirit! we're almost there!
:)
Also @Jeannie, I don't believe you're banned from backing yourself.. Sure it's stretching a loophole, sure it's against intent.. but I don't think it is illegal or technically fraudulent.
Creator Jeannie on December 10
@Evan I don't think that's quite legal. But could be wrong.
Creator Evalotta Falkeborn Willner on December 9
Maja and I keep our fingers crossed....
Creator Evan Jacoby on December 8
Have you looked into the possibility of borrowing 34 K from the bank, backing yourself, and paying them back on the 12th?
This way you'd at least get the 66 K pledged so far...
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 7
1gig
Creator Nhonami on December 7
How much data will the flash drives hold?
Creator Ted Parkman on December 6
This would do wonders for commuters stalled in traffic as well as pedestrians just out for a stroll. Imagine the visual impact; I really dig this project. :)
Creator Stephen Glassman on December 4
hi nat
ideally solar power and rainwater capture would be ideal. for the first one here, we will do all that we can to make it as zero impact as possible. the most important thing at this point is to get the first prototype up and let it run.
as the concept spreads and we eventually come to nyc, sponsorship, ownership, and maintenance programs will be designed and established
thanks for your support!
Creator Nat Krieger on December 4
Love the concept and have backed but I do have questions..How are the misters and wife going to be powered, solar? Once this is installed, will it be maintained..it will look beautiful in the beginning but eventually there will be weeds which will detract from the beauty/functionality and what is to prevent someone from going and defacing the garden...those are my fears.
I ask these things because I want to see this succeed and be a model for other cities, like NYC
Creator Elizabeth T on December 3
I added my $40 to my pledge to do my part.