About this project
The Numuan is Numu Arts Collective's newest venue for sharing the work of the artists in our community-- an annually published journal of writing, art and music. Though our first issue will comprise mostly of the work of Numu's members, upcoming editions will be inhabited by other talented and underexposed artists. Each publication will include a free download card that will feature music tracks from Numu musicians and spoken word recordings.
Each issue will be centered around a specific and interpretable theme. In honor of this being our first issue, the theme is “Birth”. The publication's aesthetic and quality of work will rival those of well-established journals, but it will break new ground, we feel, in the cooperative interplay of literary and visual depictions.
The medium of print publication is rapidly becoming vintage, and we look to support this cherished form of art with The Numuan. Printing is expensive, and the money raised on Kickstarter will be used to create a high-quality publication that will properly showcase the talent of our community and keep this medium alive!
Our community of talented and devoted artists have also donated great prizes for this Kickstarter page-- original artwork, handmade jewelry, and much, much more! We want to thank our artists for their generosity to this project and hope you'll become part of our ever-expanding community by showing your support for this project!
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 21, 2011.
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All donors of $5 or more will receive a personal thank you phone call from one of the Numu Founders! (These gals are great at telling jokes!)
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All donors of $10 or more will have their name printed in the premier issue of The Numuan, and a copy sent to your doorstep! (International donors please add $5)
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First 20 donors of $10 will receive limited edition, hand-printed, pink and blue Numuan poster designed by artist David B. Smith! (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373623564/in/photostream/)
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First 20 donors of $15 will receive limited edition, dual-sided canvas poster! Side one: Numuan design by David B. Smith (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373623564/). Side 2: Numu's First Birthday poster design by Dragon Coach Designs (see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373123455/)
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First 3 donors of $15 will get 2 tickets to the launch party for The Numuan in summer, 2011 in Brooklyn! Party will include live music, readings, and interactive art displays. Venue TBA.
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First 3 donors of $30 will receive 2 tickets to The Numuan launch party, as well as backstage passes and drink tickets! Summer, 2011, Brooklyn. Venue TBA. Party will include live music, readings, and interactive art displays.
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Signed copy of Salvador Olguin’s photo and poetry book: On the Life of Plants This book was inspired by some ideas about the psychic life of plants first written down by German philosopher Max Scheler in his book The Human Place in the Cosmos. It contains a series of polaroids created by the author by means of experimenting with a set of new polaroid photo films, light and puncturing techniques to create plant like shapes and colors.
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Original artwork by Rebeca Olguin, Snail, (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41677724@N08/4386052758) Mixed media (ink stamps) on acid-free paper, 7x5 inches.
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Porcelain Teddy Sculpture by Margaret Coleman, (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373630984/)
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First donor of $100 lands a walk-on role in a CollegeHumor sketch directed by Josh Ruben! CollegeHumor's original sketches and music video parodies are seen by over 15 million viewers per month. Do a one day shoot with us, show off your acting chops and be seen by millions! For a small speaking part, we pay our actors $100 so in the end you get your money back plus bragging rights to being in a super funny viral vid!
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Custom-Made Original Artwork by Rebeca Olguin. Rebeca will create a Personal Totem (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.rebecaolguin.com/2009-personal-totems.php) based on your interests. (The donors will be put in contact with artist at the end of the Kickstarter run). Finished work will come with mat board and acid-free plastic bag for safe keeping.
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Framed 10x10 in. print by David B. Smith (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373621648/in/photostream/)
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Full-page ad space in the first issue of The Numuan to advertise your work, business, beautiful face—anything!
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Handmade Jewelry by Carly Margolis: Brass Transformer Cuff. (to view, copy/paste this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/numuarts/5373624304/in/photostream/)
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BIG ONE! Numu will throw one of our fantastic, creative party/shows in your home-- we'll supply the live music, readings, comedy, and art, you just invite your friends! (NYC only).
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Numu Arts Collective is a Brooklyn-based multi-media community of artists dedicated to creating and exposing high-quality, innovative work in New York City. Our name derives from the Arabic word for "growth," and part of our mission is to encourage artistic progression through regular workshopping and collaboration, while creating our own artistic opportunities to showcase our work. As a collective we curate and produce gallery shows, music events, readings by writers of many styles and genres, and good-ol' creative parties.
