About this project
We’re opening a gallery/salon/sanctuary called Garland in the Lower East Side of Manhattan that’s selective about art, design, and fashion, and will also serve as a space for kindred spirits to gather. Here we can amuse and inspire one another, share ideas, screen movies, and introduce natural and artisanal items, some of which you’d otherwise have to scour obscure corners of the desert to find.
We have events, too. Programming includes light meditation, sound immersion, creative aura field recordings, and unique yoga classes, as well as your regular ol’ art opening type things. And there’s more: Garland will also have its own in-house publication that’s sincere and informative, combining culture and news, featuring fantastic, well-edited writing with enormous personality.
We already have the space, and it’s gorgeous. We still need some assistance getting the doors open, and here's where you come in.
What this looks like may change and evolve, though we know for sure our intent is focused on a place where, quite simply, there’s super cool stuff and a nice, peaceful environment to enjoy it in. There’s nowhere that combines edge and energy like this in New York.
We think it’s important to have an actual space because as we become more and more pulled into web entities, we can lose touch with what connects us to where we actually live and who we’re around. So let’s explore the human experience at Garland!
FAQ
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
33
Backers
$2,384
pledged of $8,000 goal
Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on January 16, 2010.
Pledge $10 or more
Level 1: A big THANK YOU! on our website and in the inaugural issue of Garland's publication
Pledge $15 or more
Level 2: A postcard designed by Shantell Martin with a personalized, handwritten note of gratitude by Liz Armstrong ***(plus Level 1 reward)
Pledge $25 or more
Level 3: A zine of some of Liz Armstrong's favorite own previously published works plus drawings by Shantell Martin ***(plus Level 2 rewards)
Pledge $50 or more
Level 4: Free entry to one Garland event *** + First issue of Garland's publication *** (plus Level 3 rewards)
Pledge $100 or more
Level 5: Drawing by Shantell Martin (limited print in an edition of 30) ***(plus Level 3 rewards)
Pledge $500 or more
Level 6: Unique five-inch-by-five-inch drawing by Shantell Martin *** + Selection of super delicious packaged snacks by Sedona's ChocolaTree Cafe *** + Personalized combination of stones including ethically hand-harvested Oregon Sunstone and a collection of precious and semi-precious gems *** (plus Level 4 rewards)
Pledge $1,000 or more
Level 7: Unique five-inch-by-five-inch drawing by Shantell Martin *** + Selection of artisanal, handmade raw chocolates by Sedona Chocolate Superfoods *** + Personalized combination of stones including ethically hand-harvested Oregon Sunstone and a collection of precious and semi-precious gems *** (plus Level 4 rewards)
Pledge $3,000 or more
Level 8: One-on-one consultation in digital painting by Shantell Martin (US only) *** + In-person tarot reading by Liz Armstrong (US only) *** + One-year subscription to Garland's publication *** + Listed as a sponsor on our website *** + Unique five-inch-by-five-inch drawing by Shantell Martin *** + Selection of artisanal, handmade raw chocolates by Sedona Chocolate Superfoods *** + Selection of super delicious packaged snacks by Sedona's ChocolaTree Cafe *** + Personalized combination of stones including ethically hand-harvested Oregon Sunstone and a collection of precious and semi-precious gems *** (plus Level 4 rewards)
Project By
Shantell Martin and Liz Armstrong
Last Login 01/16/10
- New York, NY
- Has not backed any projects
- Send Message
Has not connected their Facebook account.
Shantell Martin expands conventional definitions of drawing, pioneering an area that combines improvised stream-of-consciousness live illustration and its intricate and complex relationship to music. By using an electronic tablet that works like a grown-up Etch-a-Sketch and allows her to literally draw with light, her performances promote serendipity and audience interaction.
With the simplicty of pen and paper she creates delicate, intricate, and ever-changing otherworldly landscapes populated with quasi-humans and other almost-but-not-quite-familiar creatures, which themselves seem to be continually engaged in the process of evolving into something else. She recently relocated to New York from Tokyo, where she collaborated with musicians, DJs, and designers and garnered a number of industry awards for her unique and fluid illustrations.
Liz Armstrong’s an accomplished writer who’s constantly thrilled by the hilariously strange and deeply wonderful world we live in, and she loves how everyone has something worthwhile to say about it. A former editor at Vice magazine and columnist and longtime freelance writer for the Chicago Reader, she believes we’re all connected through our stories, which she likes to tell in a sparkling, irreverent manner.
Besides her posts at Vice and the Reader, she’s been published all over the place, including New York magazine, Village Voice, Hint, Missbehave, Star, Jalouse, Blender, Las Vegas Weekly, Seventeen, K48, Lumpen, Real Groove, Amsterdam Weekly, Las Vegas Home & Design, Select, Swingset, Rollerderby, and Hit It or Quit It. She’s lectured at universities and colleges in Chicago, been a guest host on MTV Australia, dubbed a notable local by the Chicago Historical Society, and had an honorable mention in one of the annual Da Capo Best Music Writing anthologies.
