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Update #5: Thank you for everything
Hi all,
Thank you so much for all of your valiant efforts - pledging, spreading the word, tweeting, posting. Unfortunately we didn't make it happen this time, but perhaps with another go around this will come to fruition! I am going to look into some grants, take some time to re-budget with a lower figure in mind, and recover my spirits. You will all be hearing from me again soon, as I won't let this project just go to the wind.
Thanks again, so very much, for all of your support.
Lizzy
Update #4: Half way there!
I just wanted to send a quick update to thank everyone who has backed this project. I have now just surpassed the half-way point, and more pledges seem to be coming in every day. I cannot express how much it excites me that there are so many people who deem this project worthy of their time, and how grateful I am to all of you who have contributed. Come April 7th, this Kickstarter Campaign will hopefully have enabled me to continue my pursuit of Rest Stop photographs, but it has already given me a great deal of confidence to keep going with this project, regardless of what happens with funding. Knowing that 162 people believe in the work I am doing is such a gift, and I am so grateful.
Update #3: Hot off the Press!
Thanks to everyone for continuing to spread the word and of course for all of your generous contributions. I am updating to let you all know that my project was featured on NPR's (National Public Radio) Photography Blog and additionally written about in The Santa Fe Pulse. You can view both articles by clicking on the links below, and feel free to send them along to anyone you know who may find this project as vital as I do!
NPR:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/03/09/134389002/photographing-every-rest-stop-in-america
Santa Fe Pulse:
http://santafepulse.com/2011/02/photographer-documents-decline-of-local-rest-areas/
Update #2: A week in and funding is well underway, thanks to 24 stellar people!
Thank you so very much to everyone who deemed this project worthy of a pledge. Thank you all for your generosity, and your vote of confidence in this project! Please continue to do your utmost to spread the word about this project to friends and family of yours who may be interested in supporting art of this nature. I believe that through tapping into not only my extended network (all of you!) but also your extended networks I can accomplish my goal and continue with this vital project.
You're the best!
xoxo
Lizzy
Update #1: day one!
it's day one and heres hoping for some good luck and great people that enable me to continue this project!
xoxo
lizzy
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 8, 2011.
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A thank you email from the artist and invites to all following exhibitions and launches!
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A thank you on my website and my everlasting gratitude!
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A personalized post card featuring a photograph from the Rest Stop series with a thank you message from the artist, plus a thank you on my website and my everlasting gratitude!
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A post card from the artist picked up while on the road shooting Rest Stops AND a 4x6 signed and editioned c-print from the Rest Stop series! + everything else above!
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A 20x24 signed and editioned c-print from the Rest Stop series! + everything else above!
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Whatever you want... Really, as long as it falls within the general realm of photographic prints and costs me $1,000 or less to produce, this reward is up to you! + everything else above!
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Lizzy Oppenheimer is an internationally exhibited and published artist based in Brooklyn. She attended Parsons School for Design, receiving a BFA for Photography. Lizzy’s work as been exhibited at Chlesea Art Museum in NYC, Thomas Werner Gallery in NYC, The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, NM, Three Gallery in NYC, Calumet Gallery in NYC, MaxMara in NYC and The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Lizzy was awarded a winner in the PDN Photography Annual for 2010 and The Tierney Fellowship for 2010.
When one door closes, crawl through the nearest window! Good luck! Do you have your pledgers email addresses? Or will you post future projects here for us to follow?
Best of luck!
Amy
So sorry you were unable to make the goal this time. Wish more people had been able to share your vision. Pleae keep trying ... I'll be happy to back you again.
If you redo the project, let me know (I don't always check Kickstarter because there are always more projects than I have $$). I would like to see your project succeed.
Sandy Shaner