Kickstarter

As successful Kickstarter project kids Matt & I have been invited to be part of the Walker Shop Meet & Greet October 25th from 5-9pm at the Walker Art Center here in Minneapolis!!  It's FREE so come check out other rad MPLS kickstarter products PLUS hear the cofounder of Kicstarter, Yancey Strickler, talk @ 7pm!!! http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2012/creative-entrepreneurship-conversation-kickst

So even though we did not get picked to continue on in the First Photo book contest we posted about last time we are still winning over here :)

Thanks,

Leslie

hi all!  

did everyone receive their rewards and get to download the new ada jane album 'under'?  please let us know if you did not receive your prizes, if something was damaged, or if you had trouble with the free download.  plus any feedback of what you loved or hated is always welcome.  hard to believe the book release party was just over a month ago!!

also we wanted to let you know that we submitted the book to a few contests and there is one that we find out this weekend if we are in the running for the main prize and they actually have all the books entered on display THIS weekend IN NYC!

if any of you east coasters go please take a photo for us of the book with it's book friends and snag us a copy of the Photobook Review 003, the winners are featured in there.

thank you everyone!! we've put your funds and support to a lot of amazing uses and just want to keep you posted on all you're continuing to help to do. 

here's a copy of the email i just received from them for more info:

Thank you for participating in the 2012 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards!

After the shortlist is announced in the PhotoBook Review 003 this coming weekend at the New York Art Book Fair (http://nyartbookfair.com/), all submissions will be on view to the public at Aperture Gallery (http://www.aperture.org/gallery/) in a reading room.

Please come and have a look at all the great books we received!

For more information and to view a selection of Awards submissions, please visit the PhotoBook Review (http://www.aperture.org/pbr/) pages.

Subscribe to Aperture magazine (https://www.ezsubscription.com/ape/subscribe.asp?type=full) to receive your copy of the PhotoBook Review 003, featuring the thirty shortlisted entries!

We look forward to seeing you at the gallery!

Best wishes,

The PhotoBook Awards Team

The hardcovers arrived yesterday and all of the paperback books arrived safely today!!!  That means everything is finally here!  Tonight we put CDs into all the books so they are now ready to send to you and also for the book release party.  Once they got discs put in we signed and bundled the books for your reward packages!  See the photo below of Matt and our assembly line.

Remember that if you make it to the book release party Friday night please check with us to pick up your rewards.  We would love to also thank you in person if possible for helping to make this project a reality!  Don't worry, for those of you who can't make it we send air hugs and will be putting your packages in the mail very soon.  There will also be an update coming shortly about the Ada Jane digital download information!  

This afternoon I stopped down at Homewood Studios because the signage is up for the show in the gallery.  George did a great job and it looks fantastic!  

If you did not choose a reward that included a paperback book and would like one there are some available for sale at the book release party and Homewood Studios for the duration of the show *while supplies last*, and other avenues to be announced soon.

Hope you're enjoying the updates and your rewards are coming soon! 

Thank you!

Leslie and Matt  

This afternoon we hung all the photos at Homewood Studios!  We made a quick job of hanging 49 pieces plus labels thanks to the gallery owner George's handy tools, turns out lasers are even more cool than ever.  Amanda and Matt came with me to the gallery to help and with their mad leveling skills plus steady hands we got the job done in less than 2 hours!  George will be putting the signage up, adjusting the lighting and a few final touches before the show officially opens Wednesday.  Don't forget the book release party is THIS FRIDAY @ 6pm! 

Matt even got a chance to play in the space for a sound check to make sure he will sound extra pretty for you all too.  It's going to sound fantastic!

Everything is coming together and the books are scheduled to arrive Tuesday! 

We've bought drinks and baked treats this weekend, plus there will be other tasty prizes if you are in the area to come to the book release.  We will have the reward packages ready by this Friday for the show, if you are able to stop down PLEASE make sure you find us to get your rewards and so we can thank you in person as well!  For those of you who live too far away or are unable to stop by we will be mailing out your reward packages ASAP after the release party.

Also, the show is up until Wednesday August, 29th. If you would like to see it in person but are unable to come during regular gallery hours please let us know because we can meet you to let you in the gallery.  Especially since this would not have been possible with out all of your generous donations!

Here are some photos from this afternoon as a sneak peek of the show for all of our donors.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN!!!!! 

www.homewoodstudios.com