Read all about the great press and then contribute to the campaign! 

• http://nypost.com/2014/05/31/nyc-artist-transforming-parking-meters-into-beauty/ 

• http://truthiscool.com/From-Extinction-to-Art-Repurposing-the-ol-New-York-City-Parking-Meter

• http://www.qgazette.com/news/2014-06-11/Features/LocalExpress.html

• http://worleygig.com/2014/05/20/get-small-new-york-by-conrad-stojak-at-dougherty-gallery/

• Acquiring at least 50 old parking meters from NYC to create exciting public works of art.

• Making the meters free standing and mobile so that can be placed all over the city akin to the Cow Parade and Horses, Saratoga Style sculptures.

• Working with other talented city artists who would like to design their own meter. 

• An easy and ready made way to transform urban blight into urban bright especially in communities that have no museums, galleries or positive artistic outlets.  

• A photo exhibit of the art meters project will be on view at the Dougherty Gallery (38-40 Crescent Street, Queens, NY) from May 16th to July 27th. www.crescentgrill.com 

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                             "Get Small, New York!" 

Everything in life deserves a second chance… even the notorious New York City parking meter. A bane of drivers for decades, the coin operated ones have been rendered obsolete by new technologically advanced machines. But the old meters still remain, thousands in fact which have turned into real eyesores— some stuffed with trash or severally vandalized. 

The city has been slow in their removal, so after giving them a real second look I saw an opportunity and took it upon myself to make something unique. Traveling under moonlight, I installed little dioramas in the domed spaces of the meters. I created tiny narratives with railroad figurines that if you blink twice you might miss. I also potted some flowers into meters whose tops were strangely missing. In the daylight I then photographed these whimsical creations. 

NO PARKING METERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT. (FYI - I removed the scenes from within... I just wanted to see if the idea could work first ;)

My goal is to work with the city to purchase the defunct meters, which are going to be auctioned off in large blocks.The funds I seek would be used to transform the meters and make them mobile by placing them in concrete stands so they can remain upright and placed throughout the city.

Additionally, I would need painting and modeling supplies plus a sturdy floored studio space due to the weight of the meters. 

The meters can be turned into any theme.