Nikki Yeager

I have a HUGE art opportunity coming up and I'm going to ask all of you to pass on the info if you feel like it. This is a big one. 

I found a really cool grant that's being offered to artists right now. 10 artists were chosen to participate in the Art Eat Up and I was chosen as one of those 10. 

Basically the Art Eat Up is a fun way to grant funds to artists. Considering we spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on supplies and invest hours upon hours in our work but rarely make any money in return, grants are all the rage in the art community. 

We're starving and painting. Which is why so many artists loose their brains (or at least I think so). I mean, not all of us cut off our ears, but we're all a little strange.

Anyways, this grant is chosen by attendees. Basically you pay 20 bucks as a donation and they provide a nice dinner, baked goods and wine/beer to anyone who comes (included in the cost) and then all the money collected goes to the winning artist. Each attendee gets one vote and all the votes are tallied at the end. 

Which means that if you come you get a night of food and entertainment, plus you're supporting the arts. Not to mention, the more supporters who come for me, the more likely I am to get chosen as the artist. The funds would go to support my current series "Stories". You know the Cambodia painting? Yea, well I've decided bringing awareness to issues using my creative bone is far more useful than volunteering alone. So I'm off to volunteer in another country, assimilate as much as possible, and then add the experience to the series. All together I'd like to have 3 developing nations represented and really make people pay attention to things they may have never noticed using my art as the vehicle for awareness.

The money raised could help pay for my next trip and the supplies to create art after I return. You have no idea how much those supplies cost (I think I spent a hundred on my last piece alone with all that modeling paste, paint, etc.. not to mention nearly a month of work!).

This is one of those things I want with all my heart. Please tell your friends about it and help me make it a reality. 

Art Eat Up

Time & Place:

March 13th, 2010. 6-9pm

@ Villa Borinquen,

396 Manilla Avenue (corner of 2nd Street)

1st floor event space, Jersey City, NJ

Directions:

Villa Borinquen is located just 4 blocks north from the Grove Street PATH station in Jersey City. Exit the PATH and walk north 4 blocks on Grove Street (Grove becomes Manilla). Villa Borinquen is on the right side, # 396. The event space is on the first floor.

Ticket Info.:

Tickets are a suggested $20 donation, which includes a delicious dinner (menu coming soon!), a cup for wine and/or beer and one ballot to vote on an art project to receive funding.

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