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Town Centre Plantings
Mossley, UK
Town Centre Plantings by The Town Team, appealed for funds to help with planting flowers in Top and Bottom Mossley. The group of volunteers give their time each year to supply and install hanging baskets and planters in Top and Bottom Mossley. Each year the group strive to do more and to do it better. Volunteer labour is given for free and that includes volunteers from Mossley Hollins School. The income from sales of hanging baskets, plant sales and sponsorship only funds so much. In 2020 the group wants to do much more so they pitched at Mossley SOUP to help raise the funds needed.
Simple Repair Corner
Oslo, norway
Simple Repair Corner is a physical space in the center where people can come and repair their clothes by themselves, with a guidance from an amateur who knows the basics. For it is basics we are talking about here, things that everyone could do if they had the tools and a little extra motivation, like a social opportunity. Lots of clothes are being tossed away due to minor imperfections. You will not fatigue yourself with submitting it to a tailor, that’s an overkill. But who has a needle or the right color of thread, or a spare zipper? This place is open daily from 16 to 19, because it uses the opening hours of a cafe or a library. The push to use it is your favorite sweater getting a hole, or your the news about the gigantic carbon footprint the clothing industry has. The pull is the welcoming, casual atmosphere and a cup of fair trade coffee, showing that you care about minimizing the burden your consumption creates on the ecosystem. We are talking about simple repairs that don’t require a skilled volunteer, but anyone who’s tried it once before can give you a hand if you’re unsure. There is no sign up, no fee, just a simple drop-in. Simplicity and cooperation with an existing venue, volunteer input and the warm feeling you get from achieving something by yourself and in a company of others who understand the importance of the little stuff.
WAV (We Amplify Voices)
Columbus, ohio
The primary goal of the WAV is to foster creative confidence and model leadership attributes through an experiential writing and music program. The program serves middle school students in Franklin County schools. Participants develop self-confidence, collaboration, and leadership skills by working with teammates to select a style of music, write lyrics, and develop production plans. Students benefit from individualized instruction from professional musicians and the exposure to music as both an art form and a potential career path. The process of writing songs also supports students’ social and emotional learning by providing a safe space to talk about their experiences and turn them into lyrics. Further, youth learn how to efficate for their ideas—and listen to others—as they make group decisions around the final direction of the song. Instructors receive professional training in working with young people as well as income to support their music. Columbus SOUP funded WAV to work with Kaleidoscope Youth Center to work with their middle school aged kids to create a song which will debut at the final Columbus SOUP event on February 9.
SKE Scientists on the Playground
Knoxville
Scientists on the Playground brings science to the outdoors. The project will repurpose an existing covering to provide storage for science materials, a presentation table, and creative seating for students to engage in three dimensional scientific phenomena.
WeFAM
Fort Wayne SOUP
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Through an incredibly impactful voucher program, at-risk youth, veterans, the homeless or those experiencing times of hardship can redeem FREE grooming services. The recipient simply presents the WeFAM voucher to a grooming professional at any participating shops, salons, or wellness centers to enjoy services with dignity and respect.
Women are Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne SOUP
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Local podcast highlighting the amazing things women are doing in Fort Wayne, the struggles we face, and the tools the help us rise. Hosted by Stephanie Gottesman.
SoundWalk App
Fort Wayne SOUP
Fort Wayne, Indiana
SoundWalk is a free mobile app that turns physical locations into interactive sound experiences. Using GPS technology, contributing composers and sound artists are able to map their compositions to physical locations. This allows for them to compose work that is specifically designed to enhance the landscape of the location of their choosing. The public, using the app, can then walk through the space, hearing the piece as they walk from place to place.
CTRL+SHFT
Oakland Stock
CTRL+SHFT Collective is an exhibition space and studios located in West Oakland. After our open call for curatorial proposals this spring, we selected four outstanding exhibitions that we’ll present between now and March 2019. We are seeking funding to provide stipends to artists and curators. Exhibitions include: - A group show curated by Emilia Shaffer-Del Valle, exploring how artists convey personal perspectives. - A group show composed entirely of artists born outside of the US, primarily from Latin and South America - A collaboration between a video/installation artist and his mother exploring their relationships to his absent father - A two-person collaboration making a tongue-in-cheek critique of self-help and “natural” lifestyle culture.
Art Stars
Oakland Stock
Art Stars creates arts-based programming that nurtures the creativity and cultural histories of young people from refugee, asylee, and low-income immigrant communities in Oakland, California. Simultaneously, we provide leadership and work opportunities for newcomer high school students from Oakland International High School who collaborate with us as ‘Young Teacher Artists.’ In partnership with Refugee Transitions, our program teaches young people ages 3-10 visual arts skills, trains and pays teen artists to lead as Young Teaching Artists. The intended impact is to nurture the creativity of young people and provide them with a meaningful experience of mentorship and arts.
Circulo Tejido / Backstrap Club
Oakland Stock
Círculo Tejido: Backstrap Club is an Oakland-based community group that creates a space for Guatemalan backstrap weavers and those interested in learning the art of backstrap weaving. We strive to provide weavers with a meeting place and the supplies needed to sustain this art form, while also promoting cross-collaboration with other communities through weaving classes, weaving demonstrations, and weaving exhibitions.