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Post by svenman on Dec 21, 2008 10:21:37 GMT -8
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Post by svenman on Feb 15, 2009 9:02:44 GMT -8
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Post by svenman on Jul 21, 2009 13:18:41 GMT -8
take a moment to read through these links and maybe help to fund this beautiful sounding collaboration project from mark warren jacques and seth neefus... there is also a great video here, but i'll be fecked if i can embed it... can anyone else do it? Summer is here. Beautiful flowers and exciting projects. Im super super stoked to announce the launch of Free Life Center. A huge project that Seth Neefus and I have been developing over the past couple of months. It is a culmination of our creative output, our ambitious building dreams, our adventurous spirit, and our belief that through sharing and community we live happier lives.
This project is also really exciting for Seth and I because it is the first time we are asking for funding. Funding opens up a whole new world of possibilities otherwise impossible.
Initially we are focusing on raising funds utilizing kickstarter.com. Kickstarter is a new "community-funding" platform. Its pretty rad. Take a couple minutes to check it out:and also here www.FreeLifeCenter.com
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Post by svenman on Jul 25, 2009 2:48:01 GMT -8
Artists and good friends, Seth Neefus and Mark Warren Jacques are creating a mobile installation where art can be viewed within a context that highlights and shares their ideals and lifestyle. With this mobile art center, they will showcase their collaborative and individual artworks, video and musical performances, as well as offer insight into this process through an exhibition catalogue. Seth and Mark hope to present a culmination of their artistic output and craftsmanship. Ultimately, visitors to the Free Life Center will be encouraged to find creativity, optimism, and freedom in their own lives. Free Life Center will be a large scale hand-crafted, one-room structure, viewed as an art installation from the outside as well as an experience for the viewer on the inside. Built primarily from reclaimed materials, the building will emanate the artists’ homespun aesthetic and their commitment to a high level of craftsmanship. Within the structure, viewers will be encouraged to explore every nook and cranny; finding that each element of the building has been considered and is resonating with the 'energy' of the free life. As a modular structure, the Center can be modified in size and scope to be shown in traditional gallery spaces, as well as be installed in natural environments beyond the typical viewing context. Inspired by growth through adventure, Seth and Mark will go on tour with Free Life Center. At each location along the tour, the artists will be curating guest performances, workshops, jam sessions, drawing parties, dinner parties, and all around good times. In addition to installing and touring with Free Life Center, the artists will produce a catalogue documenting this process and the artworks exhibited. This artists’ book of the journeys and making of Free Life Center will be available during the tour and after. With your help, the funds raised through kickstarter.com will contribute to covering the costs of the structure’s building materials, book printing, video installation, instrument making, and tour transportation in a veggie oil-run converted van. Seth and Mark will spend several months building, installing, and creating the structure, artworks, music and video segments. They intend to tour with the Free Life Center beginning in the spring of 2010. We hope you will be interested in supporting this project, joining our community, enjoying our pledge incentives; and in doing so promoting the free life. For more information please visit: www.freelifecenter.comcontact: Ayni Raimondi, Project Manager Ayni@FreeLifeCenter.com Also visit: www.markwarrenjacques.com www.sethneefus.comProject location: Portland, OR
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Post by svenman on Jul 31, 2009 12:54:18 GMT -8
i'm gonna keep bumping this project as i really want to see this work... nearly half way funded now. has anyone else from here funded the project? i'd love to see some people from this board getting involved....
Pledge $5 or more Exclusive music and video downloads.
Pledge $10 or more 'Process Zine' signed by artists, showcasing artwork, photography, beginning stages of building/developing project, artists’ insight and inspiration in creating and conceptualizing Free Life Center. Previous incentive included.
Pledge $20 or more Sweet little doodle by the artists. Plus previous incentives.
Pledge $40 or more Mixtape (on cassette tape) of original tracks featured in installation. Tape will be hand numbered, signed and doodled upon by the artists before arriving in your mailbox. Plus previous incentives.
Pledge $75 or more Limited edition screen printed collaborative print signed/numbered by the artists. Plus previous incentives.
Pledge $100 or more Exhibition Catalogue - Exhibition catalogue featuring artwork, installation documentation, and general genuine insights into the free life. Plus previous incentives.
Pledge $500 or more Generous donor will receive an “Art Instrument” created by Seth and Mark. Artistically hand-crafted stringed instruments and percussion. They are hand made and/or painted and integrated into the recordings and installation. You can play it and you can display it. Plus previous incentives.
Pledge $2,500 or more We will install Free Life Center anywhere your heart desires. We will also perform in the Free Life Center at what would surely be a magical event. Seth and I will also personally discuss our views on the world at large, art, the meaning of life, and the benefits of the free life. Plus, all the other goods.
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Post by svenman on Aug 9, 2009 13:50:54 GMT -8
new update... Through this Sunday evening we will have a special pledge incentive available. For your pledge of $20, Mark Warren Jacques is offering a limited edition 3 color hand-pulled silk screened print. This incentive will also include our regular offerings of a Free Life Zine and a Sweet Little Doodle by the artists. We hope you’ll take advantage of this rad offer while its available!
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Post by jemappellekat on Aug 11, 2009 4:01:27 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing this, svenman...
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Post by jemappellekat on Aug 17, 2009 19:07:31 GMT -8
Just an update: They are only need $430 more in pledges... 13 days to go, but it's pretty crucial at this point as people can change their mind, etc...
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Post by jemappellekat on Aug 20, 2009 23:48:57 GMT -8
THEY ARE $70 SHORT OF THEIR $2,500 GOAL WITH 10 DAYS TO GO... I SMELL SUCCESS!!! The incentives keep getting sweeter and sweeter!!!
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Post by svenman on Feb 14, 2010 6:03:49 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 26, 2010 23:57:07 GMT -8
If I read the article correctly, his studio looks pretty huge.
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 4, 2012 14:33:05 GMT -8
A studio visit here leading up to his showing in Portland opening tonight ( show thread).
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