The S'mores Grant Project is a capital raising opportunity that can benefit and enrich public spaces. I intend to generate funds by selling s'mores from a street vending cart and distribute partial profits, in the form of micro-grants, to individuals or groups in the community that are involved in public art.
A street vending cart is a simple and self-contained profit-generating vehicle with low overhead costs. It is mobile and efficient, impacting multiple public sites. The urban street environment is the optimum context for spontaneous education and information exchange.
This project functions in multiple public environments and opens up a dialogue that concerns 1). the placement and space available for art discourse in our community 2). economic structures as a medium with which to craft and traverse 3). activating public space with the intent of generosity, education, and enjoyment.
I am interested in the evolving functions of art in the world. Participating in apparent structures, be they urban street-scapes, commercial art venues, or a system of for-profit-maximization, motivates me to focus on their boundaries and limits. Operating in ambiguous and co-created public space provides the greatest reward for my own understanding of how I position my work in the world. At the same time, I aim to generously activate my community and help others do the same.
My past involvement performing as a musician, crafting functional wood-working, making furniture and lighting, and most recently public sculpture, has led me to making work that is contextually based. The sites where these works are negotiated is the content I explore.
This is at once a hilarious and sound idea. I'd like to be involved in some capacity. I'm a starving artist.
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