The Emperor Project
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The end of an era is coming. Timely, exciting, laced with nostalgia. As promised, the Mayan calendar ushers in the new. Moving out of my beloved 5th floor studio in the Mission and throwing it all in storage for a few months. Following my Holiday travels, I'm embarking on an adventure in honor of my 27th birthday (here's to you stupid curse!). Off to Australia and New Zealand to see some old friends and get my Hobbit on. As a former movie theatre employee (circa LOTR) and eternal geek, New Zealand is undoubtedly of legend. I'll also be touring Australia with the infamous street artist and philosopher extraordinaire Juanita and her family. It's been a year now since she left San Francisco for Melbourne. Upon my return I will be hitting the fundraising hard and looking for a new space to begin The Emperor Project. Crazy it's already been 9 months of planning! -
Slated to open in 2014, The Emperor Project is a site specific installation dissecting society’s obsession with youth and perfection. An army of “ideal women” will populate the dystopian landscape depicting a scene a future civilization may find from our time. New York Foundation for the Arts has been helping artists like myself fulfill the financial needs of our projects through fiscal sponsorship since 1976. NYFA’s fiscal program, Artspire, is a 501(c)3 dedicated to fostering the arts throughout the US. Donations made on behalf of The Emperor Project are fully tax deductible and grant reporting will be ... more
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I'm decidedly in the midst of the dullest phase of my career, absorbed by the necessary evil of fundraising for my first major installation, The Emperor Project. 501(c)3 purgatory aside, I'm excited for the actual hands on portion of the process. My fiscal sponsor, NYFA offers some great feedback on proposal writing et al, but that doesn't seem to ease the infinite boredom of the research. -
The first of many hurdles in my path to completion of The Emperor Project has been passed with the acceptance of my proposal by Artspire/New York Foundation for the Arts. The fiscal sponsorship of NYFA enables me to fundraise with greater ease and access their grantwriting insight and infrastructure. The Emperor Project will be a site specific installation on San Francisco's northern waterfront, coinciding with the 34th America's Cup. Quite a big undertaking considering that one does not piddle with installations in their apartment in their free time. ... more
