Possible letter to home depot

I like to present on ucf letterhead a letter to the home depot that I work at to get some kind of donation. I need to get this in soon because the store will be changing management.
I was informed by my store manager that they issue gift cards in $25 increments.

Management team of the Alafaya Trail Home Depot

Emerge is a 30 artist collective made of graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students from the University of Central Florida. Our goal for the semester is to host a three day gallery event, March 29-31, which will be free and opened to the public in downtown Orlando. We will be hosting the event at 801 North Orange Drive, a currently vacate storefront, that is still in the rough stages of construction.
The location requires a lot of building materials to transform it into a gallery space where painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and video, in a variety of styles and approaches can be displayed. The necessary materials range from 4x8 sheets of drywall and 4x4x12 wood post to make partitions and high hat furring channels and 4’ fluorescent light fixtures to prove sufficient lighting, along with hardware, hanging screws and shelf brackets.
* I’m just using the materials that have been list under budget on the blog
The only funding we have comes directly from the students. We would greatly appreciate any donations that the store can afford to give.

Thank you for you time and consideration.

For further information please connect,
*I don’t know if we should just include my connect information since I work there or something else?

Give me feedback! Let me know if there is anything you want included or changed.

FINAL DECISION

Is everyone ok with this flag design? It's the font everyone chose and I moved the wording "A 30 ARTIST TAKEOVER" the way Theo suggested. Yay or Nay so we can take care of this.

2nd attempt to photobucket

I have put the images on photobucket site. It is under the sub-album labeled "promotions." Some of them may look like the exact same image, but if you click on them you can see that I edited them with photoshop filters. I just took different shots of the paper in dirt and just slightly adjusted minor things, like dirt, sticks and grass. I'm also going to print these out to bring to class tonight, but I won't be able to put them on postcard material, as my printer is out of ink, so I'm just going to take the cd to walgreens, sorry about that. later!

More perspective

Here is a really rough drawing with the partitions to get an idea of the space a little better.

Images for Myspace

I'm going to start adding images of our artwork to the myspace page. I'll be using what is already on the Photobucket album, however there are some that I still don't have images from:
Nargges, Jonathan C., Crystal, Bianca, Mark and Linda.
Please send me at least one image so that I can display it next to your name on the myspace page. my e-mail is danicanuck@yahoo.com

Thanks.

postcard flyer ideas

Photobucket Album

FLAG DESIGN

We don't officially have a website yet (I'm waiting on the people I've talked to about it to finalize things), but this address isn't taken, so I'm just using it for the flag and we should use it for the site address. These colors are based on what is available from Blackburn (although, I went to their site today to double check the colors and the site wouldn't come up...so...I'm not 100% positive.)

I guess everyone can give feedback about font, layout, colors, etc.

Final list of art

Hey everyone, here's the list that I've compiled of everyone's work that going to be (potentially) shown, along with the final area needed to show it.
If your name isn't on the list, you MUST respond to this post, and I'll update the final dimensions accordingly.
Also, if I've made a mistake, let me know.
3d work is shown in bold, as different accommodations must be made.

Jessie Mason
9.5"x12
12"x17 (x2)

Mat Tom
80" x 62" painting

bianca roman-stumpff
30"x40", 40"x30, 36x36 painting

chris kretzer
84"x48 (x2) painting
36"x24" prints

melanie mitchell
48"x72" area

danielle
36"x48"

Mark brinton
12"x12 , 20x24, 18x24 painting

nicolette ross
30x20 (x3)
one book (on a stump?)

nargas
30x36 (x5)

sean blay
24x36 (x3)

mike repp
16"x20 (x4)

Lauren lo
34"x27 (x2)

daniel yovino
60"x 48

jonathon scarboro
a 1-2' (h) x 12' (w) x 2-3' (d) sculpture -space permitting.
or
a 'scuplture' about 5 or 6' in diameter -developer permitting.

hayley carmo
30"x 22" (x3)

steve naumann
22"x30 (x4)

cristina
36"x60 painting
30"x15 print
or self hanging sculpture

ryan nicholas
stumps: 2 1/2' tall, with a 2' diameter (x3)
5 1/2' to 6' tall 4' diameter
2' tall and 3 1/2' in diameter.
wall: 6" X 24"

Jen smith
12"x12 (x3)

mike schweizer
22"x30 (x3)

jonathan coradin
28"x22 (x2)

crystal pillsbury
12"x12x12 (x4) 3d

gina rodriguez
12x12x12
12x10x10
4x8x8
10x4x4 3d

rebecca curry
40"x 30 (x3)

jessica libes
64"x70 (56 8x10s?) wall

total wall space needed (actual work only): 1659" = 138.25 ft

available wall space (potentially) = 164 ft

available partition space= 144 ft, not counting height for larger pieces

So, you can see that either we're going to be really, really cramped on the partitions, or we're going to have to use the wall space (which I know was already being considered).

So, we'll need to update the budget with these new numbers, or start paring down the work.

Contacts

I have created the new gmail account that can be used for sending out mass emails and show invitations. Any questions that the MySpace page cannot answer can be directed here as well. I am currently compiling contacts from various sources, so if you have any to add, please send them to this address. I think that this will be an fast and effective way to send out the info.

The gmail address is:
exposedexhibition@gmail.com

Myspace page

As I'm developing our myspace page, I was going to include the participants names and specialisation. What I'm requesting from you now is the name you want to go by (I'm using what is on ecommunity right now, and I understand if the name on there isn't quite what you sign your work with). Also, the nature of the artwork you will be showing, otherwise your specialisation, unless you're submitting something in a different medium. **If you do not want your name posted on the site for any reason, I can respect that. Just let me know.

If you want to see my progress the url is www.myspace.com/exposedexhibition . If you have any suggestions, I'm open to them. Thanks!

Lighting and Wall Plans

This is the basic idea for a single wall as I understand it. This just shows one side. If I'm way off with any of this, please correct it. Also, use this post to discuss lighting ideas.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/dyovino/lightplan.gif

Budget Stuff

Here is a list of expenses that Bianca, Ryan, Sarah, and I calculated at Home Depot. Please help add to whatever I'm missing, or change anything if you have better prices, materials, or ideas.


Drywall (4'x8'): $9.94
- 16 pieces = $159.04
- However, we need 32 by my count which = $318.08

Pallet wood Free - Sarah assures us she can find them.

Posts (4"x4"x12') = $12.97
- 16 pieces = $207.52

Metal frames to attach lighting (high hat furring channels, 12'): $4.09
- 208 ft.* = 18 pieces = $73.62

Flourescent light fixtures (4'): $9
- 18 fixtures* = $162.00

Shelf brackets: $1.09
- 30 brackets* = $32.70

Hanging screws: $8.54
- 2 boxes = $17.08

Sod: Free
- Have you ever heard the old maxim, "There is no such thing as a free pile of sod" (TINSTAAFPOS)? It's just not true.

Screws: Free
- Ryan will generously donate them to us once he buys some.

*My estimates here are based on a very rough idea for a lighting situation which will be explained later.

Total: $811


Other expenses:
Extension cords?
Stepping stones?
Food?

Traditional Promotion

Hey all. Here are some ideas I had for the post card flyer we were going to use for promoting. One idea was is just having simple bold letters "Exposed" and then under that smaller sized "A 30-Artist Takeover" on a black background. Not sure what colors to use for the text should be. But also including the logo (since we decided on creating one). Another idea was to have an image of "Exposed" on a piece of paper that is partially covered in dirt (like a drawing or photograph of this) and possibly using some real dirt on parts the image. I like this idea better, the first one just seems so boring and people may just toss it or overlook it, but I didn't know if some may prefer a basic look.

The back side of the card would just have our basic information. White background, with the title, subtitle, logo, website, location and time. Should we have all the participants names? Also, I wasn't sure if we were going to mailing these out or just passing them out to different locations. If we are mailing, then we would have to have a space for addresses and postage.

Proposed Floor Plans

Sorry to clog up this main page with a bunch of images, but I don't think I can post them as a comment to an already started thread. Anyway, these are a few floor plan ideas. I tried to keep in mind that we should probably be taking advantage of any outside light from the street, so in most of the designs the partitions will mainly run perpendicular to the front windows. The proportions are roughly to scale and each graph paper square represents approx. 2ft. The partitions are in sizes divisible by 8 ft, because that is the longest dimension of a standard sheet of plywood. This will limit the amount of cutting we will have to do and subsequent waste. The floor plans were designed with the intention of being able to display work on the existing walls (exposed beams). If for some reason we are not allowed to do that, we can try to construct partitions that will run along the walls. I also tried to leave sufficient open floor space for the display of 3-D work.

When I spoke with Theo about the placement of partitions he said that people generally do not want to enter a show and immediately understand the entire space and what they are looking at, so on some of the designs there is a partition parallel to and about 10 ft from the entrance that will act as sort of an obstruction to seeing the entire show at once. We could either display the show name or work on it.

These are just some rough ideas, so please let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions. Thanks!

Press Release Deft/Daft Draft

ORGANIZATION (WHAT SHOULD GO HERE?)

Exposed: Artists take over building.

MARCH 29-31, 2007 – New work by emerging artists will be displayed in the ¬¬NAME building, currently under construction in downtown Orlando at ADDRESS.

“Exposed,” features 30 artists who have teamed up with a local developer for a unique, guerilla-style exhibition. Work includes painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and video, in a variety of styles and approaches.

Viewing will be available Thursday, March 29th – Saturday, March 31st each night from 6-9pm. Exhibit is free and open to the public.

“Shows like this are becoming more and more popular. There is something exciting about walking into a room and not knowing what to expect other than ‘this is going to be good,’” said Jonathan Scarboro, one of the artists arranging the exhibition.
I’M NOT IN LOVE W/ THE SECOND HALF OF THE SECOND QUOTED SENTENCE (and not knowing – going to be good). ANY IDEAS?

I WANT TO HAVE A QUOTE FROM MELINDA ABOUT WORKING WITH US HERE. (I'LL E-MAIL HER LATER)

WHO WANTS TO BE THE SPOKESPERSON TO BE CONTACTED FOR MORE INFO? THIS WOULD MEAN GIVING OUT YOUR PHONE # AND E-MAIL, AND KNOWING HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? THINGS I NEED TO ADDRESS? I’LL FILL IN THE REST OF THE RELEASE ONCE I HAVE THE CONTENT DOWN.

Just a reminder: everyone needs to post their intended workin the thread below. Remember: # of pieces, dimensions (height x width x depth) and indicate 2d or 3d. We need the information so we can design the layout of the show. Thanks!

Photos and Floor plan

This may help the groups figure out some plans. I've drawn the walls from the floorplan with the corresponding color on the photos. It should help to see what we have to work with.


Granted, these are just rough estimates (and crappy photos), but they should be helpful. I think the space is a little more limited than we originally thought, but we won't know anything for sure until get the information on the walls.
If anyone wants the original photos without the color, let me know and I'll post them.

Construction is Fun!

Hey! After much deliberation: Going to the salvage on Monday at 6:00ish is bad for many. How about Tues 12ish? I can fit 4 (including me) in my Jeep and will be happy to drive. (407) 758-2118

¡Guerrillas!

Here's a space to discuss things worth discussing, all alt.marketing style.

Information request

Please post dimensions of all possible work to be hung. 2-D, 3-D, number of pieces you wish to hangin the show. We can narrow donw the number later, according to space.

Sorry, I know it feels like I’m backtracking here, but I’m also thinking of the possibilities throughout the process. For those who weren’t there, we did a quick poll to see about the top 3 names offered, and there was a tie between Gaining Ground and Undergrowth.

Really, what’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet. We all are going to show our work, and the name in itself doesn’t much matter. Your own parents will, at the show, misquote the name of the very event they’re attending.

But, the process by which we market it does make a difference.

Take for instance, Raw and Dirty. It’s provocative all by itself. I could envision an advertisement as simple as

Raw and Dirty.
Date.
Time.
Place.

No other information. Especially not “art show” anywhere on that. Having some experience in printmaking, I’m thinking of printing glue or some sort of adhesive, even ink would work, then flocking (sprinkling) it with dirt and detritus.

Or, using Mr. Acconci’s method of using a thesaurus, I started at emerge, and ended at Coming to Light. This just screams to exploit the ambiguity of the title, and can be done in a number of ways. Advertisements could picture a seed coming to the light. A low-lit space could work, with small spotlights on the work itself. We could bring people in by using LED throwies on the sidewalks. There’s a lot of stuff that could come from this.

NARROWING DOWN TITLES

These are taken from the original TITLE post ideas. With a deadline for Tuesday, we can't wait any longer for ideas, so please choose your favorite one from this list and post a comment with your choice. Tomorrow we can narrow it down to the top three and choose one final title from there.

Dirty Work
Undergrowth
Surface
Reclaim/ation
Emergence
Grass Roots
Crop Up
Sodists
Terratory/Terra-tory
Gaining Ground
Redefining Topography
Raw Space
Emerging Potential
Exposed and Emerging
Pardon Our Dust
RAW

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Add any problems you may be aware of that need solutions...and/or the solution you have for that/a problem.

CONTRIBUTION

Please try to think about whether you would like to contribute with promotion and advertising, etc., work on construction, or something else you think is important to contribute and let us know here!

TITLES

Alright, come up with a (or some) title for the exhibition. If you missed class, the theme is bringing the outdoors: indoors.