*We've reached 122% of our campaign goal!
So, we've been putting the funds to good work already friends! Check out some pictures from our facebook page:
- We hosted our first exhibition with our new gallery lighting!
- We've purchased and received our new print making press!
And we've purchased and received our new video projector, and are working with a pro on the sound system installation.
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We hope you enjoy (are enjoying) your perks! And in case you missed it, here's a video of us making your prints.
Thanks again for helping us make this happen!
- the GOA team (Jeff, Rachel, and Peter)
Green Olive Arts is an international art studio and urban art residency in Tetouan, Morocco, specializing in connecting the creatives of the world with the culture, beauty and creatives of Morocco. With 2 years under our belt, Green Olive Arts (GOA) has already begun to buzz as a hub of artistic research, production, and collaboration for artists from many countries. We love doing this! Now, as we head into our 3rd year, we are excited to expand the services we offer and the breadth of reach we have among the world's traveling artists, painters, printmakers, filmmakers and writers.
In addition to 3 large studios, a kitchen, resource room and wood shop, we have a 102 square foot multi-purpose space where we have already hosted a few great exhibitions and workshops. Now we are ready to take that space to the next level!
We plan to add a printmaking set-up, quality gallery lighting and an integrated audio/video projection system to equip our Artists in Residence (AiRs) to better achieve their creative goals and more effectively share their work with the community.
To make that happen we are asking you to help us outfit this space!
UPDATE: We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support for this project so far, helping us reach 100% in the first 6 days! So we are going to ride this wave of generosity and shared vision for the arts in Morocco, and set a stretch goal, that will enable us to do even more!
We've reached our original goal of $4,800 !!!, so we're going to expand our studio with the printmaking, gallery lighting and a/v system set-up described below.
BUT NOW, if we reach $8,300, we will expand to be able to host 2 additional artists beyond our current capacity, which means buying all the needed furnishings for 2 more studio spaces. We will also design and have local craftsman build other needed pieces, like a work station above a large flat file for storing printmaking paper, a mobile work bench for the wood shop, a storage unit for supplies and equipment, and bookshelves for the art library in our resource room.
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Printmaking Press and Setup
- $2400
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A mobile printmaking studio with a hand-cranked intaglio press, drying racks, and all the tools that will allow us to host printmakers and provide other resident artists with the opportunity to experiment in printmaking techniques during their time in the studios. It will be mobile so it can be used in any studio space and hidden away for exhibitions.
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Exhibition Lighting - $600
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The GOA gallery is increasingly in demand! This space is currently lit by dual-spectrum florescent fixtures for workshops and gatherings, but it is in great need of a specialized lighting system to illuminate artworks displayed on the gallery walls with balanced full spectrum light. We will install 10 energy-efficient, color balanced, LED lights as well as 'dimmable' spots for performances and object lighting.
- Video Projection and Sound System - $1500
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We have had a lot of inquiries from artists working in sound and digital art. We plan to install a quality digital video projector and sound system to equip us to host screenings of the works of AiR filmmakers, digital media artists, animators and other artists who use digital images and sound in their art. This system will also allow us to participate as a venue in some of the big film festivals that take place here in Tetouan.
Our goal is to have it all in place and ready to use by this Summer when we dive into a busy season with resident artists. Much of the set-up has already been done and now we just need these key components to bring it all together! That's where you come in. We are inviting you, our fans and friends who believe in what we are doing, to join us in this exciting step forward!
The groundwork is done... we're already wired, powered and ready to install.
What do you say? Are you up for joining us in taking this to the next level?
We want to say thank you to YOU
For backing this project, we want to thank you with some carefully chosen, cool personal perks that carry a taste of Morocco and our own artistic touch. Check them out on the right sidebar and know that we'll be getting them ready just for you, because we SO appreciate you standing with us in this!
If you don't know us yet and have just happened on this page, please check us out at www.GreenOliveArts.com and spread the word!
Thank You ahead of time on behalf of the countless artists who will be coming to Morocco for a residency at Green Olive Arts!
Jeff, Rachel, and Peter
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Here's an extra little video we made for you, to help you share with us in the excitement we have about more artists getting to experience Morocco - YOU get to help make this happen!