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ARTOTS Indiegogo campaign has been designed to raise funds for disabled artists' art gallery creation. Fully functional website and FB app are our main targets.

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Have you ever painted anything using your feet? They have...

Have you ever painted anything using your feet? They have...

Have you ever painted anything using your feet? They have...

Have you ever painted anything using your feet? They have...

Have you ever painted anything using your feet? They have...

ARTOTS Indiegogo campaign has been designed to raise funds for disabled artists' art gallery creation. Fully functional website and FB app are our main targets.

ARTOTS Indiegogo campaign has been designed to raise funds for disabled artists' art gallery creation. Fully functional website and FB app are our main targets.

ARTOTS Indiegogo campaign has been designed to raise funds for disabled artists' art gallery creation. Fully functional website and FB app are our main targets.

ARTOTS Indiegogo campaign has been designed to raise funds for disabled artists' art gallery creation. Fully functional website and FB app are our main targets.

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1 Campaign |
Wroclaw, Poland
$24 USD 2 backers
0% of $40,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

...or have you ever tried to imagine what red color does look like? Have you ever wondered how difficult it must be for someone who never has and never will see any color?

Hello everyone!

Thank you for finding time to have a look at our campaign.

Let's start with some numbers:

650,000,000 - this is the approximate number of disabled people living today

15% of them declares painting and sculpturing to be their passion

100,000,000 is the number of active disabled artists, whose works have never seen the daylight

Would you like to change it?

What is our project about?

Artots is the name that comes from Art of the Soul. I have been working with disabled people for few years now. Before that I was not aware how important role in their life plays the art. For many of them this is the only way to communicate with the world, others feel appreciated and needed. We have to remember that their financial position is sometimes very difficult. There are countries around our world were disabled people do not receive as much support as they need. Artots wants to change it.

Our project is dedicated to all disabled artists who want to manifest their talents and sometimes even just presence. I have come to the conclusion that it is not enough to organize a charity event where they can occasionally present and sell their work. That helps only some of them without any regularity. Artots online gallery is supposed to be the place where disabled artists can display their work and sell it. They have proven to me that there is no such term as “disabled” when it comes to art. Let them prove it to the world as well! The main idea behind the project is creating the possibility to gain finances for their activity. Every one of them needs tools, sometimes especially designed for their needs. If they are given an opportunity to sell their work regularly, they will be given a chance to continue their work and enjoy their lives, regardless numerous turbulence they have to face on daily basis. Disabled athletes have their Para Olympics. Let's create Art Gallery for disabled artists as well!

What is our aim?

It is very simple. www.artots.com will be the place where they can publish their work to the world. It does not matter whether it is a painting, a sculpture or any other piece of art. Regardless if the artists are using their mouth, feet or hands to create, they will be capable of sharing their passions with millions all around the world. This unique gallery will be the place where they can also sell their work and earn money for further work or medical treatment and physiotherapy - Anything that can make their life better. Atrots is a non-profit organization. Not a single artist will be charged for displaying their work. All money is kept by them. This is how we want to help. This is our way of changing the world for better. At least one aspect of it.

                        


Can you help?

The money that we will gather will be spent on creating the fully functioning online art gallery. So far we have created Beta Version of our service, Facebook Application Beta Version and we also have contacted the disabled artists and collected their work that will be displayed and offered as our perks if you decide to help our project become reality. Crowdfunding is the best method of providing support for our ideas, moreover, it makes people aware of the problem.

If you can not support us financially we encourage you to spread the project using social media and tell as many people as possible about it. Any form of support means a lot for our artists. Together we can give them the chance to defeat many barriers that make their life even more difficult. Please note that this project is not just a Christmas event that will finish in January. Although we have chosen to start our campaign before Christmas to give you the chance to use your perks as Christmas e-cards which you can send to your family and friends, this is a long term plan which will help change the life of many for better. The main reasons we gather money for are:

As you can see, we need quite a lot of money to make it all happen. The exact breakdown is done below.

What happens to the money?

Just have a look on how much is possible with your help! This estimation is based on the real cost of every aspect of our initiative.

We went for the Flexible Founding, here at Indiegogo. Every single Dollar will be invested in our project. It depends on you guys how much we can spend, how big percentage of our plan will be achieved. So far we have spent our personal budget for the layout, Facebook Application Beta Version and gathered the pieces of art from the disabled artists. We still need to create the fully functioning online service, Facebook Application final version and the mobile Artots app. We need your help in order to make this all happen. The artists need your help to make their lives better. Let's make future worth waiting for all those who we can inspire! Let's appreciate their efforts!

If we gather …

  • More than $125,000 we will complete the online service, the Facebook App and the mobile version. The service will be available in 23 languages. It will be supported by the worldwide marketing campaign. Fully working and recognizable service will be operating in December 2014 and the FB App will be available in February 2015.

  • More than $85,000 but less than the above, we will complete the online service, the Facebook App and the mobile version. The service will be available in 23 languages. It will be done the same time as above.

  • More than $55,000 but less than the above, we will complete the online service and the mobile version. The service will be available in 23 languages. It will be done the same time as above.

  • More than $45,000 but less than the above, we will complete the online service available in 23 languages. It will be done in November 2014.

  • More than $40,000 but less than the above, we will complete the online service available in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish. This money will cover the cost of creating and running it.

  • Less than $40,000, we will provide art tools such as paint, paper, brushes, easels designed for disabled people and everything else, that such artist may require in order to create. This money will be enough to help 1000 artists. The due date for the dispatch of all goods is April 2014. Please note, that any extra money we have left, regardless the final amount, will also be donated for such cause. Let's help as much as we can!

What do you support?

  1. Fully functional online gallery creation. It will be located at www.artots.com and it will be a very special place where disabled people can display and sell their art.

  2. Facebook Application. Such application will be available to everyone who wants to display their paintings in Facebook. You will be able to share the paintings with all your friends in Facebook.
    Here is what it will look like: http://artots.com/facebookapp

    3) Worldwide marketing campaign to make people aware of the new chance that has appeared. All disabled artists will be capable of presenting their art. If they only want, there will be no borders nor limits in their Art of the Soul promotion.

What will it work like?

We have many ideas about the way we would like the gallery to operate. Here they are:

  1. Paintings will be available in electronic or traditional version. You can request any that you like to be done by the chosen artist with the chosen method. You can even request a painting to be done for your individual request. All electronic replicas will be available as .jpg files ready to put into the FB app, wallpapers, screensavers, e-cards, posters, paper and canvas replicas or original issues. Any .jpg image will be fully convertible to other formats so that transferring it to canvas was easy and manageable. All paintings come from limited collection. They are not an effect of any sort of mass production.

  2. Sculptures will be sold in their original form or made to order by the chosen artist.

  3. All people who decide to support us financially will receive the unique code for their paintings as well as for their Certificate of the 21st Century Artots Patron of Art. Using your personal code you will be able to take part in discussion forums that will decide over the further Artots development. You will receive such authority by becoming Artots co-founder.

Everybody is the winner!

Here, at Artots we believe that every person involved in our activity is the winner. From the very beginning they make a contribution into making this project successful. Here is the benefit breakdown:

  • FAQ:
    What are your perks?
    Perks are the paintings.

How long does it take to receive my perk?

  1. All perks 1 – 9 will be delivered within 1 to 5 days. We will not be waiting for the campaign to finish. You will receive a link which will take you to the download section instantly.

    Delivering perks 9 – 12 takes longer as they are not „manufactured”. These are the effect of a disabled artist's handwork. After you have decided to get one of them, we will notify you via email about it expected time of delivery. Please note, the artist whose picture you have chosen will put a lot of effort to make this work a real masterpiece so that you could enjoy not only the picture itself, but the fact you have supported someone just as gifted as life experienced.

  2. What is the Certificate and how to become Artots Patron of Art?

    Every co-founder, regardless the perk value receives Artots Patron of Art Certificate. Artots Patron of Art,who we also call The 21st Century Patron of Art, is any person of good will who decides to contribute into our idea implementation. Such person has proven their concern for the disabled artists fate and wants to help them create a place where they could enjoy their lives the way they appreciate it the most. All of you can become the Artots Patron of Art.


  • What is the unique code?
    It is the unique number for every single Artots co-founder. Each picture, certificate or card has been given this unrepeatable number. You can be certain that each image you have received is unique, original and it will last forever in the history of modern art. On top of that the number will also allow for expressing yourself in special co-founders' forum which has been designed so that all of us could decide over www.artots.com development's path.



  • How do you know which perk I want and how I want it to be made?

It is simple! All details of the chosen perk will have to be specified in an email sent to: info@artots.com

Here are few examples of possible options:

* After choosing your perk you need to email us with the perk's ID which you can find at www.artots.com and tell us the email address you want to have it sent to.

* Also if it is a paper or canvas replica you will have to tell us the exact address for the delivery.

* If you choose an e-card you need to tell us which one it was.

* If you choose the wishes from our gallery you will have to tell us the wishes number.

* If you want to have your own wishes on the card, please email them to us and we will place it on your card.


  • How much are the shipment costs and where do you deliver?

    No matter where you are from, we will deliver your perk without any extra charges. We fully appreciate your support to our action, therefore, we do not see any reason to charge you extra for the act of good will.

  • Limited collection paintings. Where do they come from?

    Those paintings come directly from the disabled artists. It was their input into www.artots.com development.

  • Which electronic format my paintings will be delivered in?

    It will be .jpg format ready to place your picture in your FB gallery. What is more, if we gather $85,000 we will create special FB application which will allow for convenient management of your own 21st century FB art gallery. You will receive a link which will help you download the package with your paintings, cards and the certificate. It will be delivered to your email address.

    In case of any further questions we will be happy to answer them asap via email.You may also look for further info on our web site www.artots.com and follow us on Facebook. In case of any doubts, please do not hesitate and write to us on info@artots.com

    Artots 10 Principles

We believe in certain rules that let us be who we are. That led us to creation of the codex of our own. Here is the Artots 10 Principles. This is the set of 10 most significant priorities for our Disabled Artists Art Gallery.

  1. All money that we gather is spent to improve the disabled artists being. Thanks to your help they will be given a chance to paint and sell their work worldwide.

  2. All perks are delivered free of charge.

  3. Every person or institution that helps us, becomes the co-founder of Artots and gains real influence on our development and activity path.

  4. Every piece of art we deliver is made by a disabled artist who wants to offer their best to the world. They want to feel needed. Thanks to you, they are.

  5. The disabled artists are not affected by any costs of the gallery functioning. They do not have to make any charges to display their work. We are here for them, not the opposite.

  6. Artots financial activity will always be transparent for the co-founders and the disabled artists.

  7. Artots will be carrying out the worldwide campaign in order to make all disabled artists from all over the globe aware that they can participate in the project.

  8. All canvas, poster and wallpaper replicas are of the highest standards and are made with organic raw materials.

  9. Atrots rejects omnipresent mass production and promotes the symbiosis of Art and the Soul. Atrots.

  10. www.artots.com meets all highest standard online security criteria.


Few words about our team

My name is Maciek Szymanski. I am Polish. I am 25. I have been involved in community actions for over 5 years now. In 2010 I was engaged with active support for people who suffered from flood and lost their life's achievements. I have also been helping all people who are affected by diseases and have difficulties finding proper medical assistance. I want to change the surrounding reality with a little help from good people. I am not a foundation. I do not wish to gather money to give it to the disabled. I wish to create a tool that will generate income for them and inspire them for big things, which can change their life for good. I spent all my money for this project as I believe that together we can reach this ambitious target. The disabled artists have shared their work with www.artots.com as their active participation in the project is what can make this dream come true. It would not be possible without them. I would also like to encourage all entrepreneurs, marketing agencies, IT specialists, online auctions like e-bay to join our project. Any help counts. Not only financial, although this is what we need to help their being. Also a large Facebook community who will pass this information to others makes a difference. If you are an IT specialist, a marketing agency or you can simply help in any technical aspect or wish to help us any other way, please contact us.Any symptom of support will be highly appreciated by the disabled artists. Here are some of them:

Piotr, 35. Piotr has been paralyzed from waist down since he was a kid. He does not work. He finds his motivation in art. He lives of disability pension, which in his case is $271 whereas $150 is his rent and utilities. Please note that this are Polish rates. We are not downgrading it to make the situation even more dramatic. The same applies to...

Anna, 47. She is also making the ends meet for $271 a month. She is a blind artist and sculptress. “There are a lot places all over our world where disabled people do not receive enough support. Let's change it.” She says.

Mateusz, 71. He is moving on a wheelchair as a result of an accident. He also finds his relief in art. Just like...

Maria, 34. She suffers from torso paralyze. She does not move her arms, which does not stop her from painting with her mouth and feet. “I would like to know that my art is appreciated by others. But first they need to find out that this is what I do”. Let's help people like Maria making this dream come true...




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Choose your Perk

Package - A

$3 USD
A “Thank you letter” signed by Atrots team.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - B

$5 USD
A single high quality limited collection digital painting ready to be printed or placed in Facebook.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - C

$8 USD
The painting of your choice with personalized Christmas Wishes. You can create a one of a kind card or image that you can send via email to your beloved. It might be and ideal gift for your family and friends.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - D

$12 USD
Two high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in Facebook plus the painting of your choice with personalized Christmas Wishes. You can create a one of a kind card or image that you can send via email to your beloved. It might be and ideal gift for your family and friends.
2 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - E

$25 USD
Three high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in Facebook plus three occasional cards that you can customize with your own wishes.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - F

$35 USD
Christmas e-card ready to send plus a traditional card printed on high quality paper. You can write any wishes or choose from our collection written by the disabled Artists from all over the world. The price includes free shipment worldwide.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - G

$50 USD
Six high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in Facebook plus three occasional cards that you can customize with your own wishes.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - H

$85 USD
Three A3 (297mm x 420mm) traditional paper posters with the paintings of your choice plus five high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in Facebook.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - I

$115 USD
Thirteen (just to make it lucky :) ) high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in Facebook plus five occasional cards that you can customize with your own wishes plus five A3 (297mm x 420mm) electronic posters with the paintings of your choice.
0 out of 10000 of claimed

Package - J

$250 USD
A replica of a painting of your choice made by the same artist who had done the original painting. Please note it is not an effect of mass production. It will be done to order after purchasing this perk and choosing the painting for your copy. There will be no delivery costs. There will also be the special „Thank you letter” dedicated to you as the Artots Special Co-founder plus seven high quality limited collection digital paintings.
Estimated Shipping
April 2014
0 out of 500 of claimed

Package - K

$350 USD
You can request a painting made for you by one of the disabled artists. It can be either your own project or you can choose any picture that will be painted especially for you. Maximum painting dimensions you may request are 1mx1,5m. There will also be the special „Thank you letter” dedicated to you as the Artots Special Co-founder plus seven high quality limited collection digital paintings ready to be printed or placed in FB.
Estimated Shipping
April 2014
0 out of 500 of claimed

Gold Package

$40,000 USD
Your name or the name of your institution will be placed right next to Artots wherever we appear. You will be recognized instantly as the one who has the biggest influence on Artots development. You will be granted access to all paintings in their electronic version. You will receive the full collection of all paintings available in the Indiegogo campaign. You can also request 15 paintings made to your order by the artist of your choice.
Estimated Shipping
June 2014
0 out of 1 of claimed
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