Refurbrish the Hosea Williams mural and support student and youth artists in a collaborative Voter Turnout mural
Leader
Paxus Calta
Location
22 Airline Street Atlanta, GA 30312
Support local youth artists! 👩🎨🧑🎨
Join us in building on Atlanta’s mural culture while encouraging voting and civic engagement 💯
This fundraiser supports the creation of a local student and youth art focused mural which promotes voter turnout, in addition to renovating the famous mural of civil rights leader Hosea WIlliams. VoteTree is hosting a group of up to 20 local muralists at the foot of the famous Hosea Williams mural in Atlanta to create lasting art with the urgent message that people must vote. 🙌 🙌
📲 Artists can share their finalized murals on social media and the post with the most online engagement wins a Grand Prize. Through this online competition this art can inspire thousands of Georgians to vote.
✨VoteTree is a a grassroots, nonpartisan, positive interactive public art installation to inspire voter participation. They aim to drive civic engagement, amplify community voices, support local artists, and inspire Georgians to vote.✨
Where the funds are going:
Total: $4750
$150 - Printing and publicity
$200 - Fiscal sponsor fees
$400 - Misc expenses, including supplies, travel costs, equipment, etc...
$500 - Buys art supplies to create mural
$500 - Prize for winner of most popular mural (to be judged on social media)
$1000 - Sealant for Hosea Williams wall mural, to protect from weather damage
$2000 - Artist Stipends - Each artist is given a stipend to honor their work. As well as paint, digital prints and other tools to craft a memorable mural.
Gratitude for our sponsors and partners:
Block Power is a nonprofit focused on increasing voter turnout among Black citizens who don’t vote regularly.
Scope50's purpose is to promote and encourage voter registration nationally, and to assist with “get out the vote” activities throughout the country.
The Windscreen Factory is a local, family owned company that creates windscreens used for athletic facilities and commercial installations in need of branding. Windscreen is providing two sets of background printed landscape covering for these mural events.
ColorChrome Atlanta is known by art consultants and designers as the go-to printer and framer for hospitality, museums, tradeshows and events. Their industry knowledge and range of capabilities coupled with cutting-edge equipment, tools and technologies has made them a leader in large scale printing. ColorChrome is providing two sets of 20 prints of 4’ by 8’ images on canvas which artists can use either as a completed mural or as the foundation for a more complex composition.
MathMovement works to build the grassroots political power needed to pass transformational reforms and to create a just, human-centered society, where the happiness and health of people comes first. They are supporting this event by providing logistical, training, and online promotional support.
*Funds we will be used to compete these steps*
Buy Supplies
Artists and Judge Compensation
*We are volunteering our time to complete these steps*
Promotion
Logistics
💰Hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring into Georgia and bringing in ephemeral TV ads and nothing else lasting. Many people across the country want to help with this election, but they also want to help projects which will last past January 5th.
By donating to this project your money makes lasting impact. You are supporting the...
Georgia's elections have been unfairly attacked as rigged and manipulated. The best antidote to this malicious story is record turnout and civic engagement. These lasting murals will be part of that message which hopefully puts this lie to rest. 💥
