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Your message didn't get posted on sust-mar? Probably it contained html coding. Use your "Format" pull-down menu to switch to plain text format. ____________________________________________________________________________ Small Grants Available Do bikes get you going? Artistically that is. Bike Again Community Bike Project has small grants for artists wanting to create functional art from recycled bike parts! This is an exciting opportunity for bikers, sculptors, jewellers, inventors, carpenters, welders, set designers, art students, costume designers, and more. Applications are expected to be short and simple. The deadline is Monday, September 29. Application Deadline ~ September 29, 2003 With the Grant You Get ~ up to $500; free bike bits; your art piece in our Dec. art show Requirements ~ short application with drawing, budget & your bio For more info ~ see below or e-mail bikeagain@hotmail.com Functional Bike Art Granting Criteria Bike Again! has a grant fund, courtesy of NS Resource Recovery Fund Board, to provide artists and artisans in NS with small grants to produce functional art from reused bicycle parts. The beautiful and functional pieces that result from these grants will be a testimony to the benefits of value-added recycling. A large supply of parts will be available once the grants have been approved. Applicants may also need to supply their own used bicycle parts. Successful artists will be required to have the work completed in time to be part of a celebration and exhibition scheduled for early December 2003. Application Requirements: Applications should be brief and include: 1) A summary of the skills and experience of the applicant 2) Drawings and/or descriptions of proposed artwork 3) A simple budget for time and materials, not to exceed $500 per applicant Criteria: Submissions will be judged mainly on these three criteria: 1) The experience and credibility of the applicant 2) The creativity of the idea or ideas 3) The functionality of the idea Committee: The granting committee is made up of local artists, entrepreneurs, environmental activists and government representatives. Applications: Applications must be received by Monday, September 29th, 2003. Applications can be submitted by Email: carteblanche@ns.sympatico.ca Fax: (902) 422-6410 Mail: c/o Ecology Action Centre, 1568 Argyle St., Suite 31, Halifax, NS B3J 2B3 We encourage you to contact us with questions: Maggy Burns, BikeArt Project Coordinator (902) 449-7733 Email: carteblanche@ns.sympatico.ca Susanna Fuller, Bike Again! Steering Committee Chair (902) 429-2202 Email: sdfuller@dal.ca Susanna D. Fuller PhD. Candidate Biology Department Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 4J1 home ph (902) 453-9228 other emails: fuller@mscs.dal.ca susanna_fuller@hotmail.com *********** "When it comes to sex, sponges probably win the prize for variety" Brusca and Brusca 1990 ********** ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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