Volunteers Wanted NOW for Figment NYC Projects
- May 27, 2015
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Jenna Hoff
Welcome Volunteers!
As an entirely volunteer-run event, FIGMENT NYC is people-powered by folks just like you. We NEED your help! Whether you have a few hours, a few days, or want to become part of the team that makes FIGMENT NYC happen year-round, we hope you'll consider giving some time to this incredible event.
Now that the FIGMENT NYC weekend is closing in, there are opportunities to help every day!
If you want to come out and lend a hand this week fill out this form with your availability, skills, and interests and we'll connect you with a project that can use your help.
If you have any questions or just want to say hi, email [email protected]
If you'd like to keep abreast of volunteer opportunities in the future, fill out this general volunteer form.
F.A.S.T. VOLUNTEERS
The FAST (Figment Art Support Team) volunteers are the team that works directly with our curators and artists during the weekend festival. We're looking for a few more friendly faces to handle tasks like artist check-in at Headquarters, roaming with curators to check on artists all over the island, and generally making the artists' experience more pleasant. If you have wondered what it's like to be one of our curators or even considered joining the team, this is a good place to start. Contact Lisa at [email protected] to get more information or to sign up!
For 2015, the City of Dreams Committee selected TWO winners: Organic Growth by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects and Billion Oyster by BANG Studio. The Pavilions are being built in many stages on and off the island, all of which need helping hands along the way. Below find the volunteer sign-up forms for each individual pavilion. The links also have info about schedules of work calls and descriptions of the tasks needed. For more general info about these incredible works of art, click here.
FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION
Our F&C team will be on the Island every Friday in May as well as some other dates TBA. Fill out this sign-up form if you are interested; we are particularly looking for volunteers who have at least a little experience with (or a lot of enthusiasm for learning) construction skills!
©2013 Tom Egan. TreeHouse by Benjamin Jones, FIGMENT NYC
The structure is built, and now we need people who want to paint! Contact [email protected] to sign up, and also fill out our general treehouse volunteer form to keep up to date with future volunteer opportunities!
DRIVERS
FIGMENT NYC is always looking for drivers. Please contact volunteers at [email protected] to make your interest known (or for more info).
Call for Participation deadline extended to April 30: LAST CALL!
- April 21, 2015
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Carlijn Urlings
©2014 Alex Taferner, FIGMENT NYC
Project submissions for FIGMENT NYC Weekend have been extended to Thursday April 30, 11:59PM ET.
Now you have a little more time to get your project in for the 2015 event, but it's still only 9 days away! We want YOU, your creativity, your energy, your fun and your imagination!
The curators of FIGMENT NYC invite proposals for interactive art of all mediums. Interactive, or participatory, art blurs the lines between the artist, the art, and the people engaging with the art. We look for projects that encourage people to play, dance, sing, create, engage, experiment, and explore their environment. Theatre, dance, music, performance art, games, creative costuming, workshops, activities, three-dimensional sculptural installations are all common genres found at FIGMENT.
Join us for our annual fundraiser, Groundbreaking 2015!
- April 21, 2015
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Carlijn Urlings
Want to support FIGMENT? Our annual kickoff / benefit event is happening May 4th at DROM in the East Village. A celebration of participatory, community-based creativity featuring special guests, surprise performances, exclusive raffle and auction items, dancing and honoring lower manhattan participatory art leaders Matt Goldman & Renee Rolleri, founding members of Blue Man Group and Blue School.
What: FIGMENT NYC Groundbreaking 2015: Below 14th Street
When: Monday May 4th 2015 from 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Where: Drom, 85 Avenue A, New York, NY
Tickets: Tickets available here ($50 / advance tickets; $150 / "Bowery" Premium package; $250 / "Broadway" VIP package; $75 / door, if available)
RSVP on Facebook: Find us, and invite your friends, on Facebook!