I’m extremely pleased to announce that Public Record has won a Seed Award grant from The Sprout Fund (see below) to support completion of the project and its launch this summer!
And the results are already palpable: Original artwork illustrating the poems is beginning to roll in from the likes of legendary cartoonist Wayno and Encyclopedia Destructica co-founder Christopher Kardambikis, with plenty more on the way, and a couple of packed days in the studio finished up the entirety of the Downtown poems’ audio recordings – as of yesterday! Watch out for some more exciting Public Record developments in the upcoming weeks. Until then, time to quit celebrating at George Shattock’s and buckle down…
The Sprout Fund enriches the Pittsburgh region’s vitality by engaging citizens, amplifying voices, supporting creativity and innovation, and cultivating connected communities. Founded in 2001, Sprout facilitates community-led solutions to regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving, progressive, and culturally diverse region. With strong working relationships to many community organizations and regional stakeholders, The Sprout Fund is one of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s leading agencies on issues related to civic engagement, talent attraction and retention, public art, and catalytic small-scale funding. With ongoing local support and continued appreciation by the communities it serves, The Sprout Fund will continue to catalyze creative solutions to pressing challenges, engage people in community conversations, respond to the needs of its target audiences, open doors to civic participation, and promote responsible stewardship of community interests.
