Primtings Campaign 2010

Support the museum, keep primtings alive! Primtings is a prim'd paintings gallery, a museum dedicated to the interactive exploration of paintings and artwork brought to virtual life via 3d prims and other techniques. At the museum you will find some artworks by AM Radio, Blue Tsuki, Bryn Oh, Cel Edman, Dekka Raymaker, Eshi Otawara, Gatz Morang, Ina Centaur, Kacy Despres, Nahasa Singh, Paula Dix, Shellina Winkler, Solkida Auer, Tezcatlipoca Bisiani, Ub Yifu, Voodoo Shilton, Wizard Gynoid, Wyatt Wellman and zephryu Zapedzki.

Here's the Open Letter for Support

Dear Patron,

Primtings Museum has, over its three years on SL, reached out to

thousands of SL residents in a positive and constructive way. Touted

by some as one of the “wonders of SL”, Primtings Museum is host to

nearly three dozen “primtings” – prim’d paintings – by a range of

artists. These are unique SL interpretations of famous art pieces that

have defined RL culture – each primting is beyond just a testament to

a SL artist’s skill, but it’s also innovative in an original way, a

new piece of art. Visitors discover a primting in an organic,

interactive way, while seamlessly learning art history. It’s awesome

in the sense that had someone else started it – say, an NEA or RL Arts

Council funded project – it would have taken a budget of US$50,000 or

more, but it was started by an artist, and so much more became

possible.

Yet, despite its scope as a sim-sized open-submissions museum, it’s a

project dedicated 100% to the art itself – with absolutely no

commercial element. Selected artists have their works displayed “for

the merit of it” – they are charged neither commission nor setup fee.

Patrons, from students to educators to art connoisseurs to SL

tourists, are not charged for admissions, either. It’s through a pro

bono effort that the entire endeavor came to be – from the founding

infrastructure to the website and directory at http://Primtings.com to

the formidable build and wonder on SL. Primtings, since the beginning

of its existence, has been an open museum – in spirit and in practice.

Primtings Museum is completely dependent on the support of its

patrons.

Primtings extends its philosophy of openness to its major fundraiser –

Primtings Campaign – as well. Every single monetary transaction in

Primtings Campaign – the receipt of individual donations and the usage

of, fully transparent, each transaction publicly recorded at

http://campaign.Primtings.com

Rarely, do you see quixotic virtues like this actually happen in

reality – beyond just beautiful idea, but tangible, accessible

anywhere in the world by signing online and TP-ing to Primtings sim.

But, funding this dream – it’s possible through numbers – Primtings

Museum would not have survived the first half of 2010, without its

dozens of patrons, but it did. It can happen again.

I am asking for your help – your support of Primtings museum, its

idealistic vision and its outreach of creativity and art history

education to SL. We have little more than ten days left, with an

absolute deadline of October 21. We need to be able to raise at least

L$200,000 more to pay tier for 6 months. We can do it – with your

help.

Please drop by http://campaign.Primtings.com or

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Primtings/137/154/42 to donate to

the avatar named "Primtings Skytower", the Primtings accountant

Ina Centaur

Founder, Curator and Director,

Primtings Museum

There are also red donation boxes at every installation, the deadline is October 21, any amount will be greatly appreciated.


Check out the Primtings Website
Check the museum inworld Primtings