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
