Calling all sculptors, painters, designers, photographers, poets, writers, film makers, jewelers, performers, you tube personalities, architects… and YOU!

Please join us by working with The Inspired Art Project. Enter into a new, unique creative dialouge between your art and creative process and youth poets, between students and mentors, families and teachers, coaches and program staff. Join us in a creative conversation about our most important human needs, needs that we all share: to be heard and seen – to have a community in which we both give and receive, to know a sense of belonging.

How it works

Choose a poem, let it speak to you, and create something.

Your one of a kind piece will be shown in The Inspired Art Show and auctioned at our annual fundraising event in March of 2009. Pieces must be submitted by March 1, 2009.

All pieces will be a part of our annual auction (to commence at March 28, 2009 event) and become an integral part of a new library of images representing the word of our poets.

Benefits

All artists will receive a 20% commission based on the final auction price. While this commission can be donated back to the organization, that is in no way expected.

Artists information will be featured online through The Inspired Art Project Blog, community email (nothing spammy), event invitations and program.

Artists reception in Early March 2009.

Come celebrate the project and entire SCORES community at the March dinner and auction. Hear directly from our poets, hear inspiring speakers, wine and dine delicious local foods and spend a heartfelt evening with our extended family.

Agreement

Your piece will become a part of The Inspired Art Project’s collection of images. Graphic representation of each piece may be used for SCORES program materials, PR and marketing.

If a piece remains unsold after the auction, it will become a part of a (mini) traveling installation. Showing includes future SCORES community and fundraising events, The Inspired Art Project’s 2010 Show and Dinner, among others.

Live from The Bay… Its the Poetry Slam!

Want to see and meet our inspiration? Please join us at a community poetry slam, just around the corner in December. Slams happen in Oakland, San Francisco and Richmond, giving you three opportunities to come and be a part of one of the most fantastic ways our poet’s words come alive.

Important Dates

Early December SCORES poetry Slams – inspiration comes alive!

February 1st- Artist involvement Confirmed

March 1st- Final Pieces must be submitted

Early March Artists Reception and Happy Hour

March 28, 2009 The Inspired Art Show

Mid March The Inspired Art Dinner and Auction

Have any questions or comments? Need more information? Have an idea? Ready to work with us?

Please feel free to contact us.

We are so looking forward to working with you.

Bridget Sumser . 415 486 1242 . bsumser@americascores.org . Director of Fun Raising Events

Colin Schmidt . 415 486 1313. cschmidt@americascores.org . Executive Director