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Shockingly, there are many things I love more than food.  My family, art, and friendships that survive through time and distance.  One of those friendships for me is with one Bernadette Vielbig, sculptor.  She’s a talented artist and a nut of the first order.  I’ve never known her to not challenge an art boundary.  She’s my art/girl crush.  I might just love her more than chocolate, maybe.  Here’s your chance to love her too...from a distance, stalkers.

Check out this Call for Participants in Armchair Travel with Bernadette by Bernadette Vielbig.  Participating will cost you at least $1, but I’ll make it worth your while.  Investigate…

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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: Armchair Travel with Bernadette

“In spring of 2012 I will be traveling to Amsterdam, Berlin & Prague for work related research.  The research I am doing for my day job is already funded – travel, accommodations, transfers –  I have decided to take advantage of my research time there to expand it to my gallery practice.  You may pledge to ‘Armchair Travel with Bernadette’ to anywhere in these three cities.  I will need you to send me a digital file minimum 100dpi – 8 x 10 jpg headshot that I will print & bring with me and photograph in your destination of choice.  After I return I will edit and print copies of our adventure together to be displayed in November at the Saranac Art Projects gallery, an artist run coop located in Spokane, WA.  

The exhibit will consist of the patron lists, thank you letters, travel shots of us together and an ‘Armchair Installation’ where gallery visitors can relax and read about your pledges, travel books, peruse my travel sketchbooks, and photograph themselves with a ‘flat me’ to be printed & posted daily during the run of the exhibition.  Most of the travel photos will be  renegade actions.   Any funds received through Kickstarter will go towards, paper, inks, framing, installation expenses,  press mailers, fees, & transportation to and from the gallery site of the work.” –Bernadette Vielbig

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all

MEDIA:  Photography, Installation and Art Terrorism of sorts.

DEADLINE:  Ongoing through March 25, 2012 @ 3am ET.

ENTRY FEE: At least $1

AWARDS:  The real reward is participating in your art community.  But, I will sweeten the pot a little.  If it weren’t for Bernadette contagious enthusiasm, my love for being a part of an art community (LIKE THIS ONE) would have withered long ago.  So, AAAD wouldn’t exist without her….

Anyone who pledges $2 gets a free entry into the $2 Art Contest.  Any artist who pledges $25+ USD will get a 135px × 100px ad (designed by me) and linked to their website for 6 months.  Any artist who pledges $50+USD will get a 275px × 100px ad (designed by me) and linked to their website for 6 months.   Deal?  Deal.

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