Proposals, Sloup #36

Proposals, Sloup #36 June 30, 2013 Special thanks to: THE HANDLEBAR SASHA’S ON SHAW CIVIL LIFE BREWING NEBULA COWORKING SPACE Wait to cast your vote until artist present their ideas at 6:00, then submit your ballot into the ballot box or leave it with one of the Sloupies. Vote using the # on the bottom right of the proposals. Select your top 3 ideas, BALLOTS WITH ONLY ONE IDEA SELECTED WILL NOT BE COUNTED!!!!!!!! Thanks :) If you are interested in applying to a future Sloup, visit stlsloup. com or e-mail us at [email protected]. Please join us for our next Sloup:

July 28 at the Nebula, soup provided by Local Harvest!!

Deep River: A Journey to Holmes An inspirational documentary about the extraordinary life and times of African-American Opera singer Eugene Holmes. St. Louis natives Dr. David Ragland and Wayne Adams have embarked on a journey to uncover and share the life and times of trailblazer, acclaimed opera singer, and their uncle Eugene Holmes. Follow them as they discover the story of this untold Black history legend. Goals: To complete this documentary, in order to translate Eugene’s life story and struggle to St. Louis Community and the world. This is a local story: Eugene Holmes was educated and discovered in St. Louis by Dorothy Zeigler, Director of the St. Louis Chamber music society. His story is being told by his nephews David Ragland, Faculty member at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and St. Louis born audio engineer Wayne Adams. Community Support: The St. Louis community has supported this film through individual donations and institutional in-kind contributions; St. Louis Opera Theatre, TurnGroup Inc, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Club Exo. Where the money goes: Funds will contribute to the purchase additional video recording equipment. As of now we have filmed mostly on the Cannon T3. We will soon purchase a Cannon 7D to be more compatible with our sound equipment. Your support will help us to tell black history! You can watch our trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9lUXYCyKA

David Ragland - Wayne Adams 314- 389-3679 Deep River

[email protected] www.deepriverfilm.org

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Kulishana Cookbooks

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Yes! The cookbook industry is growing and company will be an L3C in order to help facilitate future expansion, including annual releases of new cookbooks. Online subscriptions and e-books will also be sold for little overhead cost.

Does Kulishana have a viable business plan?

Kulishana will also give back to local communities in two ways: 1) The women who contribute their stories and recipes will be paid royalties for their contributions, and 2) Twenty five percent of the gross margin will go towards sustainable nutritional interventions within the countries.

Every nation, every culture, has its own unique food and the sharing of this food can be a wonderful tool to foster understanding and respect between people from different nations. This may be especially true for developing nations where often little is known about the inhabitants beyond their need. Kulishana Cookbooks would act as a tool to acknowledge of the value and beauty of a nation’s culture and people beyond the violence, poverty and starvation portrayed in the media.

Why support Kulishana Cookbooks?

Kulishana  Cookbooks  

The primary mission of Kulishana Cookbooks is to generate cultural awareness by creating a ‘global community’ through cooking. Cookbooks will contain favorite recipes, personal narratives and photographs of women from three developing countries, including Cambodia, Haiti & Kenya in the first wave of publication.

What are Kulishana Cookbooks?

‘Feed one another’

Presented by: Jessica Londeree, MPH

“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” –Chef James Beard

Kulishana needs start-up capital for production and travel costs. Private investors and crowdsourcing are essential to avoid bankloans and to put money towards expansion and nutritional interventions – not interest. We also want to spread public knowledge and support for our company and its mission.

Where does Sloup come in?

Kulishana Cookbooks

What the hell is Saint Louis thinking? Project managed by Henry Goldkamp Start Date: August 1st, 2013

What better defines a city than the very thoughts of the inhabitants themselves?

“What the hell is Saint Louis thinking?” is an artistic project unlike any other-- and you all, Saint Louis, will be the ones writing it. Come August, there will be a plethora of typewriter stations strewn about the city in numerous local businesses & organizations. What’s the point? To simply gather the thoughts & feelings of all of Saint Louisans everywhere, from the chain-smoking clerks, sweaty lovers, headphone-wearing B-boys, sunburned blue collars, thirsty children, confused tourists, drunk yuppies, mustache-ridden hipsters, feral cats & rabid catfish-- plus everyone in between. Each station will be equipped with typing paper, a typewriter, and a drop box for the final product. Everything collected from the project will be compiled and edited into a book of the same name, and finally, the question will finally be answered: What the hell is Saint Louis thinking? The fiscal backing of Sloup will be used modestly, paying only for additional typewriters, station construction, and typewriter maintenance. All surplus funds will be put towards promotion and marketing before the project commences in August. Businesses/organizations that have already confirmed sponsorship thus far include 88.1 KDHX, Mangia Italiano, CBGB, Local 36 Sheet Metal Workers, 10Denza, Upper Limits, Handlebar, Schlafly Taproom, Sasha’s on Shaw, Libby’s, Vintage Vinyl, Apop Records, Contemporary Art Museum, Chico’s South Broadway Tattoo Shop, The Griot Black History Museum, Hard Times Café, Twenty One Nail Salon, City Diner, Left Bank Books, Yeyo Art Collective, with many more still pending!

Keep up with the latest progress on Facebook & Twitter @WTHSTL.

What the Hell is St. Louis Thinking?

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this must be the place Nomadic Pop-up Art Shows in St. Louis In St. Louis, there is a vast array of unused and neglected historic buildings, and only now are people realizing their potential for revitalization. However, we are more interested in the buildings “as found”, with only minor adjustments to highlight their character and history. This April we put on a show called “This Must Be The Place” in a turn of the century house on Jefferson Ave which had been neglected for years. It was a definite success, and while we see different ways to improve the show’s experience, it provided us a groundwork to build upon. We decided that this should be a regular event, based upon the idea of a show where the atmosphere, the environment, and the history of the venue is as interesting as the art being exhibited, and where a conversation between the two is not only suggested but required. No venue will be repeated; each show will be an entirely unique experience. The shows would feature work from local artists, with submission calls being advertised around the city between shows. The work would be chosen not only for its artistic and thematic merit, but also for its ability to interact with the unique features of the chosen venue. Where: Anywhere that is otherwise unavailable. We are not looking to rent a gallery for an evening: we want to surprise the viewer with the venue, and we want the venue to be of equal and complementary importance to the art. For now we will use abandoned and neglected buildings, but will keep our eyes open to possible new venues .

When: Quarterly, with the next show happening in early August. Budget: The budget for each show will vary. However, the Sloup money will be used towards lighting, advertising, beverages, hardware, as well as building an infrastructure as an organization to ensure that this is a repeated event. The art will have the chance to function in a completely new way. The permanent nature of most art will be completely contrasted by the fleeting nature of the show as a temporary event. Thank you for your consideration!

This Must Be the Place

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