Pretty Vacant: A Seattle Storefronts Project

A project in Seattle, WA by perri lynch
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Large-format landscapes fill vacant storefront space, providing a place of refuge in Seattle's urban core.
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Backers: 34
Average Pledge Per Backer: $239

Funded: $8,113 of $8,000
Dates: Apr 10th -> Jun 9th (60 days)
Project By: perri lynch
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January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

we're almost there!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
$517 left from an $8000 goal.  here's the kicker...zero gets funded unless we hit the $8000 goal.  12 hours to go.  thank you SO much for helping to make my pretty vacant dreams come true. (Read More)

opening reception tonight!

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
hi all, i am so pleased to report that the installation is complete and the work was unveiled at noon yesterday.  we must thank the weather gods for their cooperation as well!    we are so close to reaching the funding goal...just 48 hrs. and $623... (Read More)

image #3...and the install is underway!

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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image #2

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
dear backers, it's so exciting to roll out these images!  the water was photographed while crossing from venice to burano via vaporetto.  the sky was shot from the back of a motorcycle in the spanish extremadura.  paired together, a new horizon is... (Read More)

check out the e-proofs!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
over the next three days i will be posting the final images for "pretty vacant".  backers at the $100 level and above receive a limited edition print of your choice.  check them out and make your selection!   i love making site-specific artwork is... (Read More)

sneak peek!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
the images just went off to the printers and i'm so excited to share with you the final mock-up of "pretty vacant".  this is just how the images will look on the corner of 3rd ave s. and s. washington street.  i can hardly wait until the 6th of... (Read More)

Let's Run The Numbers: Activating Empty Space With Art

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is some background on the innovative and highly effective  Storefronts Seattle Program that selected Pretty Vacant through a competitive process.   From the Storefronts website: "Storefronts Seattle activates empty and underutilized... (Read More)

Dates are set!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The dates are finalized and the stage is set!  "Pretty Vacant" will be installed on 06 JUN, just in time for the First Thursday Art Walk here in Seattle.  Within the next two weeks, I will finalize the composite landscapes to fill the vacant... (Read More)

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