Lucas Woodaman of Art Hospital

Love Factory Soup Stock #1 is all wrapped up and we are proud to announce that our first micro-grant went to the Art Hospital for their Mobile Press proposal.  With 33 votes cast and even more guests in attendance we were able to raise $206 towards the realization of the project.  Since I first heard of the Sunday Soup events coordinated by InCUBATE in Chicago I have been inspired to start up a series in my own community.  It was a very special opportunity to be able to do this at the Fuller Projects in Bloomington, IN and Riva and I are looking forward to this week’s Soup Stock here in Ann Arbor, MI.

In a variation that I have not see in any other Soup Grant yet, we will be featuring all of our grant winners as contributors to our blog.  They will be posting the progress and results of their project here for your viewing.  If you have comments or suggestions regarding the Mobile Press project please post them in the comments here.

In our eyes, the first event was a huge success and in no small part due to help of the following groups and individuals: The Collaboration Room, Fuller Projects, Anna Simon, Phil Haralam, Matthew Searle, Matisse Giddings, Lesya Godfrey, Erin Drake, Vincent Edwards, Andrew Maxson, Abbey Friedman, and many more!  Thank you so much!

We hope to see you all out for Soup Stock #2 this Saturday, March 13th at Hathaway’s Hideaway here in Ann Arbor.

In case you are just hearing about Soup Stock for the first time – fear not!  We’ve extended our deadline for proposals for the Bloomington, Indiana Soup Stock to Wednesday, March 3rd at 5pm.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding your idea.  No idea is too small when executed with conviction.

Soup Stock grants are open to artists, entrepreneurs, creative problem-solvers, and anyone else who thinks outside-the-box.  Let us know about your ideas!

Love Factory will be putting on a special event on March 5, 2010 at the Fuller Projects.  We are in need of proposals from local creatives for community micro-grants.  For more information download the Call for Proposals or email lovefactorycollective (at) gmail (dot) com.