Help Local Art Student Project, Text Now

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Jeff Kirsch emails about a very cool project, a sketch of which is above — and needs your help:

It’s a prototype of a projected installation for a storefront on Cortelyou Road that allows passers-by to text in their ideas for things they’d like to see happen in the neighborhood. Those ideas are immediately visible, and others can vote on them. We’re suggesting that the top three ideas each much might be rolled into an agenda item and briefly discussed at the regular meetings of CB14. The idea here is not that random, texted thoughts about the neighborhood will necessarily do something the community board isn’t doing already, but rather that it serves as a way to raise awareness and engagement with existing community organizations in a heavily-trafficed space. People who submit or vote on ideas would be kept updated on times and locations of board meetings, and invited to attend.

He’s presenting the project tonight at the School for Visual Arts. Here’s where they need help:

We’d ask people to text their answer to the question: “What is your wish for the neighborhood?” to the number (347) 396-1725. They’ll receive an automated response acknowledging their submission, and their input will show up live on our projection.

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