July 2006idea generated

May 2007launched project

October 2007project end date

Money

Chalk

Pigment

Park Permit for:Carnarsie Beach ParkCalvert Vaux/Dreier Offerman ParkShore Road ParkRed Hook Recreation AreaCorlears Hook ParkBattery ParkBroooklyn Bridge Park

Department of Transportation Permits

Press

Promotions

Partners

Education

Photo Documentation

Film Documentation

Beacon Fabricator

Light Sources

Solar Panel Knowledge

Advice

Venues

Image Color Correcting

Photo Printing

Website Design

Logo Design

Print Design

Book Layout

Book Editing

Action Packet Printing

Book Publishing

Web Assistance

Speaking Opportunities

Teaching Opportunities

People to Talk To

Food

People to Walk with Me

People to Bike Tour with Me

General Support

City Agency Support

Fiscal Sponsorship

Grants

Grant Writing Assistance

Interns

Pigment

Pigment Mixing

Mental Stimulation

Support Online

Public Art Resources

Connections

Scientists

Referrals

Artist Assistant

Ideas

Educators

Event Insurance

Special Event Permits

Installation Assistance

Beer

USGS Maps

Office of Emergency Management Maps

Closing Party Sponsor

Christa Blatchford

Meredith Johnson

Chris Neidl (Solar One)

Joseph Palmieri (Department of Transportation)

Lester Brown (Earth Policy Institute)

Ben Jervey (The Big Green Apple Guide)

Josh Churgin

Mary Six Rupert (New York Foundation for the Arts)

Gavin Cowie

Sharon Mosher

Jackie Battenfield

Kelly Robshaw

Diane Shields

Nina Haiman

Elizabeth Kolbert

Robert Perris (Brooklyn Community Board 2)

Michael Kelly (Pratt Design Corps)

Marnie Nir (Handel Group)

Jen Su (Solar One)

Helen Street

Reah Janise Kaufman (Earth Policy Institute)

Chuck Reichenthal (Brooklyn Community Board 13)

Ed Morris (The Canary Project)

Beverly Alexander (Department of Transportation)

Stefan Schafer (Cicala Filmworks)

Dina Mann

Kasey Dee Gardner (Discovery Channel)

Viviana Yang (New York Foundation for the Arts)

Rachel Sandweiss (New York Foundation for the Arts)

Colin Beavan (No Impact Man)

Marisa Sage (Like The Spice Gallery)

Jeremiah Moore

Andrew Lastowecky (Brooklyn Community Board 2)

Kathryn Kranhold

Sabrina Wilensky (New York Foundation for the Arts)

Lauren Faria

Paul Amitai (Eyebeam)

Margo Bettencourt

Alyson Pou (Creative Capital)

Daniel Simon

Rosie Mendez (NY City Council)

E-Insurance

Dani Simons

Ximena Antunez de Mayolo

Patricia Moreno (IntenSati)

Katy Martin

Amy Lipton (EcoArtSpace)

Worksman Cycles

Euguene Lee (Rolling Press)

Mid America Sports Advantage

Martina Butler (ARD Radio)

Deborah Balk

Craig Hammerman (Brooklyn Community Board 6)

Chris Doyle

Meryl Rothstein (GOOD)

Andy Goodman

Bethe Dufresne (The Day)

Real Milk Paint Company

Monica Shay (Pratt Institute)

Rosten Woo (Center for Urban Pedagogy)

Catherine Kendall (New York Foundation for the Arts)

Ledia Carroll

Nelson Hancock (Nelson Hancock Gallery)

Alan Gerson (NY City Council)

David Frisco (Pratt Design Corps)

Dreamhost

Eric Antebi

Morgan Clendaniel (GOOD)

Pat Kirshner (Battery Park Conservancy)

Aaron Landsman (Creative Capital)

Elie Schecter

Claudia Pepe (NYC Parks & Recreation, Special Events)

Ethany Uttech (Brooklyn Arts Council)

Colleen Keegan (Creative Capital)

Jacqui Lipson (Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy)

Casey Caplowe (GOOD)

Noah Pfefferblit (Manhattan Community Board 1)

Clive Grainger

Chris Kennedy (Solar One)

Monika Kumar (Sustainability Practice Network)

Chris Dierks

Eric Greene (NYC Parks & Recreation, Regional Manager)

Susan Stetzer (Manhattan Community Board 3)

Andy Revkin (The New York Times)

Amanda McDonald Crowley (Eyebeam)

Kathryn Yusoff

Isabella Macphearson

Art DeCesario (NYC Parks & Recreation, Regional Manager)

Van Alyn Institute

Paul Bartlett (Community Board 3)

James McConnell (Office of Emergency Management)

Ruby Lerner (Creative Capital)

Nancy Melissas (NYC Parks & Recreation, Special Events)

Patricia Watts (EcoArtSpace)

Steve Lambert

Fred Wilken (NYC Parks & Recreation, Regional Manager)

Randy Kennedy (The New York Times)

NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

Marisa Jahn (The Canary Project)

Mary Ellen Obias (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council)

New York State Council on the Arts

Susannah Sayler (The Canary Project)

Vivien Gornitz (NASA GISS)

Bruce Cahan

Bruce Caron (Light Blue Line)

Justin Lange (Cicala Filmworks)

Hose Cedeno

Claire Weiss (NY Department of Parks & Recreation)

Sarah Manley (Solar One)

Tara DePorte (Lower East Side Ecology Center)

Chris Herbeck (Dumbo Arts Center)

Ken Mankoff

Diane Crespo (Cicala Filmworks)

Cynthia Rosenzweig (NASA GISS)

Caitlin Martin

Sargent Martindale (Manhattan South Community Affairs Officer)

Aleks Gryczon

Laurence Major (NYC Parks & Recreation, Regional Manager)

James McConnell (Office of Emergency Management)

Nathan Elbogen (Old American Can Factory)

Curtis Hamilton

Eduardo Lopez

Peter Emerick

Radley Horton (NASA GISS)

Sky Kim

Megan Whiteford

Audrey Tse

Mark Patnode

Lena Neglia (NYC Parks & Recreation, Regional Manager)

Ken Mankoff

Bigger Dreams, Smaller Steps

• Plan• Schedule

Figure Out Who Needs to Know• Community Boards• Community Boards• City Council• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies

• Plan• Schedule• Know other schedules

• Plan• Schedule• Know other schedules• Write it down

• Plan• Schedule• Know other schedules• Write it down• Be willing to adjust

Tell Everyone

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies

Never Take No For an Answer

No Discouragement

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Departments• Local Businesses

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Departments• Local Businesses• Press

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Departments• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Departments• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies• Artists & Arts Organizations

Do Your Research

• Know your project• Know your facts• Know your audience

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Agencies• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies• Artists & Arts Organizations

Ask For Help

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Agencies• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies• Artists & Arts Organizations• Educators• Experts

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Agencies• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies• Artists & Arts Organizations• Educators• Experts• Think outside the box

Go in with a Goal / Ask for More

• Community Boards• City Council• Local special organizations• Producers• Funders• City Agencies• Friends & Family, Random People You Meet• City Agencies• Local Businesses• Press• Parks Department & Conservancies• Artists & Arts Organizations• Educators• Experts• Think outside the box

Figure Out What You Can Offer

• Think outside the arts• In-kind donations• Fiscal Sponsorship• Other Sponsorship• Ask

Funding

• Think outside the arts• Plan well• Use your partners• Keep it online

Press

• Plan well• Thank people• Stay in touch• Talk it up!

Next Project

structural engineer

rooftops in Greenpoint

grants

rooftops in Two Bridges

sponsors

rooftops in Hunt's Point

suggestions for a 5th neighborhood

rooftops in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy

interns

money

public locations in each neighborhood

volunteers

photographers

videographers

more money

board of advisors

contact at tenement museum

web developer

donations

space for HQ

underwriters

assistant

dv camera

contact at new museum

installers

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