Info resource and tracking for organizers
Gang,
We’re excited to announce a new effort for SPARKcon 2009 – a Yearbook! Beth and Britt are looking for your best 10-20 photos from each SPARK. Based on the quality and quantity of images, we can figure out the layout and amount of pages. Our intention is to give everyone a chance to relive their [...]
Mon, October 5 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, poetrySPARK » 1 Comment
There are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe how thrilled I was to work with all of you and to see each group accomplish such wondrous results over the past few days. Beyond a truly ambitious roster of events with record participation, we saw many people achieve things that really stunned the community.
Speaking [...]
Mon, September 21 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, bikeSPARK, notes, poetrySPARK » 1 Comment
Thans to all of you for your incredible work this year. This will certainyl be the best SPARKcon ever! Newspapers, weeklys, radio and TV have all been covering the event, so we’re hoping to have a good crowd this weekend.
Please note: we hope to have all of you at the kickoff meeting at 6 on [...]
Mon, September 14 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, poetrySPARK, yogaSPARK » 1 Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BazaarSPARK to Showcase 30 Homegrown Craftspeople
RALEIGH (September 5, 2009) SPARKcon is once again proud to have BazaarSPARK as part of the local showcase event on September 19. More than 30 local designers, craftspeople, and emerging brands will set up shop on Hargett Street, just outside of The Raleigh Times. From jewelry to clothing to [...]
Sat, September 5 2009 » BazaarSPARK, SparkCon09 » No Comments
SPARKcon Photography Policy
Given the growing nature of SPARKcon, photography of the event will be organized differently this year. Cheryl Gottschall and Bryan Regan will be our Overall Photographers. Their purpose will be to capture a few great shots of the whole event. As a result, they will not be documenting each and every work, artist [...]
Thu, September 3 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, bikeSPARK, poetrySPARK » 4 Comments
“firestarter” initiatives to make SPARKcon a greener event
Members:
Matt Tendam (mtendam77@gmail.com)
Todd Delk (Todd.Delk@kimley-horn.com)
Ryan Cummings (rcdec@earthlink.net)
Michael Gilchrist (mrg123@earthlink.net)
The greenSPARK team has been working since our kick-off meeting on 7/2/09 to put the following ideas into motion, with the appropriate event tie-in and contact person in parentheses:
·Recycling stations (eventwide – Matt Tendam)
We are acquiring bins/cans/etc. to provide 4-6 [...]
Mon, August 17 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, poetrySPARK » 3 Comments
Below is the information needed for us to be able to update the public SPARKcon site with your events. It is duplicated in the sheet you should have received at the General Mtg this past monday.
Please post the information here at plan.sparkcon.com and email it to dave@visualartexchange.org
For organizational reasons please title your posts
xxxSPARK EVENT INFO: [...]
Thu, August 13 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, poetrySPARK » 7 Comments
These calls have been trickling in. Please help promote this wide set of calls to your own circles:
http://www.sparkcon.com/call-for-talent/
We will have another big push for “Calls” on July 1.
Wed, June 24 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, GroundSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK » No Comments
All- this was a fantastic experience and certainly the best SPARKcon yet! We connected to more creative talent than ever with a much larger attendance. We certainly ’sparked’ some interest in the media as well and loved the attendee quotes in the N&O article Sunday. It seemed they understood all of our intentions quite well.
We had [...]
Tue, September 23 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » 1 Comment
As per tradition, we will be formally inviting the Mayor and City Council to join us for SPARKcon at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. The meeting starts at 1 pm. We are not scheduled to speak until 2 pm, but they may shift the schedule forward for us. Wear your SPARKcon shirts and represent!
Mon, September 15 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments