Mural Crew
Marlborough Makers is currently slated for painting a mural downtown!
Please contact us if you would like to help paint!
Grant Writing:
Interested in creating your own mural? Do you have interested in writing a grant for the Mass Cultural Council October deadline? We can help!
Community Organizing:
Interested in putting together an adult or youth group to mural a local business? We are interested in large group murals!
Things we need:
Email us and lets set up a time to talk about your ideas / interests: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
Please contact us if you would like to help paint!
Grant Writing:
Interested in creating your own mural? Do you have interested in writing a grant for the Mass Cultural Council October deadline? We can help!
Community Organizing:
Interested in putting together an adult or youth group to mural a local business? We are interested in large group murals!
Things we need:
- Volunteers to paint one or more murals
- Identify local businesses interested in a mural
- Itemize projected costs for grant purposes
- Mural designs or
- Images designed for fliers to solicit designs from the community
Email us and lets set up a time to talk about your ideas / interests: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
Movies on Main
Adjacent to 175 Main Street is an empty lot created by a devastating building fire.
It could be an ideal location for summer outdoor movies!
Ward Park currently hosts summer movies for children.
Movies on Main would show movies catering to a slightly older crowd.
What would we need? A projector and a clean wall.
Movies on Main is a BYOC event (bring your own chair).
Check out Movies on the Block in Providence Rhode Island to see this model in action:
http://www.moviesontheblock.com/
This concept was pitched to the MEDC in March 2019.
Want to help it get off the ground?
Email us and lets chat: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
It could be an ideal location for summer outdoor movies!
Ward Park currently hosts summer movies for children.
Movies on Main would show movies catering to a slightly older crowd.
What would we need? A projector and a clean wall.
Movies on Main is a BYOC event (bring your own chair).
Check out Movies on the Block in Providence Rhode Island to see this model in action:
http://www.moviesontheblock.com/
This concept was pitched to the MEDC in March 2019.
Want to help it get off the ground?
Email us and lets chat: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
Vacant Storefront Popup Gallery and Creative Event Space
Vision:
Marlborough Makers seeks to host a community art gallery in a vacant store front for the months of July and August on Main Street in Marlborough MA. The "pop up gallery" will display artworks by local residents and host evening events in collaboration with neighboring businesses.
Objective:
A vacant space is perfect because:
Being that an art gallery entails a furniture-less room with plain walls, the bulk of the work for Marlborough Makers volunteers will be
community organizing prior to opening doors in July.
Building Community:
The pop up gallery could potentially collaborate with the community in the following ways:
Neighboring Community Initiatives
Hudson
ArtsFest Hudson - http://upwitharts.org/artsfest-hudson/
River's Edge Arts Alliance, seeking to pair artwork with Downtown businesses - http://upwitharts.org/
Arts in the Park - http://upwitharts.org/art/arts-in-the-park-2/
Framingham
Downtown Social Strolls - https://downtownframinghaminc.org/strolls
Amazing Things Art Center, Downtown Weekly Arts Events - https://amazingthings.org/events/
Maynard
Spring 2019 ArtWalk - http://maynardbusinessalliance.org/events/artwalk/
Maynard Fest - http://www.assabetvalleychamber.org/maynardfest.shtm
Many Hands Make Light Work:
Have an idea about how to get this initiative off the ground?
Want to chat about the suggestions and action plan post our MEDC meeting?
Know a vacant storefront owner who is willing to collaborate?
Want to help write a grant to raise funds to rent out a space for this initiative?
Have a better version of this proposal to pitch? We'd love to hear your suggestions!
This concept was pitched to the MEDC in March 2019 and again in June & July 2019.
Want to help with the next phase of this project?
Email us and lets chat: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
Marlborough Makers seeks to host a community art gallery in a vacant store front for the months of July and August on Main Street in Marlborough MA. The "pop up gallery" will display artworks by local residents and host evening events in collaboration with neighboring businesses.
Objective:
- Attract foot traffic to Main Street / beautification
- Free entry for artwork submissions provides an equitable and accessible exhibition space for local residents and youth.
- Vacant storefront becomes an accessible space for local artists to host events (live music, knitting groups) as well as an opportunity to sell their exhibited artwork, keeping local revenue local.
- Vacant space transformed into vibrant gallery space with no furniture or structural renovations needed.
- Availability of vacant space cross promoted through event promotion and artist social media sharing.
A vacant space is perfect because:
Being that an art gallery entails a furniture-less room with plain walls, the bulk of the work for Marlborough Makers volunteers will be
community organizing prior to opening doors in July.
Building Community:
The pop up gallery could potentially collaborate with the community in the following ways:
- Art Stop Pub Hop - Downtown now has 2 breweries. The gallery can serve as a stopping place on an organized pub hop.
- Crafters Pop Up - Local craftsman can set up a temporary table in the gallery with functional wares for sale on a weekend; this is a more accessible than a farmers market which requires a vendor tent.
- Face Paint Station - Marlborough hosts the summer concert series and observes July 4th. Free face painting can be offered for an afternoon to generate foot traffic and interest on a concert day or holiday.
- Open Mic / Artist Led Workshops - based on community interest.
- Crafters Meet Up: A largely successful recurring event at Gather Here
- Sew Studio in Cambridge hosts "Bubbles & Crafts" which is a free meet up encouraging crafters to bring the project they are currently working on and make new friends and seek help over bubbly beverages.
Neighboring Community Initiatives
Hudson
ArtsFest Hudson - http://upwitharts.org/artsfest-hudson/
River's Edge Arts Alliance, seeking to pair artwork with Downtown businesses - http://upwitharts.org/
Arts in the Park - http://upwitharts.org/art/arts-in-the-park-2/
Framingham
Downtown Social Strolls - https://downtownframinghaminc.org/strolls
Amazing Things Art Center, Downtown Weekly Arts Events - https://amazingthings.org/events/
Maynard
Spring 2019 ArtWalk - http://maynardbusinessalliance.org/events/artwalk/
Maynard Fest - http://www.assabetvalleychamber.org/maynardfest.shtm
Many Hands Make Light Work:
Have an idea about how to get this initiative off the ground?
Want to chat about the suggestions and action plan post our MEDC meeting?
Know a vacant storefront owner who is willing to collaborate?
Want to help write a grant to raise funds to rent out a space for this initiative?
Have a better version of this proposal to pitch? We'd love to hear your suggestions!
This concept was pitched to the MEDC in March 2019 and again in June & July 2019.
Want to help with the next phase of this project?
Email us and lets chat: MarlboroughMakers@gmail.com
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