First, does everybody/anybody remember Crystal Pepsi? Maybe my Refresh Everything project submission for June will be to bring back Crystal Pepsi. The NYC community will be better off if my clothes aren’t stained.
Second, we have another worthy cause for your votes this month! In addition to my senior prom date’s Reclaim Concrete project in South Philly (which jumped from 73rd place to 57th place today, obviously due to the Life’s a Pitch Bump), the Contemporary Artists Center in Troy, NY is seeking to open a new cultural center in a historic building complex:
The Contemporary Artists Center (CAC) is in the process of transforming a vacant historic building complex into an innovative cultural center for the Upstate NY region. In 2005, the Troy community saved this historic complex from demolition and the CAC was chosen as the most suitable owner. These beautiful buildings are over 140 years old and will be the centerpiece of a vibrant neighborhood revitalization.
The $50,000 grant will support the last phase of renovation costs
and provide the community with a superb venue for arts and performance
events, supporting everything from neighborhood BBQ picnics and summer
films to concerts and exhibitions by internationally renowned artists.
Painters, sculptors, video-artists, writers, musicians, dancers and
artists of all types will come together here to create, inspire and get
inspired.The CAC believes in the power of the arts to revitalize communities. The requested funds are critical in this final stage to make the project a reality.
They’re in third place! They don’t even need the Life’s a Pitch Bump, but vote anyway, just in case.
Here’s the property, which bears a striking resemblance to my apartment in Harlem:
