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CASA is a working group for artists and non-artists alike who want to engage in creative projects within Occupy Boston.  
CASA is a group for artists and non-artists alike who want to engage in creative projects within Occupy Boston.


'''Next meeting:''' Saturday, Jan. 28 - 3:00 pm, Biddy's, a bar near Dewey Sq..


'''Next event:''' Community Gathering on Jan. 30. See below for details.
 
'''Next meeting:''' In the works!
 
'''Next event:''' In the works!


'''Mailing list:''' [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/arts Click here for sign-up information.]
'''Mailing list:''' [https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/arts Click here for sign-up information.]


== Ongoing Projects ==


==Upcoming Projects==


== Past Projects ==
== Ongoing Projects<br/> ==
 
<span style="font-size:larger;">Tiny Tents Task Force</span>
 
We make and distribute tiny tents to spaces in need of Occupations. All welcome -- join us! All you need to do is to build a tiny tent, and hide it where you'd like.&nbsp;<br/>You can also:
 
*Check out the&nbsp;[http://tinytents.tumblr.com/ Tiny Tents Tumblr]&nbsp;for pictures - and submit your own tiny tent sightings!
*[http://tinytents.tumblr.com/build Download a PDF to make tiny paper or cardstock tents]
*Check out the&nbsp;[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/22/1047798/-Tiny-Tent-Task-Force-Pictorial-Tutorial tutorial for making a tiny tent out of fabric].


'''OPERATION WOOF''' was a&nbsp;Doggie Rally in Support of Occupy the Courts Jan. 20, 2012 at Boston Federal Courthouse Fan Pier (Does anyone have photographs? Email them to dogsagainstcorporatepersonhood@gmail.com!)
== Upcoming Projects ==


2/12 The International Day of Creative Action


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An in-progress Artist Lecture Series&nbsp;


==Tiny Tent Task Force==
== Past Projects ==


The Tiny Tent Task Force makes and distributes tiny tents.  
'''OPERATION WOOF''' was a&nbsp;Doggie Rally in Support of Occupy the Courts Jan. 20, 2012 at Boston Federal Courthouse Fan Pier (Does anyone have photographs? Email them to dogsagainstcorporatepersonhood@gmail.com!)


*Check out the [http://tinytents.tumblr.com Tiny Tents Tumblr] for pictures - and submit your own tiny tent sightings!
== <br/> ==
*[http://tinytents.tumblr.com/build Download a PDF to make tiny paper or cardstock tents]
*Here is a [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/22/1047798/-Tiny-Tent-Task-Force-Pictorial-Tutorial tutorial for making a tiny tent out of fabric].


==Other Occupy Boston Arts & Design Resources==
== Other Occupy Boston Arts & Design Resources ==


*[[Graphic Design]] projects, including button, sticker, and poster designs.
*[[Graphic Design]] projects, including button, sticker, and poster designs.
*If you would like a graphic designer to work on your OB project, send an email to our listserv with the details!
*If you would like a graphic designer to work on your OB project, send an email to our listserv with the details!
*[[Arts and Culture]]
*[[Arts and Culture]]
*Occupy Boston Screen Printers Guild http://www.facebook.com/OBScreenPrint
*Occupy Boston Screen Printers Guild [http://www.facebook.com/OBScreenPrint http://www.facebook.com/OBScreenPrint]
*Occupy Boston Art Blog http://occupybostonart.wordpress.com/
*Occupy Boston Art Blog [http://occupybostonart.wordpress.com/ http://occupybostonart.wordpress.com/]
*"Look In the Sky! It's Occupy Boston!" To contact the folks who project things on buildings email: mutationiscreation@gmail.com
*"Look In the Sky! It's Occupy Boston!" To contact the folks who project things on buildings email: mutationiscreation@gmail.com


==General Resources==
== Resources ==


Here would be a good place to store useful information like which print shops have printers that will not scale your print jobs properly, links to articles and documents with interesting facts to share with the world, and so on.
Here would be a good place to store useful information like which print shops have printers that will not scale your print jobs properly, links to articles and documents with interesting facts to share with the world, and so on.


=== Local Art Groups & Spaces ===
=== Local Art Groups & Spaces ===
This could be a list of local art groups and resources that would be worth establishing relationships with.


[http://www.ikatun.org/institute/infinitelysmallthings/ The Institute for Infinitely Small Things] - A group that has been making art about political and social "tiny things" for more than a decade. Is involved with the tiny tents task force, and has done other projects about & with occupy.
[http://www.ikatun.org/institute/infinitelysmallthings/ The Institute for Infinitely Small Things] - A group that has been making art about political and social "tiny things" for more than a decade. Is involved with the tiny tents task force, and has done other projects about & with occupy.
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[http://thesprouts.org/ sprout & co.] - "is a community education and research organization devoted to creating and supporting the community-driven learning, teaching, and investigation of science. We're united by a passion to reclaim science as a richly personal and creative craft. Through our PROGRAMS & STUDIOS, we're working to make our vision real in Somerville."
[http://thesprouts.org/ sprout & co.] - "is a community education and research organization devoted to creating and supporting the community-driven learning, teaching, and investigation of science. We're united by a passion to reclaim science as a richly personal and creative craft. Through our PROGRAMS & STUDIOS, we're working to make our vision real in Somerville."


http://groundswellcollective.com/; journal of art and activism.
[http://groundswellcollective.com/ http://groundswellcollective.com/]; journal of art and activism.
 
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Revision as of 17:45, 31 January 2012

CASA is a group for artists and non-artists alike who want to engage in creative projects within Occupy Boston.


Next meeting: In the works!

Next event: In the works!

Mailing list: Click here for sign-up information.


Ongoing Projects

Tiny Tents Task Force

We make and distribute tiny tents to spaces in need of Occupations. All welcome -- join us! All you need to do is to build a tiny tent, and hide it where you'd like. 
You can also:

Upcoming Projects

2/12 The International Day of Creative Action

An in-progress Artist Lecture Series 

Past Projects

OPERATION WOOF was a Doggie Rally in Support of Occupy the Courts Jan. 20, 2012 at Boston Federal Courthouse Fan Pier (Does anyone have photographs? Email them to dogsagainstcorporatepersonhood@gmail.com!)


Other Occupy Boston Arts & Design Resources

Resources

Here would be a good place to store useful information like which print shops have printers that will not scale your print jobs properly, links to articles and documents with interesting facts to share with the world, and so on.

Local Art Groups & Spaces

The Institute for Infinitely Small Things - A group that has been making art about political and social "tiny things" for more than a decade. Is involved with the tiny tents task force, and has done other projects about & with occupy.

Platform2 - "Platform2 is an experimental event series that sits somewhere between a classroom, community organizing, and 1960s happenings."

sprout & co. - "is a community education and research organization devoted to creating and supporting the community-driven learning, teaching, and investigation of science. We're united by a passion to reclaim science as a richly personal and creative craft. Through our PROGRAMS & STUDIOS, we're working to make our vision real in Somerville."

http://groundswellcollective.com/; journal of art and activism.