Fun With Crowdfunding: Spark Box Studio

For more photos of the studio, check out their website.

Spark Box Studio is a lovely community print shop based in Picton, Ontario that provides a variety of programs to help other artists, learners and people in the community – courses, workshops, an artist residency program, internships, and more. They are currently trying to raise funds to buy a letterpress studio (acquring it locally from nearby Kingston) and are looking to raise $6,000 to purchase the press by May 31. Their campaign features a detailed breakdown of what they’ll be getting for their money, and perks, as one might expect from a pair of printmakers, are pretty sweet – postcards, handmade notebooks, paintings and a chance to attend one of the studio’s workshops. This is about as straightforward and purposeful a campaign as you can get, and you’ll be bolstering a community art scene to boot. Give these nice people a bone. Visit the campaign and take a look at their ridiculously charming (and informative!) fundraising video below.