Outhouse Island
A project in Saugatuck, MI by John Leben000days
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Seeking funding to fabricate the biggest outhouse painting ever, to exhibit at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids in September of 2014
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $5,356 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 8th -> May 8th (30 days)
Project By: John Leben
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $5,356 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 8th -> May 8th (30 days)
Project By: John Leben
$5,356
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 8 @ 14:31 -0400 GMT
107%
of goal
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Latest News
SUCCESS With One Day to Go! 
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Four more "Outhouse Islanders" joined us on the Island yesterday. We now have 89 backers for this crazy project pledging $5346. Very gratifying. I guess I'm not the only one who likes outhouses (HA). I visited 50 Monroe Street yesterday, the ArtPrize... (Read More)
Toilet Paper Hand-outs
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Picture this: You walk into an exhibition venue at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. On the wall to your right is a huge painting of a stack of outhouses, 20-feet tall... Ha! Outhouses! In front of the painting is a rough hewn cedar fence. Mounted on the... (Read More)
Pledges Keep Coming!
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We got a couple more pledges for Outhouse Island yesterday bringing the total pledged to $5090. Needless to say, every pledge that comes in makes me smile. The support for Outhouse Island is terrific. Whatever additional pledges come in over the... (Read More)
Over the Top
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
This morning (Saturday, May 3) we got our 81st backer for the outhouse project, which put us over the top. We now have $5010 pledged to this project so we're 100% funded and we still have 5 days to go in the campaign. We made it! Now, I'll be getting... (Read More)
Where Should I Exhibit Outhouse Island?
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
May 1: 6 days to go. 72 backers. $4638 pledged. 92% of our goal has been reached as of this morning. I posted Outhouse Island on ArtPrize yesterday and made initial contacts to several venues. I exhibited at 50 Monroe Street last year (the building... (Read More)
Outhouse Island: We're Almost There!
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
So far today, we've gotten 5 new backers for Outhouse Island. I can't believe the incredible support we are getting for this crazy project. We now have 70 (wonderful) backers, pledging $4572 toward building the BIGGEST outhouse painting, ever. We're... (Read More)
We're Creeping Up on our Goal!
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
It's Tuesday morning at 9:52 and I'm delighted to report that several new pledges came in since my last update, yesterday. We now have $4210 pledged by 62 backers, so, we are now 84% funded! We still have nine days to go in this campaign, so we're... (Read More)
67% Funded - 10 days to go!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I still need help! As of Monday morning, April 28, 57 backers have pledged $3386 toward my $5000 goal. I'm looking for backer #58. I'm blown away by the growing support for creating the BIGGEST outhouse painting, ever, for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids,... (Read More)
We're Getting There!
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
As of Sunday morning, April 27 Outhouse Island has attracted 53 backers for a total of $3112 in funding toward a $5000 goal. I am totally blown away (and gratified) by the support I've received for this project. All you backers are GREAT! We are... (Read More)
The Symbolism and Meaning of Outhouse Island
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Imagine a bureaucratic government agency or do-gooder environmental group mounting an effort to "Save the Outhouse." In this comical scenario, they build a monument to this nostalgic icon: Outhouse Island. They hope this towering structure will raise... (Read More)
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