Dawn of the Anthropocene - Public Art Ice Sculpture
A project in Brooklyn, NY by LigoranoReese000days
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In NYC, 2 days before the U.N. Climate Summit, a giant ice sculpture of the words THE FUTURE will melt away in lower Manhattan.
Backers: 98
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $5,667 of $4,500
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Oct 1st (40 days)
Project By: LigoranoReese
Backers: 98
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $5,667 of $4,500
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Oct 1st (40 days)
Project By: LigoranoReese
$5,667
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 1 @ 09:45 -0400 GMT
125%
of goal
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Latest News
Future Timelapse video 
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
GoPro version - of the Future melting in 45 seconds "By the end of the day, The Future will be reduced to a puddle of melted water. But hundreds of people will have engaged with it: touched it, photographed it, talked about it, posted or tweeted... (Read More)
A Big Success
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Future Nocturn Yesterday was a huge success! 1,000's of people came to see Dawn of the Anthropocene in person. Over 600 people saw it on Livestream and it was all over social media on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter becoming an emblem for the... (Read More)
Two days and counting...
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We've carved the ice, tested the streaming and are getting prepped. Word is getting out in the press - on EcoWatch and the NYTimes Going Around Town Sunday September 21 (Second listing on Sunday). We'll be at Flatiron North Plaza on Sunday,... (Read More)
Hot off the Press
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 We're at Linco Printing in Long Island City doing a press check for the broadside we're printing for the Dawn of the Anthropocene. This 18 x 24 inch full color poster... (Read More)
Volunteers Needed - 9.21.14
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Rendering Just 8 days away - everything is almost in place. We need volunteers to help manage the site during the meltdown. We're organizing 4 hour shifts beginning at 10 AM when we start installing the piece. We break it down, if it hasn't melted... (Read More)
12 Days to Go
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
First thank you for your generous donations - you've helped us reach our goal in record time. We're just 12 days before setting up the ice sculpture at the Flatiron Plaza. Permits are finally approved, the meltedaway.com website is revamped. We have... (Read More)
Just Made It!!!
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We just made our goal! In under 2 weeks, we've funded the Kickstarter phase of our project. Thank you all for your support. Now, we're going to stretch it - in the next day or so, you'll be receiving a notice about the next phase of the project. We... (Read More)
Happy Labor Day
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We're only $1000 away from meeting our goal - later this week - we'll stretch to the next level. Thank you for your support. (Read More)
Featured Art Project
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a tremendous first week - we've raised over 60% of our ask. This week we've begun to ramp up our social media, we'll be tweeting the project from on-site during the date of the event. Follow us on twitter @melted_away. And next week we're... (Read More)
Already at 25% of our funding goal
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for all of your support - we've reached 25% of our funding goal - Fantastic!!! The project was chosen by Kickstarter as a staff pick. In the coming week, we'll have more news to report about Dawn of the Anthropocene: including developments on... (Read More)
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