Pur·suit

A project in Brooklyn, NY by Naima Green
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A deck of playing cards featuring queer womxn, trans, non-binary, and gender nonconfonforming people.
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Backers: 709
Average Pledge Per Backer: $47

Funded: $33,267 of $32,000
Dates: Jan 23rd -> Feb 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Naima Green
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Latest News

Final Hours!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are less than $4,000 away from reaching the goal. If 40 people pledge $100 today, we've done it! Please check out all the new perks, and share, share, share. 27 hours to go. We can do it!   (Read More)

Exciting News!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 60 hours to go.  I am thrilled to announce a new edition to the Pur·suit Team. Rin Kim is a graphic designer and visual curator. They explore an ongoing interruption that re-arranges assumptions of subjectivity and identity. Rin's personal... (Read More)

10K Away!

February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are less than $10,000 away from making Pur·suit happen! Today, our new perks include 2 artist books called Showers Closed. The pictures were made between New York and Cape Town in late 2016 and early 2017. The publication is collected by MoMA... (Read More)

Joy

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The essence of Bklyn Boihood is Joy – their eponymous party. I don’t remember when I first attended a Bklyn Boihood event but I do know that their parties are often the most fun I can have in an entire season. Their parties are more than just... (Read More)

20K!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke $20,000!!! Wow. (insert mental picture of me doing a cartwheel) Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's going to be an intense final push to raise the last $12,000 and I know we can do it.  Today's perks include some goodness from Jenna... (Read More)

Pur·suit Love Potions

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Today and everyday until the end of the campaign I'll be releasing new perks! You can upgrade your pledge for a new perk & share with someone you love so they can get in on the goodness, too.  Pink Lotion: $18 The Hair Aisle Zine by Kiesh (5)... (Read More)

10 Days to Go!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We reached 45% of our goal with 295 backers!! Thank you KS community.  The next 10 days are going to be crucial! We’ll need about 900 backers to get this project funded and every bit helps.  We can reach our goal with your help. Please share the... (Read More)

A note from Vanessa

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I want to share an insight from Pur·suit participant, Vanessa Newman, that continues to hit home for me. "there is something to be said about the power of visibility. i cannot reflect on the person that i have become, without recalling each moment... (Read More)

Naima Green Stacks Catherine Opie's "Dyke Deck" with Images of Queer Contemporaries

January 25th - via: hyperallergic.com
The artist has launched a Kickstarter to fund her project, which is partially an homage to Catherine Opie (Read More)

A Big First Day

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow. We've funded 15% of the goal in one day! Kickstarter selected Pur·suit as a project they love and we are on the homepage of the Art section!   Thank you for the support and I look forward to sharing more updates with you in the coming weeks. ... (Read More)

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