I just picked up a loop for an amazing cause as part of St. Louis’s First Design Week! Check out more info here: http://www.stldesignweek.com/1-give
The aluminum hoop is 26″ in diameter. All the proceeds will go to cancer research!
Read about the loops on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/STLDesignWeek#!/notes/stl-design-week/make-some-art-with-this-hoop-raise-money-for-cancer-research-due-back-april-15/173246319390324
Here is the text from the page:
“As many of you know, we are well into planning the first ever STL Design Week, 18-23 April. STL DW is a weeklong celebration of design in St. Louis. With involvement from AGIA, AIA (special thanks to Michelle Swatek!), ASLA, IDSA, Ad Club and ASMP this will be a multi-disciplinary program. <span>Each day we’ll highlight the ways Design impacts our community, influences commerce and improves our lives. There will be daily studio tours and nightly events designed to inspire. Events will be happening throughout St. Louis. I have attached a calendar for you to see all that is planned! Posters will be printed next week and distributed shortly thereafter.
In the meantime, we need your help! 18 April, opening night, is our big kick-off for the week and is going to be a fantastic night at the Robert’s Orpheum Theatre. This special night is our Design For a Cause night where we will be raising money to benefit pancreatic cancer in honor of Scott Raffe who has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Scott has been photographing Circus Flora for nearly 15 years and has an incredible body of work to show for it. He also has made many lasting friendships with the circus performers. So, as a thank you to Scott and to raise money for a good cause, members of Circus Flora and the Zoppe Family will be performing a special “Raffe Circus” at the Roberts. Following that the internationally acclaimed Jeremy Davenport trio will play an hour plus long jazz performance. All of these artists are world class and will be coming in just for us to help us entertain the design community and raise money to fight cancer.
</span>So, where do you come in? Good question!!! We are asking St. Louis architects, designers, advertising people and photographers to make some art with a hoop. We will supply the hoop (see photo below) and ask you to make an artistic statement with it. The hoops will be auctioned off opening night. Money raised from the hoops will go toward cancer research. The hoops are being fabricated and donated for this event by Universe Corporation and we thank them for this kind and generous gesture. The hoops will be available for distribution the week of March 21 and are due back to us by April 15. Have some fun! Do something good! Be a part of STL DW!!!
Do let me know if you can help and thanks in advance!”
