BLAST^ Art - pArt 1

We had a great turn out this past Sunday 9.21.08 to kick off the BLAST^ interactive public art project. A least 13 people came by for parts of the project. The early arrivals got a free hands on welding workshop, then we brainstormed on how and what we wanted to make from the piles of bikes and bike parts we have on hand.

















We settled on a kinetic spinning wheels design and to make it challenging we started at the top then worked down.



Next week the support base will be designed and anyone is welcome to come see what's going on!
Time change to 3 pm - Sunday 9/28 at BurnWorks ~

Here's a short video of last weeks fun -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tb2oDPhbolo

Community Cycles supports BLAST^ art project

With a donation of 10+ bike frames, wheels, sprockets and assorted parts.
They are very excited to see what BLAST^ produces, and they may assist with permanent placement of the finished project. - http://www.communitycycles.org/

BLAST^ News - Sep 15, 2008

Art Kickoff Planned!

BLAST^ is making interactive ^recycled^ public art our next community project. Please BRING IDEAS AND JOIN US for our 1st Art Kickoff and Build Day Sunday the 21st!

Get details, discuss ideas, and learn more:
http://coloradoburn.ning.com/events/event/show?id=2014648:Event:24758

Incorporation as an LLC

In a foundational move, BLAST^ has filed an application with the CO Secretary of State to incorporate as an LLC under the name “Boulder Local Action Support Team – BLAST^”. We paid an application fee of $50. This move will prepare BLAST^ to hold major events on the scale of Apogaea, attain permits, purchase insurance, and stand up to any legal or public scrutiny.

THANK YOU, your costume donations and purchases made BLAST^ a reality.

To learn more about filing with the CO SoS:
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/FileDoc_Instructions.htm

Support for Burners Without Borders

BLAST^ voted to send 10% of the proceeds from the Costume Sale to support Burners Without Borders (BWB), an organization that inspired us to start BLAST^. Our donation of $50 will support current BWB disaster relief efforts:

• Sending a semi-truck load of food to a Native American community on a reservation in Houma, Louisiana. The reservation was ravaged by unprecedented flooding during hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
• Reconstruction after the recent flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Previously, BWB carried out another inspirational reconstruction project in Pisco, Peru in response to the August 15th 2007 earthquake, which devastated the Pisco, Peru region and left over 80,000 people homeless.

THANK YOU, your costume donations and purchases are working to help earnest people in need on the Gulf Coast.

To learn more and to support BWB, please visit their site:
http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/

Web Promotion Efforts

We planned steps to promote BLAST^ online:

• Creation of a group on Ning: http://coloradoburn.ning.com/group/boulderblast
• Invite everyone to join Ning group
• Launch a blog/newsletter
• Search for a Domain Name to register, estimated $11/yr

Contact Info

• Contact BLAST^ at boulderblast@gmail.com.
• Our home page is currently the Ning group page: http://coloradoburn.ning.com/group/boulderblast
• A financial statement is available upon request.
• All are welcome to join BLAST^ meetings, events, or projects.