more need indeed - ABC No Rio

Dec. 23, 2002

Type: discussion

Greetings from ABC No Rio. We are writing to enlist
your support in helping us realize our vision for ABC
No Rio as a multi-use community arts center.As we
continue our effort to raise the funds needed to
renovate the site we've already begun making it real.

Secure onn-line contributions can be made through
PayPal at

http://www.abcnorio.org/support/support.html

Our new programs and facilities
enhance our existing activities and are consistent
with ABC No Rio's mission and purpose. The evolution
from storefront gallery and performance space to a
community arts center with three additional floors of
facilities has been exciting and dramatic. The influx
of new volunteers and other participants driving these
efforts amplifies ABC No Rio's vitality.

Our plans for the building place
the ABC No Rio Darkroom in the basement;in the
meantime, we have constructed a smaller, temporary
facility for black and white processing and printing
on one of the upper floors. It is an open and
affordable resource for anyone interested in the
medium of photography, a space for both beginning
photographers and the more experienced to meet, work
and share ideas.

This project really took off
when one of our volunteers received a grant to create
a community-based darkroom and document the process.
Funding to provide classes in photography to
neighborhood youth soon followed. Our educational
initiatives were then given a powerful, institutional
boost:ABC No Rio was chosen to participate in the
Cooper Union's Community Arts Partnership (CAP)
program. We're pioneering an innovative mixed-media
art program for local public high school students that
includes photography,drawing and silk-screen printing.

The ABC No Rio PrintShop is
our silk-screen printing facility. It is used by
artists, activists, bands and others for t-shirts,
posters, patches,fine arts, and other projects.

The PrintShop is a
skills-sharing resource: volunteers are on hand to
assist and teach the printing process. We also help
other community and activist organizations print
posters and t-shirts.

The ABC No Rio Computer Center
is a public resource available to artists,writers,
small press publishers, activists, and the community
at large.
We provide Mac, Windows, and
Linux workstations for word processing, graphics
design, internet access, and new media production. Our
Computer Center is also a forum for skills and
knowledge sharing. We're committed to providing free
and affordable access to technology resources.

The Zine Library at ABC No Rio
includes almost 10,000 items. Our collection consists
of independent, underground, and marginal publications
on subjects such as music, culture, politics, personal
experience, and travel. Our focus is on unique, highly
personalized efforts. This project began in the Spring
of 1998 when we rescued the Blackout Zine Library from
a squat in the South Bronx that was to be evicted.
Since then many individuals have donated their
personal collections, and zine editors and publishers
regularly send us issues. Our collection grows
daily.To date we have raised over $165,000 for our
Building Renovation Fund.
We thank you for your previous
generosity and dedication. But $500,000 is needed.
Your support and participation in this effort remains
important and is appreciated.

With your help we will secure a
permanent home for all ABC No Rio projects and
programs at 156 Rivington Street. Secure onn-line
contributions can be made through PayPal at
http://www.abcnorio.org/support/support.html .

-ABC No Rio Volunteers

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ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-3697

ABC No Rio:
http://www.abcnorio.org
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http://www.interactivist.net
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SUPPORT ABC No Rio:
http://www.abcnorio.org/support/support.html
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