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LIST of PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
painting by Almudena Caminero Amie Wuchter Craig Mussman Jason Nickel Jaycee Sage Jeramy Turner Meg Coulter Nomad Rute Ventura Sam Hanchett Tyrone Johnson-Neuland
photography by Anna Russell Derek Mathew Elmore Jim O’Connor Johnny Tang Sharon Draghi Tate Garibyan
charcoal by Katie Kuntz Victoria Robustello
digital art by Francisco Pena-Castro Gigi Grace Matthew Foglia
ink by Kacie Lees Michelle London Nisse Lovendahl
assemblage by Dorothea Osborn
sculpture by Albert Kleine Rose Silberman-Gorn Ryan Canvas Taylor Stone
mixed media by Dorothea Osborn Il’ya Jura Katie Duffy McGeehin Kristen Heritage Lyrin Bailey Mehmet Cereb Rafael Fuchs Stacy Seiler Travis Mackey Yetixhunting
film & video by Christine Stoddard Ciaran Short Rute Ventura Yasmeen Abdallah
music & spoken word by Ariadne Urania Founders Sasha Winters Stella Corso
painting by Almudena Caminero Amie Wuchter Craig Mussman Jason Nickel Jaycee Sage Jeramy Turner Meg Coulter Nomad Rute Ventura Sam Hanchett Tyrone Johnson-Neuland
photography by Anna Russell Derek Mathew Elmore Jim O’Connor Johnny Tang Sharon Draghi Tate Garibyan
charcoal by Katie Kuntz Victoria Robustello
digital art by Francisco Pena-Castro Gigi Grace Matthew Foglia
ink by Kacie Lees Michelle London Nisse Lovendahl
assemblage by Dorothea Osborn
sculpture by Albert Kleine Rose Silberman-Gorn Ryan Canvas Taylor Stone
mixed media by Dorothea Osborn Il’ya Jura Katie Duffy McGeehin Kristen Heritage Lyrin Bailey Mehmet Cereb Rafael Fuchs Stacy Seiler Travis Mackey Yetixhunting
film & video by Christine Stoddard Ciaran Short Rute Ventura Yasmeen Abdallah
music & spoken word by Ariadne Urania Founders Sasha Winters Stella Corso
BUY ART as POSTCARDS
Sold individually or as a set. Support artists and future Crawl events with postcards that you can mail to all your friends who love Halloween almost as much as you do! Free shipping on all orders
Support artists and future Crawl events with postcards that you can mail to all your friends who love Halloween almost as much as you do! Sold individually or as a set. Free shipping on all orders
ENCOURAGE THE ART EXPERIENCE / BUILD THE ART COMMUNITY All donations are used 100% to pay participating artists, fund future Crawl events, and cover the low overhead costs of running this organization. We are not technically a non-profit, so your donations are unfortunately not tax-deductible; but we do not make a profit through these donations and all donors receive an annual report of how donations are used.
ENCOURAGE THE ART EXPERIENCE / BUILD THE ART COMMUNITY All donations are used 100% to pay participating artists, fund future Crawl events, and cover the low overhead costs of running this organization. We are not technically a non-profit, so your donations are unfortunately not tax-deductible; but we do not make a profit through these donations and all donors receive an annual report of how donations are used.
Be a part of this arts community no matter where you are in the world!
Not your typical art show, we showcase spooky works and interactive giveaways to create a once a year fineart exhibition for all creatures who want to celebrate Halloween in a creative way.
At its (bloody) heart, the Skeleton Crawl brings people and art together. Built by artists for artists - the SKELETON CRAWL is an arts organization hell bent on helping incredible artists thrive. We want to bridge the gap between the artist and the audience in a fun way, creating a new stage for artists to be seen, found, and supported.
Hi! I'm Anna, Director and Curator of The Skeleton Crawl. This amazing show has been growing every year with more artists and more participants. What makes the show amazing are the incredibly talented artists who present their work and the incredibly awesome art/Halloween lovers who participate.
If we don't fully fund The Crawl this year it will not happen again.: (
We had 48 participating artists this year in painting, illustration, sculpture, photography, drawing, digital art, mixed media, video, music, poetry, woodworking, and ceramic.
We had an awesome gallery space open all week in Brooklyn for people to wander into and enjoy the art, we had over 100 people show up in person at our event Halloween weekend, we have had 107 views of our Online Digital Show so far, and we sold 7 pieces of incredible art off the walls!
One day, I hope The Crawl will be a self-sustaining machine that just does its thing and benefits artists and art lovers year after year without having to ask for financial help. Unfortunately, that just isn’t where we are at yet with this creepy thing.
The more money that is raised - the more likely I will be able to afford to do another show next year. __________________________
Here is an idea of the breakdown of our expenses for this year:
$3,000 - venue rental
$1268 - miscellaneous items for venue (like hanging hardware, paint, food for volunteers)
$327 - legal permits, insurance
$318 - transporting gear and artwork to and from the gallery
$276 - marketing and promotional materials
$144 - annual website fees
$115 - security guard
$82 - lighting
Total expenses: $5,530 Total sales/donations so far: $2,522 How much we still need to raise to cover costs: $3,008
_________________________ All funds raised go into The Skeleton Crawl's bank account and are directly used to cover the cost of the event, the week of the gallery being open, and the yearly fees for having the website up. If we raise more than the amount needed to cover this year, it will spill over for next year's planning. If we raise enough to cover next year as well, I will use the extra to start an artist residency program which will sponsor a Crawl artist to make new work.
If you would like this arts organization to live on another year, please share our Kickstarter with your friends and consider contributing! Every bit counts and is so much appreciated!
We literally cannot do this without YOU.
Thank you for your time and consideration. You are the best! -Anna
*****STRETCH GOALS****
$1,700 : UNLOCKED! **NEW** REWARD
HANDMADE MOOD PENDANTS have been unlocked!
$2,500 : UNLOCKED! **NEW** BEANIE COLOR
CARAMEL COLOR BEANIEhas been unlocked!
$4,000 : UNLOCK BONUS FOR BACKERS
once we hit this goal all backers who pledged $20 or more will receive a CRAWLY SWIRL STICKER(the swirl spider from our Beanie design) with their mailed reward!
$5,530 : BREAK-EVEN GOAL
once we hit this goal we will OFFICIALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER CRAWL EVENT NEXT YEAR!
$6,000 : UNLOCK BONUS FOR BACKERS
once we hit this goal all backers who pledged $30 or more will receive a CREEPY TEMPORARY TATTOO(illustrated by Nisse Lovendahl) with their mailed reward!
$8,000 : JUMPSTART GOAL
once we hit this goal we will be able to jumpstart our planning and funding for next year's show!
$10,000 : UNLOCK ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
once we hit this goal we will be able to launch our first ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, sponsoring 1 Crawl Artist to create new work, furthering their craft and supporting the arts where it matters most!!!
Be a part of our collaborative art piece on our gallery wall in Brooklyn! You donate a dollar, we put a blood red sticker on the wall with the other bloody stickers to create a giant bloody mess, called Tears of a Clown. It's organic and every growing, join all the fun!
$10 = Creepy Cocktail Recipes PDF
Crafted by NYC bartender - Anna Russell
Enjoy these Creepy Cocktails to add some spook to your cocktail mixing. Some are classic Halloween cocktails, some are perfect for the changing of the seasons, and a couple are originals to help round out flavor profiles and creepy vibes. Document includes:
8 recipes
Gin, Rum, Tequila, Whisky, & Absinthe based drinks
Mixing, glassware, garnish instructions
& a lot of creepy creativity
$15 = Mini Mood Pendant
Handmade mood jewelry piece to be worn on a chain, as a necklace or a keychain. Thermal paint is set into a rose gold plated round base and sealed with clear resin. No chain included. Size measures 3/8"
$20 = Nightmare Print "Earthling"
A mix of The Ring, Carrie, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Re-print image from an original Polaroid Transfer series inspired by classic horror films created by Anna Russell. Print is in 5x7 postcard format. Ready to mail or frame.
$25 = Large Mood Pendant
Handmade mood jewelry piece to be worn on a chain, as a necklace or a keychain. Thermal paint is set into a rose gold plated round base and sealed with clear resin. No chain included. Sizes vary between 5/8"-3/4"
$35 = 2 Nightmare Prints in a Collectors Sleeve
Your choice of 2 prints from the complete Nightmare Series
2 prints in fancy collectors sleeve with our Postcard Collection stamp illustrated by Lyndon Perkins. Re-print images from an original Polaroid Transfer series inspired by classic horror films created by Anna Russell. Prints are 5x7 and ready to mail or frame.
$40 = Crawly Swirl Beanie
We sold out of our first batch!
PRE-ORDER a Beanie from our next small batch order before they drop! Machine embroidered spider logo. Colors available: SAFETY GREEN with HOT PINK spider. (CARAMEL BROWN with GREY PINK spider unlocks at $2,500 raised.) Illustrated by Anna Russell.
$50 = "GHOST ARE COOL" Polaroid
A one-of-its-kind original Polaroid SX-70 of a ghost doing NYC things. Eating a slice of Joe's Pizza, grabbing a oatmilk cortado. You know, normal life...for a ghost.
$150 = Original Polaroid Transfer
Receive an original printer's proof from the Nightmare Series by Anna Russell. The final prints are valued at $800, but there are always proofs before a final print is accomplished. This expensive extinct Polaroid Transfer process creates a single print per exposure. The proofs are almost perfect, but will have slight variations like torn film edges and air bubbles. The images above are examples of the types of images, but there are 15 different images in the series. After reserving this reward you will get to see the entire series and choose which print you would like!
Polaroid Type 669 Transfer on archival watercolor paper 4.5" x 5.5" shot with 35mm slide film mostly at night
Our Kickstarter has ended, but we still need your help. You can donate HERE and most of these rewards are available in our shop!
