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Sign-Up

SIGN-UP is a project that supports local entrepreneurship, community revitalization, and neighborhood beautification.
  • Status: Active
  • Submitted: Tue Sep 01, 2009   |   Last updated: Tue Sep 01, 2009
  • Location(s): Orleans all of New Orleans
  • Topics(s): Community development, Education
  • Tag(s): Empowerment, Recovery, Community
  • Views: 1620  

Details

To further contribute to the recovery process for both local youth and local small businesses, Rondell Crier developed Sign-Up to bring artistic resources to the New Orleans community. The project is specifically designed for social, self, and community advancement. The overall goal of the project is to support neighborhoods, strengthen local businesses, and empower young people.

Project Scope: Vision, Aim, & Objectives

Why this project is being done:
Direct goals are to provide visual arts training to local youth participants, create signs for small businesses that are in need, and to provide opportunities for young people to develop a sense of giving as donors within their neighborhood. 
Who or what this project would impact:
This project will impact local businesses in need of identity support and young people who are seeking artistic skills and training. Ideally, the entire neighborhood where Sign Up signs are installed will be impacted as well.

Project Timeline

Its envisioned to be an ongoing and very mobile project.

Project Plan & Participants

Other people and/or organizations involved in this project:
YA/YA youth artists O.C Haley Boulevard Merchant and Business Association Main Street
Plan for implementing this project:
Work to create partners who are currently working with small businesses and neighborhood youth to identify potential individuals and businesses. Then work with these members to design and produce a sign.

Recent News

  • Another Sign-Up!Wed, 11/18/2009 Sign-Up is proud to announce that we have installed another sign at Alpha Coffee Shop, located at 2010 Magazine Street. Today is the shop's grand opening. Free coffee ser [...read more]
  • NOLA.com Blurb!Wed, 09/02/2009 Sign-Up is mentioned on NOLA.com See link below: http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2009/09/yaya_artwork_will_be_focus_of.html [...read more]
  • The first SIGN is going UP!Tue, 09/01/2009 This week, Sign-Up will install it's first sign in the entryway at Liberty’s Kitchen. The colorful sign is the first of many Sign-Up project artworks to come. Youth artist Mark Barnes worked on the [...read more]
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