THE WALLTHERAPY 2015 FUNDRAISER IS LIVE!

We hope you have enjoyed and appreciated the work we have done the last few years, and we hope you can support our efforts in this, our fifth year, as we bring bring in the next group of local, national, and international artists to adorn our city with even more inspiring murals. We have just launched our annual Indiegogo Fundraiser, and it is filled with great perks from many of our previous muralists. We hope that you too can help us reach our goal!

You can see all the great perks we have this year by clicking the link below:

IGG.me/at/WT15

What has WALLTHERAPY done so far?

WALLTHERAPY is an art and community intervention project, using public murals as a means to transform the urban landscape, inspire, and build community.

2500 cans of spray paint and 300 gallons of paint later, over 60 of the most talented and recognized artists from the region, the nation, and the world have shared their talents to create over 100 murals throughout the city of Rochester since this “Visual Intervention” project began in 2011.

These murals have transformed walls, buildings, and neighborhoods. This transformation has sparked inspiration in individuals and communities alike.
The murals have become part of the local conversation, the local identity, and the fabric of the city. Local art classes and schools tour the murals as part of the curriculum. Local professionals change their route to the murals part of their drive home. Local artists, young and old, find inspiration in the works.

WALLTHERAPY mural project is now recognized worldwide. People from 2000+ cities in 104+ countries have visited the WALLTHERAPY site to learn more. New mural artists from around the world ask about painting Rochester, for the first time or for another time.

The project has gained steady media attention, and media coverage has included 100+ articles, blogs, and videos about the project from a variety of media outlets including NPR and Huffington Post.

Earlier in 2015, WALLTHERAPY was selected to partner with the Google Cultural Institute Street Art Project to insure that all murals would be assessable through capturing the imagery of the work and through interactive access via Google Maps.

Click to visit out Cultural Institute site, where we have all of our murals archived in high resolution: https://walltherapyny.culturalspot.org

What is happening this year?
WALLTHERAPY and URBAN NATION are excited to launch the International exchange program between Rochester and Berlin this year. Artists curated by the UN Director Yasha Young have been invited to participate and contribute to the program of WALLTHERAPY 2015 curated by Ian Wilson (founder, co-curator) and Erich Lehman (co-curator, lead organizer). WALLTHERAPY 2015 will kick off on July 17, 2015. Our theme for this year is surrealism and the fantastic.

UN Exchange artists 2015 include:
Andreas Englund
Onur and Wes21
NEVERCREW
Vexta
Li Hill
Handiedan (joining us in Late June)

WT artists 2015 include:
Daze
Jeff Soto
Maxx242
Eder Muniz
Nate Hodge
Brittany Williams
Matthew Roberts and Joe Guy Allard

Brooklyn Street Art founders Jaime Rojo and Steve Harrington will be contributing with a very exciting special talk on Thursday of WALLTHERAPY week.

To start things off right this year, we will be holding our first proper art exhibition kickoff titled IMPACT! This exhibition will take place at 1975 Gallery (89 Charlotte St.) and will showcase artwork from all the 2015 participating WALLTHERAPY artists in support of IMPACT! – IMProving Access to Care by Teleradiology – www.impactrad.org. IMPACT seeks to provide easier access to better care in underdeveloped and underserved regions through cloud-based x-ray services and a network of volunteer radiologists supporting IMPACT sites. Both WALLTHERAPY and IMPACT! are projects of The Synthesis Collaborative.

Why does WALLTHERAPY need your help?
Making all of this happen year after year takes a lot. With a core team of 13 members, our 50+ expanded team that makes this project happen are all volunteer, but the materials, equipment, and artists to make it all happen require financial support. You donations go towards the paint for many large-scale walls, renting construction lifts to safely access and paint those same large-scale walls, and the travel expenses, hospitality and a very modest honorarium for the 15 professional artists that will share their talent with the project this Summer.

WALLTHERAPY was created thanks entirely to financial and volunteer donations from its many supporters. We are asking again for assistance to continuing this forward momentum, to continue to bring unique artists to our city to help inspire and to heal.

Your continued support will allow us to support the local and international artists as they produce visually compelling murals in the Rochester cityscape, in turn improving and strengthening our thriving community.

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What your donation means directly to the cause:

For every $15 you donate, we can provide an artist with about 3 cans of spray paint.

For every $25 you donate the money goes for 4-5 cans of spray paint or a gallon bucket of primer

For every $50 that means we can purchase paint brushes, rollers, buckets and cover other supply expenses.

Donations of $150 or more helps the team supply the artist with food and water as they paint their murals.

Donations of $500 or more helps us rent a mechanical lift for the week, and our artists don’t have to stand precariously on a ladder to paint their work.

Should you donate $1000, that money goes directly to plane tickets and any sort of car rental needed for the artists

If you donate $5000, you are not just solidifying WALLTHERAPY this year and becoming a producer of this event, but you will be instrumental in helping us start focusing on the humanitarian endeavor and sister initiative known as IMPACT!

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THE PERKS

This year, we have been so fortunate to have many of our previous participants offer artwork and prints from their own private stock to help us reach out goal. We’ve got a few more on the way (we can only load 20 at a time), but don’t delay, as we only have as few as one of some of these perks!

For photos of the perks, please visit our indiegogo site!

IGG.me/at/WT15

Rochester Sticker Pack – $25
Each pack includes a minimum of 1 sticker from the following Rochester Graffiti writers and Street Artists curated by The Lobby (@Lobbyist): THIEVIN’ STEPHEN (2012 and 2013 muralist), CHANGEROUS 63 (2013 muralist), RANGE FUA (2013 muralist), BONES FUA (2014 muralist), Spaceman, Ax, Yews HFK, Frank Bacon, Shootyerface, Downer, Nova FUA, FUA Krew, and others!

Plus free admission to this year’s FLOOR/THERAPY- the third annual dance party for the visiting W/T artists on Thursday July 23.

(10 packs available)

WALLTHERAPY “TOOLS OF THE TRADE” Market Bag – $25
Since the beginning, WALLTHERAPY has been rooted in/near Rochester’s Public Market. So we’re bringing you this sturdy tote to carry around paint supplies, fresh vegetables, or whatever else you can fit!

(Design being finalized – Image coming soon)
(Made to order)

WALLTHERAPY “TOOLS OF THE TRADE” shirt – $30
New for this year, we bring two-sided “Tools of the Trade” design on a white premium cotton tshirt with a two-sided, two-color print (black and blue) with the WALLTHERAPY logo on the front and a graphic listing of the tools of our craft on the back.
(Made to order)

Icy & Sot FLOWER POWER tshirt – $35
We have teamed up with Icy and Sot to produce an open edition of dark gray t-shirts featuring the FLOWER POWER artwork they painted at 50 Anderson Ave during October of 2013. The artwork will be on the front with a WALLTHERAPY logo on the back of the neck. Sizes from Women’s Small to Men’s XXXL. These will only be available to order through this year’s fundraiser.
(Made to order, only available through this fundraiser)

WALLTHERAPY Brass bracelet – $40
A custom made, solid brass bracelet with WALL THERAPY and ROC punched into each side to show your Rochester pride. Custom made by Rochester’s own Interstellar Love Craft at her home base in The Yards, our own home base during WALLTHERAPY week.
( 10 available)

Icy & Sot FLOWER POWER Hoodie – $55
We have teamed up with artist brother duo Icy and Sot to produce a limited run of 30 black hooded pullover Sweatshirts featuring the FLOWER POWER artwork they painted at 50 Anderson Ave during October of 2013 on the back and a WALLTHERAPY logo on the front left chest.

Sizes from Women’s Small to Men’s XXL are available on a first come, first serve basis to the first 30 supporters and will be printed according to your size.
(Only 30 available through this fundraiser)

Above FUNNY FARM print – $100
ABOVE joined us in August 2014 to adorn a wall with his DIAMONDS mural just on the edge of the Rochester Public Market off Railroad St. 5 of these prints were donated by the artist himself from his sold out 1xRun edition. Giclee on 310gsm Fine Art Paper, Signed & Numbered. (Shown framed, but comes unframed)
(5 Available)

Omen “There Was a Time” Etching – $100
Our Northern neighbor OMEN donated 10 of his etchings entitled “There Was A Time.” stamped and embossed on heavyweight stock. Signed/Numbered by the artist, 9.5 x 4.125”

In Omen’s own words: “Classy, Subtle, Zombies.”

(10 available)

Sam Rodriguez “Hybrid Vision” Print – $125
“Hybrid Vision” Print – Donated by ourJuly 2014 artist Sam Rodriguez, this print comes from a limited edition of 25 fine art giclee prints on 100% archival velvet fine art paper. Includes embossed Certificate of Authenticity. It is the first in his series of “TYPE FACES” prints.
(2 Available)

Icy and Sot “Rebellion” screenprint – $150
Icy and Sot generously donated one of their REBELLION 7-color screen print on 300 gsm Somerset paper, signed and numbered by the artists. From an edition of 115. 60×60 cm (23.6″ x 23.6″) – $150
(1 available)

Shawnee Hill Artwork – $150
Donated by one of our Rochester Locals from WT July 2014, ‘White out #3” is an original work by Shawnee Hill – 11.25″x15” gouache wash and white ink on paper and comes in simple black frame (frame not pictured)
(1 Available)

RANGE “Anonymous” Artwork – $300
A true Rochester Legend, RANGE FUA has donated an original artwork – acrylic and Airbrush on a NYC MTA map. Will ship folded. 23.75 x 32.25”unfolded size. Range painted with us during July 2013 and his mural can be found on the El Camino Trail.
(1 Available)

Addison Karl: AT PEACE artwork – $400
Original Artwork by Addison Karl entitled “At Peace”, 2015, Pen & Ink on white 190g/m2 11.7″ x 8.27″ size matt paper. Addision’s July 2014 mural can be seen gracing the Eastern side of the Fedder Industrial Complex, towering 4 stories as our largest mural to date!
(1 Available)

LNY Original Artwork – $400
LNY’s “Bolivia 1967″ – Original artwork, acrylic on double sided matte Dura-Lar film, Signed and Dated, 2015. Donated by the artist. 14″ x 17”
LNY joined us in July of 2013 and left a striking mural on the corner of Avenue D and Joseph Ave, entitled “I AM, YO SOY,” depicting a young boy who lives in the building, Trayvon Martin, and both young and older versions of Frederick Douglass to remind us of the potential we have inside us all.
(1 available)

Conor Harrington – Samson’s Nostalgia Trap – $600
Samson’s Nostalgia Trap, AP edition print by Conor Harrington, donated by the artist. From his NYC 2014 Popup show EAT AND DELETE, , Sized at 39.37″ X 29.134″, Archival pigment print with gloss varnish on Somerset Satin 330gsm paper, Edition of 200 signed and numbered by the artist. Conor was one of our July 2013 muralists with murals along the El Camino Trail and the South Wedge.
(1 available)

For companies or benefactors interested in playing a larger role in the success of WALLTHERAPY:

SPONSOR – $1000
Donors at the SPONSOR level will have their name/company logo added to the WALLTHERAPY website, receive a copy of each of the WALLTHERAPY, die-cut logo stickers, a WALLTHEARPY t-shirt featuring the logo, and tickets for two to join us at our wrap-up dinner in July.
(10 Available)

Producer – $4000
Donors at the PRODUCER level will receive a copy of receive a copy of each of the WALLTHERAPY books available, a t-shirt, tickets for two to our wrapup dinner in July, and their name listed on the website in our sponsors and donors section. We will also be putting together an assortment of other available perks as a thank you. A logo for their company (or their name) will be added in of our website and a Producer credit will be given in the 2015 book.
(3 Available)

SPONSOR A WALL – $5000
New this year, we are offering the opportunity to support the creation of one of the murals directly. We will place a signpost at the wall stating your sponsorship, you will receive acknowledgements on our site and you will be listed as patron in the mural’s forthcoming entry into our Google Cultural Institute site. You will receive a framed 11×17″ photo print of the finished mural, and a small original by the artist courtesy of WALLTHERAPY. We will make sure you are adorned with a complement of WALLTHERAPY gear.
(2 available)

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SOLD OUT PERKS!
These great perks have already sold out, don’t miss your opportunity to get great art and gear while supporting a far-reaching community project!

Faring Purth Print – $75
Frequent muralist Faring Purth, who has brought two murals, Etty and Anabel, to Rochester, has donated “Ella II,” one of her Eleanora series of prints. Hand-pulled by the artist here in Rochester, 2013, Screenprint, Black ink on white paper, 14x20in. These prints were her first print edition, and has a special tie to Rochester!(1 Available, unframed, rocks and artist’s feet not included)

35 years of Shoe print – $175
Our 2014 WRITES OF SPRING muralist Niels “Shoe” Meulman has donated one of his “35 Years of Shoe” prints to the cause! From late 2014, silver and black silkscreen print, signed and numbered by the artist. Just over 19″ x 27″, it is being personalized by Shoe just for the campaign.(1 Available)

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Other Ways You Can Help

We know that times get tight and you may not be able to help out financially. But you can ALWAYS help us by spreading the word in person or through your social media networks! The more people we get this out to, the more likely we are to keep building on our continued success!

Whether it’s a financial donation or just telling a friend, we can’t do this without you!