TOPIC: CREATIVITY (74)

TekVenture

http://tekventure.org

The Mission of TekVenture is to provide an environment offering space, tools, materials, and mentors where the community can realize their creative potential, satisfy their need to make things, talk shop with other makers, and connect with emerging technologies and the industries that use them.

Bicycle Portraits

http://www.bicycleportraits.co.za

Stan Engelbrecht & Nic Grobler are publishing the best 162 portraits and stories of the over 500 portraits of cyclists they’ve photographed during their 2 year journey around South Africa. Divided over 3 books, each will contain a different 54 stories, and also two essays each by local South African and major international cycling figures.

The Creativity Hub

http://www.thecreativityhub.com

We make games and tools that make people think (differently). We work with organisations that seek a playful approach to dealing with tough challenges.

Stocksy

http://www.stocksy.com

We are an artist owned cooperative that is founded upon the principles of equality, respect and the fair distribution of profits. We built this co-op to pay out all its profits each year in dividends. By design, we built a company to eliminate any threats to our ideals. Created by veterans of iStockphoto and its founder Bruce Livingstone, we provide sustainable careers through profit sharing and co-ownership with our artists. We also pay the highest royalty rates in the industry.

chashama

http://www.chashama.org

chashama supports communities by transforming temporarily vacant properties into spaces where artists can flourish. By recycling and repurposing buildings in transition, we invest in neighborhoods, foster local talent, and sustain a vast range of creativity, commerce and culture. 

Collen Darby Designs: LandEscapes

http://www.colleendarbydesigns.com/landescape-painting-series.html

Every patient deserves a room with a view. Colleen Darby's LandEscapes are a series of inspirational landscape paintings specifically for the healthcare environment. The paintings, which will hopefully be installed in exam rooms, infusion units and waiting rooms, are meant to offer patients and their families an escape from the sterile, cold medical environment.

Accompany

http://www.accompanyus.com

Introducing global curation at its finest: Accompany scours the globe for the coolest, most beautiful and one-of-a-kind finds, and filters them through a range of style lenses — to create unique boutiques that contain both an eclectic mix of cultures and a well-edited point of view. Handmade pieces and ethically-sourced items bring human impact and fashion impact together, to create feel-good goods through a look-good lens.

Wren + Glory

http://wrenglory.com

Wren + Glory has partnered with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show to bring you a limited edition capsule collection. Designed with the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, all pieces are made of brass and plated in 18k gold or white gold. The sound wave not only represents the logo, but also the gift of hearing that we often take for granted. Gloria & Renee, designing sisters behind the jewelry brand, have first hand understanding of this. Their dad was born with a major hearing deficiency, and has worn hearing aids his entire life. 

Share A Story

http://www.shareastory.org

Share A Story is a social initiative to discover powerful personal stories from around the world because we believe the 'right' story has the power to ignite change. Share a story today!

Lost at E Minor

http://www.lostateminor.com

Lost At E Minor is an online publication of inspiring art, design, music, photography and pop culture: low brow sensibilities mashed up with the grittier elements of high brow culture.

CineCause

http://www.cinecause.com

CineCause will become the go-to filter of quality film programming and will curate showcases of such films based on theme, subject or topic, pairing these films with relevant causes.  Audiences will learn more about the cause, have an opportunity to make a donation and take action, giving them the ability to participate in our collective efforts to affect positive change.

Kick Starter

http://www.kickstarter.com

Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.

Ideas Island

http://ideasisland.com

Ideas Island is a project by creativity author and professional speaker Fredrik Härén where he lets creative people stay for free on one of his three private islands so they can work on their ideas.

Story Pirates

http://storypirates.org

Story Pirates is a nationally respected education and media organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people. By pairing world-class teachers with first-rate actors and comedians, we offer a variety of tools to make learning more engaging and effective. Dually based in New York and Los Angeles, we are best known for the Idea Storm Program, a master-class writing workshop that brings teaching concepts to life, followed by a musical sketch comedy show featuring stories by students and performed by professional artists.

Artists Wanted

http://www.artistswanted.org

Artists Wanted is a collaborative project between several New York City artists and creative organizations working to build new lasting opportunities for emerging talent. We have experienced first hand the difficulties in breaking into the professional art world and it is our mission to make this process more welcoming, dynamic and open-ended.