Dear Friends,

We are extending the deadline of our campaign to January 31, 2008 to give you a chance to show your support. If everyone who visited our websites contributed $5.00, you would collectively have an enormous impact.

Many of you may not realize that we are a tiny, not-for-profit organization. Helen and I spend much of our time raising funds from government and private foundations to commission networked art. Our mission is to support both emerging and established artists.

There are very few resources for new media/networked art in the United States, which makes the process highly competitive. When we succeed, we are only entitled to use a very small percentage of the grants for server maintenance and administrative overhead, which translates into inadequate salaries for ourselves and our system administrator.

Our passion for the field has fueled our commitment for many years, but we can no longer sustain Turbulence, Networked Performance and Networked Music Review without your help. We hope you value them enough to help us keep them alive. Please PLEDGE NOW!

WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2007

In addition to an exceptional year of supporting artists through commissions, public events, and our world-renowned resource, Networked Performance, we started a second blog called Networked Music Review (NMR). On it you will find in-depth interviews with sonic artists and musicians; world-wide events highlighted in real time; a “Weekly” post spotlighting interesting works, artists and conversations; a monthly newsletter which summarizes each month’s activities; and much more.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2008

On November 15, NMR began launching fifteen commissioned works, several of which will premiere live at Programmable Media II: Networked Music, a 2-day symposium at Pace University, New York City in April 2008.

In addition to launching 20 commissioned works, other upcoming highlights include Mixed Realities, an exhibition and symposium at Emerson College, winter 2008; and Re(Connecting) the Adamses, a major exhibition co-presented with Greylock Arts (Adams, Massachusetts) and MCLA Gallery 51 (North Adams, Massachusetts), summer 2008.

Please make a cash tax-deductible (for US residents) contribution. No amount is too small! If you do not wish to donate via PayPal simply mail a check to New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., 124 Bourne Street, MA 02131.

Thanks.

Kind Regards,

Jo-Anne Green and Helen Thorington
Co-Directors