Initially this project was going to be put on completely through volunteer hours and begged/ borrowed/ stolen materials. However,
we have had some exciting news:

Thanks to Creative Partnerships Australia, every dollar you give will be matched up to $1000 through their Match: Crowdfunding for the Independent Arts Sector initiative.




This means that every dollar you donate is sort of like two dollars! Hooray!

In addition to this matched funds campaign, there are also seven other individual artists from around Australia aiming to raise $1,000 each for their involvement in FREE BBQ CASH GIVEAWAY, as well as Elephant Island who are looking to raise $2000. These fellow-Pozible artists are the key collaborating artists who had initially volunteered their time free of charge. The opportunity to take part in the matched funds program means that these artists can now be fairly payed for their time, and also have the scope to be more ambitious with their projects. As this group is made up of mostly emerging artists, we feel that the matched funds opportunity has acted like a sort of instant karma for a group of amazing artists that never fail to throw themselves into projects despite often going unpaid.

THE CATCH
As thrilled as we are about the matched funds program, the funding does come with a catch - which is - if any of the nine Pozible campaigns for FREE BBQ CASH GIVEAWAY fail, then none of the raised funds will be matched. Which means that if one of the campaigns misses it's target by $1 none of the funds will be matched......it's scary.....

GRINDING at FREE BBQ CASH GIVEAWAY
I want to find 2 old cars with awesome textures and colours and place them in a public space in Alice Springs. Its going to be a mission to find suitable cars to cut up with my angle grinder that will eventually end up in the gallery Watch This Space.

The desert works magic on the cars abandoned in the landscape. This process of deterioration produces the most extraordinary characteristics and textures. These diamonds in the rough would just be sitting out bush on their own until I came along with a grinder. In the past, I roamed the desert in search of suitable cars to angle grind off panels that would eventually wind up in a gallery... This time I want to bring the cars to my audience so that the viewer can see how it all happens....be part of the action.

STAGE 1 - For $1000
I want to create a hardcore live public performance together with local Alice Springs band, Bat Hazzard, to bring to life the grungey spectacle of the grinding of these cars … I want as many people to be part of it as possible....a free party open to everyone.
      
     
Bat Hazzard are the perfect band to accompany such a spectacle. Their music is rad, tough and has roots in Alice Springs. I am excited to work with them coz they are such a creative force that demands respect. I plan to angle grind panels off the cars at dusk while Bat Hazzard play LIVE on top of the cars! With the theatrics of the band and sparks of the angle grinder... surely it will be a blast.
Costs will go to recovering the cars and productions costs of the performance.

STAGE 3 -For $1500
I want to film the car wrecks arriving at site, people interacting with wrecks and performance/gig, and make it into a 5 min film to a Bat Hazzard track.  

STAGE 3 -For $2000%20
After the gig I will prepare the panels for framing and frame them, this will all be included in the short film.
Costs beyond the $1500 target will go to the professional framing of the car panels and film production.
On the 3rd week of the festival I want to have an exhibition in Watch this Space including the framed panels from the event, the photographs and the film.