Butterfly Effect
Creating income and exposure for unknown
township artists talent, expressed visiblly on township houses
The art community within townships in South Africa lacks the business skills to make a living from their artwork. This section of the unemployed in South Africa needs the opportunity to be exposed for their artistic talents in order to be seen by potential buyers and earn a living.
Project Butterfly Effect aims to solve this problem by giving the township artists commercial exposure and an income source through giving them a platform where they can artistically transform the walls of township houses in order to uplift the township community. Resources for the art materials and remuneration for the artists labor will be sponsored by companies or individuals that want to give back to the community or want to be involved in CSR. The artwork produced on the township houses will be photographed and made into wallpapers. The wallpapers will be sold to buyers to generate income to fund the artists and Butterfly effect project.
Companies and individuals sponsor the painting of a single house. 70 % of the funds generated goes towards purchasing material, 10% goes towards producing the wallpaper and 20% goes towards the artist. Companies will have the opportunity to market themselves as their brand can be painted with the graffiti painting to show their association with Butterfly Effect and market them as a company. We will sell wallpapers to community members within the township, on our websites and in retail stores to tourists, corporates and public.
Why get involved?
– The project impact entails providing an innovative way of decorating houses within the township and uplifting the face of the community
– Providing an opportunity for unknown artists within disadvantaged areas to be exposed and to generate an income through their craft which they would otherwise not have.
– Giving companies an opportunity to improve their CSR by funding the artistic transformation of these houses.
Milestones
Milestone 1 – R5000
The Tipping Point – If we reach this, our project is A-go!
To cover one wall with artwork on 5 township houses
Milestone 2 – R10 000
To cover one wall with artwork on 10 township houses
Milestone 3 – R20 000
To cover one wall with artwork on 30 township houses
Help us to create a Butterfly Effect!
Buy Rewards and share the crowdfunding campaign: www.thundafund.com/ProjectButterflyEffect