Meet Team Johanna
Hello! We are Team Johanna, one of 8 teams competing to raise money for CelebrARTy 2024, benefitting Access Arts!
Johanna Cox
Johanna Cox
“CELEBRITY” - Veterans United
Rebecca Allen
ARTIST - REBECCA ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Chase Thompson
TEAM VIDEOGRAPHER
Help us spread the word about CelebrARTy at the Blue Note on September 17, 2024!
Hit that share button on the event page then post to your timeline and any local groups you’re a part of.
Make a donation to Access Arts, or buy your ticket to the CelebrARTy event using our Team link
This a friendly competition among teams, so please use our direct link so we get points for your donation!
Here’s what we’re up to!
Access Arts & CelebrARTy
Each year Access Arts pairs local celebrities with local artists to form eight creative teams. Each team works together to create art pieces in the medium of their choice, and compete against one another to raise funds for Access Arts. The creation of each piece is captured by a videographer assigned to each team. In September Access Arts hosts a big community event, called CelebrARTy, where attendees watch the films and can bid on these works of art! It’s an evening of fun and friendly competition as we come together to support and raise funds for this great organization in our community.
Our Art Project
CelebrARTy
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We invite you to help us capture the story of life in Boone County this Saturday, July 20, 2024. Our goal with this collaborative photography project is to create a coffee table book showcasing a curated collection of images, each one photographed by a different member of our community within a 24-hour period. By arranging these photographs in chronological order, the book aims to narrate the diverse human experiences and interests of the people of Boone County over the course of a single day. This coffee table book is going to be the art piece we will auction off at CelebrARTy in September.
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Need help figuring out what to document on July 20th?
We want to see slices of daily life. Show us how you live, work and play! Show us what you love about living in BoCoMo! Some ideas...
- home life, daily routines
- early morning and late night activities
- at work; on the job
- sporting events & recreation
- hobbies
- farming & gardening
- social events & gatherings
- scenery/landscapes/nature
- cooking/food
- religious practices
- cultural traditions
- urban & street scenes
- anything that makes Boone County special to you!
The submission window has closed.
Thank you again for your support with our project. We will post an update here as we figure out a way for everyone to see the final design after the auction is over in September.
In the meantime, please refer to the links above for other ways you can support the mission of Access Arts by making a donation or buying a ticket to CelebrARTy in September so you can bid on our final product!
To me, photography is an art of observation.
It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place...I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
– Elliott Erwitt
From the Artist: How the idea for this project came about
In April I received an email and phone call from Access Arts board president, Kate Stull, inviting me to be a part of the this year’s annual CelebrARTy fundraiser. It sounded like a really unique and fun experience, so I jumped on board, but, truthfully, I was nervous about the task at hand. How do I turn my storytelling photography into a tangible and collaborative piece of art, worthy of being auctioned off at a fundraising event? How can we get the community involved in making this piece? What can we create that people can relate to, see value in and want to be a part of? Will anyone want to buy the final product? I had so many questions running through my mind.
Then I decided to focus on a quote by American documentary photographer Elliott Erwitt (referenced above) which appears on the homepage of my website and has influenced my photography for the past 24+ years. My work has always been about the “art of observation”. I have trained myself to look for the beauty in the little things, to the find the artistic potential in unexpected and ordinary places that some might otherwise overlook. Its a bit hard to explain, but I see pictures everywhere, everyday, in everything I do. It’s just how I view the world. Then it struck me. What if we created a photo essay in the form of a book chronicling the experiences of people in Boone County through their own observations?
With the evolution of digital photography and cell phone cameras, photography is more accessible than ever before, and people are documenting their lives more in depth than ever before. Taking inspiration from other community-sourced documentary projects, in particular a book published in 2012 titled “A Day in the World” and a film produced in 2011 titled “Life in a Day”, we’ve decided to embark on a similar project, curating a one-of-a-kind photographic record that captures the essence of Boone County through the eyes of those living and working in it. I hope you can contribute to this community day of photography on Saturday! I’m excited to see how you see the world around you!
Do I need to have photography experience to participate
Not at all! You just need access to a digital camera and the internet for uploading your photos. We welcome people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds to take part in this!
Is it okay for me use my cell phone?
Absolutely! Most people will. But you can use any digital camera you have access to.
Where do I upload my photos? What is the deadline?
You will upload your photos (two, maximum), to a Google form that we will add near the top of this website on July 20th. You will have 48 hours after the end of the day to upload your photos. We will shut the submission form down at midnight on July 22.
Will you use everyone’s photos? How will you choose?
It depends on how many submissions we get. We’d love to include every image suitable for publication, but it’s likely we will have to narrow down what makes that cut due to page limitations. Johanna and Rebecca will make the selections together and Rebecca will design the book.
FAQ’s
What if I’m unable to attend CelebrARTy? Will the photos be viewable online or in some other form?
We realize this has the potential to involve a lot of people that won’t be able to attend CelebrARTy or bid on the final product and therefore won’t get to see how their photo was used. We are considering ways to share the images online so that everyone can see and appreciate the final result of this community effort in some way. Stay tuned!
How can we attend CelebrARTy?
You can buy your ticket to the event by clicking the purple Donate button on our Team’s donation page, linked below. Using our specific link to buy your tickets or to donate to the fundraiser translates into points for our Team. And we want the most points ;)
Thank you to Veterans United Home Loans for sponsoring Team Johanna !
Thank you for taking the time to learn about this unique event and fundraiser. Please reach out if you have any questions!
- - Johanna, Rebecca & Chase
Johanna
johannacatherinecox@gmail.com
Rebecca
rebeccaallenphotography@gmail.com
Chase
chaset4@gmail.com