Narrative of Major Activities for the Week: July 17 - July 24, 2016

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Propeller Grant Document Revision:

All aspects of the Propeller Grant submission were reviewed by Jenn and Christine and refined to meet submission requirements. Budget for 2-meter radio build + 2017 programming well into formation. Propeller Grant awards 2-year project grants between 1-6K.

 

Meeting with Jesse Seay to secure support from Pumping Station One:

Christine met with Jesse Seay to discuss the feasibility of hosting our maker-type build workshops at Pumping Station One. It was agreed that this would be a great fit. Jenn and Christine plan to visit the space again next Sunday to further discuss logistics.

 

Finalization of initial proposal for Performing Home series with Cynthia Bond:

Jenn and Christine discussed how our existing structure of public engagement might fit within the structure of the Performing Home series. A hybrid Project Debrief and Sonic Lab event was proposed in order to fit within the evening of multiple performances.

 

Development of Work Samples:

Triumvirate preliminary sound + installation images

JCSpaceRadio Status Report

 

Initial exploration into movement vocabulary related to the project:

Christine spent some time recording herself improvising with consideration of frequency transmission and frequencies moving through the body.

 

Initial creation of teaching resources:

Reference library bibliography assembled. Training radio and test equipment circuit build list started. Terminology/quick reference sheet started.

 

Radio Build:

Schematics for 2-meter receiver, transmitter, amplifier, and antennas located.  Build timeline created.  Build budget total beginning to resolve.  Need to resolve type of radio public collaborators will build.

 

Website:

jcspaceradio.com replaced jcspaceradio.wix.com/earth

 

Next Week’s Planned Activities

• Submit Propeller Grant Friday, July 29

• Website updates

• Radio test kit and initial reference material ordered

 

Completed Task List Items:

• Meetings: Jenn and Christine met on Wed July 20 and Sunday July 24 to discuss ongoing project development and documents for the Propeller Grant deadline.

• Document Organization: budget flushed out for 2-meter radio build.  Continue to refine budget, Propeller Grant submission, reference lists and training materials.

• Remove Wordpress site - site deleted, still waiting on completed test.

• Add domain to wix site - redirect complete, still waiting on completed test.

• Add to additional funding sources and residencies for the next year

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