Awesome Foundation (BOS) - MOLTENi NET WORKS Fellowship Party April 28, 2011

Urban renewal is a hot topic and the Awesome Foundation is big into supporting into creative minded people who focus on harnessing a community's energy to complement larger scale bricks and mortar development.

The Boston Chapter awarded it’s February grant to artist and basketball enthusiast Maria Molteni in support of her mission to restore use of local abandoned b-ball courts by crafting DIY nets. This project harnesses the power of shared activity and public space in fostering a bond of trust between artists, athletes, and neighbors. The nets are designed to be colorful, vibrant additions to public spaces that go beyond being strictly functional. Installing unique hand-crafted products sets the stage for individual expression.

The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe. Started in Boston in July 2009, the Foundation distributes a series of monthly $1,000 grants to projects and their creators. It is a micro-genius grant for flashes of micro-brilliance. These grants are provided with no strings attached and The Awesome Foundation claims no ownership over the projects it supports.

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