NS2021 Mail Art Open Call Sample Budgets

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1	NS2021 Mail Art Open Call Sample Budgets
2	Find the call here.
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4	Example Project #1: Mailing a small object in a box to 300 households
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6	2,000	Artist fee (lead artist @ $1,000, 2 collaborating artists @500)
7	$800	Art Materials (glue, play doh, biodegradable glitter, ribbon, cardstock)
8	$254	Mailing materials (300 small boxes@.37=$111, paper tape $50, labels $45, printer ink $80)
9	$1,230	Postage (300@ 4.10 each)
10	$2,000	Hired help to create and package items (4 people @ $20/hr @ 25 hours)
11	6,284	TOTAL
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14	Example Project #2: A hand-printed postcard with instructions for a community action mailed to 2,000 addresses
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16	$2,000	Artist fee (4 collective members @500 each)
17	$850	Printing materials (paper, ink, linoleum blocks)
18	$1,000	Studio / equipment rental (1 week at rented studio space)
19	$450	Translation (3 translators @ $150 each - Somali, Spanish, Hmong)
20	$700	Postage (2,000 @ .$35)
21	$1,500	Assistants to print cards and prepare mailing (4 people @ $25/hr @15 hours)
22	$6,500	TOTAL
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25	Example Project #3 - Social Practice / Performance Piece
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27	3,000	Artist fee
28	1,000	Graphic designer
29	500	Flyers for the neighborhood
30	1500	Compensation for participating postal workers - 5 people @ $30/hr for 10 hours
31	6,000	TOTAL
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