A productive weekend with two completed websites (which I’ll share with you once the DNS Servers catch on…) and a QAI Promotional video. Plus, things with Michael in the working sense of clearing up and a little bit of business planning with Co-Worker, Darin W. Such as life at http://36545.matheggem.com
And… my email, so finely crafted, requesting support — from you too 
In Sustainable & Creative Solidarity – A Message from Queer Art Impact
Hello Dear Friends, Colleagues, Collaborators and Artists.
This one’s for you.
As you may well know, I’ve started an arts organization with a dear friend and fellow arts engineer, Shalonda Ingram, called Queer Art Impact. The Mission of Queer Art Impact (QAI) is to explore the intersections between arts, politics, and action. We aim to bring together individuals and organizations to engage on the topic of queerness and generate opportunities for creative sustainability – through performances, panel discussions, collaborative projects, and by consulting individual queer artists in building their capacity.
Last season, we launched this initiative in full force with the Fall Festival Come As You Are: NYC – A Celebration of Queer Sex. It was an amazing week that reached more than 300 audience members and supported a total of 30 artists. We participated in a national initiative, spear-headed by Boston’s Theater Offensive, and received support from The Arcus Foundation, Babeland Toys and Columbia University’s Intercultural Resource Center, to name a few. Not bad for the inauguration.
Support does come in many forms. And, this year I would love your attention – and attendance – as we grow stronger than ever.
QAI is officially in 2011 and looking forward to a suite of exciting events. We are in the midst of Strategic Planning and Programming and are about to kick-off the season with Cabaret Cataplexy’s Songs of the South followed by the premiere of a Queer Cultural Icon, one of the original Cockette’s, Rumi Missabu in A COCKTAIL OF GLAMOUR & ANARCHY.
Here’s the “for you” moment. We know that times are hard and cash is low. As such, I am providing you with the discount codes to attend Songs of the South on Monday, January 24, 2011.
Now through Tuesday, January 11th at Noon:
Get your $10 Tickets online and save $5 with discount code: CCfamily
Tuesday of this week through Thursday, January 13th:
Missed the $10 Tickets? You can still save $3 with the discount code: CCfamilyFinal
To use the discount codes, purchase tickets online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1131740065/
I hope that you can attend one of the two upcoming events above; and, that you will continue to follow QAI as we prepare for a public broadcast series with artist Charlie Demos, a re-visioning of the spring festival Gay Wars, an UNconference on Arts and Politics, and finally our fall festival.
In sustainable and creative solidarity,
Mathew P. Heggem
Co-Founder, Queer Art Impact
www.queerai.com
Like us on Facebook facebook.com/QAImpact
Follow us on Twitter @queerai
P.S. Babeland Toys is supporting QAI once again. For those who buy tickets to Songs of the South, there will be a special raffle and a chance to get three FREE raffle tickets through Twitter.
