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13 people are interested
Photographers needed: Honoring our elders and their light
ORGANIZATION: THE ILLUMIGNOSSI PROJECT INC
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13 people are interested
The Illumignossi Project's Legacy Lights Initiative holds workshops for our elders and sages that celebrate them while providing an opportunity to delve into life's major questions: what is my life story and what's the meaning of my life? What is my legacy? In the process, our elders make a lamp representing their legacy that they can eventually pass on to inspire future generations.
We've had some amazing elders in our workshops and we'd like to celebrate and honor them by creating a visual and written narrative consisting of:
- Individual portraits of our elders holding or sitting next to the lit lamp they've made. Post-production, we'd like to edit the photos so the background is b&w and the lamp is in color.
- A short narrative provided by the elder and edited as needed answering one or more of the following questions: a) What's worth knowing? b) What's your light? c) What's your legacy? d) What message do you hope to pass on along with the lamp that you've made?
- A short paragraph that summarizes the essence of their life journey.
This project is mainly about creating an archive that celebrates and honors our unique elders and the "light" that each of them is. But - we also hope to use some of these photo/narratives to tell TIP's story so we can continue to spread light.
This project would require some limited travel. It'll be a truly rewarding experience to spend a few moments with the elders of our culture and recognize them as the shining light each of them is.
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About THE ILLUMIGNOSSI PROJECT INC
Location:
5770 N SHORE DR, WHITEFISH BAY, WI 53217, US
Mission Statement
Spread light.
Description
The Illumiginossi Project (TIP) illuminates life’s journey and spreads light through innovative lamp making workshops that share wisdom, create connections and inspire. From cradle to grave, we have different initiatives that shed light and provide comfort for life's dark, challenging passages or honor and celebrate its important milestones. Through a process that fosters conversation and community, our participants create beautiful, illuminated paper lamps that embody intention and meaning, while exploring and nurturing their inner light so they can reflect and share it with others. The lamps serve as a long-lasting beacon, each lamp a unique expression of its creator’s intention to bring more light to the world.
TIP is a young, entrepreneurial nonprofit that seeks sustainability through program revenues, utilizing a subscription model; and also through ongoing donations from a sister for-profit, Illumignossi, which sells lamp kits, lamps and illuminated products and donates half its profits to TIP. We hope to be a model for other startup nonprofits.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Milwaukee areaMilwaukee, WI 53217
DATE POSTED
April 30, 2019
SKILLS
- Photography
- Audio-Visual
- Organization
- Storytelling
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Varied...up to the individual
- A genuine interest in our elders...our sages.