conNECKtedTOO --> TINYisPOWERFUL

The Charleston Rhizome Collective

Funding Received: 2017
Charleston, SCAR
$300,000
Funding Period: 2 years and 6 months
http://connecktedtoo.org
Design & Architecture, Film & Media, Music, Visual Arts | Economic Development | Urban
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Meet the creative team of artists and apprentices of conNECKtedTOO --> TINYisPOWERFUL and learn more about their work with tiny businesses
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One page from a booklet used for dialogue and communication with tiny businesses
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The Charleston Cut: An gathering linking barbers after a series of events at their barbershops
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A neighborhood of tiny houses as a visual diary of communications during a poetry reading at the conNECKtedTOO Community Lab
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conNECKtedTOO in action: The Chronicle The Veggie Bin
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conNECKtedTOO in action: Monarch Wine Merchants Uncle Leons Barber and Variety Shop
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conNECKtedTOO in action: Rose Florist
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"You Bet 'N Me 'N Me 'N You" an installation of tiny business interpretations hanging on, representing their past, present and futures with each other
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Indigo batik shirts designed for/with Sugar Bakeshop and Rose Florists hanging on the Reynolds Tiny Library at the coNECKtedTOO Community Lab
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In the Whorl of Time mandala installation created in partnership with James Simmons Public Montessori School in Charleston, SC
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The transformation: conNECKtedTOO --> TINYisPOWERFUL
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Trivia poster to think about tiny businesses beyond their products and services
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Charleston, SC has seen a real estate and economic boom recently, which has left many small businesses behind. Local artists will develop a mobile app that will work in concert with a series of community art events and installations to create an even more robust economy for both sole proprietors and tiny, smaller than small, businesses.

This is ArtPlace’s first investment in the state of South Carolina.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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The Chronicle: New App, Temporary Location Puts TINYBUSINESSES On Display
Feb 20, 2020
The Charleston Rhizome Collective’s ConNECKtedTOO work is continuing through two of its latest initiatives – the December launching of the conNECKtedTOO/TINYisPOWERFUL mobile app and revitalized... Read More
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Charleston City Paper: Charleston Rhizome Collective launches mobile app
Dec 8, 2019
On Dec. 8, the Charleston Rhizome Collective will celebrate the launch of a mobile app and new website for their project "conNECKtedTOO/TINYisPOWERFUL" at the Cannon... Read More
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The Charleston Rhizome Collective Releases it's 6th issue of the conNECKtedTOO NEWSLETTER
May 14, 2019
The conNECKtedTOO Newsletter #6 can be found here. It includes updates on: How we are approaching community collaboration Quotes from dialogues with Charleston TINY Business... Read More
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The Charleston Rhizome Collective Releases it's 5th Issue of the conNECKtedTOO Newsletter
Dec 05, 2018
The conNECKtedTOO Newsletter #5 can be found here. It includes updates on: Apprentices with a scholarship A relationship with conNECKtedTOO Partners, Artists, Educators and Circle... Read More
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ArtPlace America Awards awarded to two French artists
Aug 22, 2018
Having recently received a $300,000 grant funded by Artplace America, Jean-Marie Mauclet and Gwylène Gallimard and their fellow members of the Charleston Rhizome Collective lead... Read More
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The Chronicle: Getting Older is a Blessing but Can Be Inconvenient, by Barney Blakeney
Apr 18, 2018
My Aunt Sarah used to say getting old is a blessing, but it’s sometimes inconvenient. For two weeks I had planned the late Friday afternoon... Read More
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The hronicle: Charleston Rhizome Art Collective Again To Challenge Social Art Connection
Jan 8, 2018
The Charleston Rhizome Collective has received a $300,000 grant from ArtPlace America, which will be used to provide an assortment of initiatives that continues the... Read More
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The Chronicle: Charleston Rhizome Art Collective Again To Challenge Social Art Connection
Jan 8, 2018
The Charleston Rhizome Collective has received a $300,000 grant from ArtPlace America, which will be used to provide an assortment of initiatives that continues the... Read More
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Culture Shock: ArtPlace America grants $300,000 to Charleston Rhizome Collective's mobile app project
Dec 6, 2017
Yesterday ArtPlace America, a 10-year collab among foundations, federal agencies, and financial institutions, announced an $8.7 million investment in communities across the country as part... Read More
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Post And Courier: Arts group Charleston Rhizome Collective receives national grant for small business initiative
Dec 5, 2017
ArtPlace America, a national organization focused on artistic community development, has awarded a Charleston arts group $300,000 to create an economic development program for very... Read More
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Creativity Lives Here: Tiny Businesses with Magic Ideas
Feb 26, 2020
In the last few years, Charleston, SC has seen a real estate and economic boom, which has left many small businesses behind due to gentrification...Read more
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ArtPlace America Invests $8.7 Million in 23 Projects Across the Country
Dec 05, 2017
Today, we are proud to announce the 23 creative placemaking projects that will receive funding in communities of all sizes across 18 states and one...Read more