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✅ APPLICATION CHECKLIST ✅1. Your creative journey<ul data-task-list=""><li data-task-list-item="" data-checked="">Describe your creative path so far.(i.e: what type of creative are you? Your mediums, themes)</li><li data-task-list-item="" data-checked="">Upload minimum of 5 images, sketches, or any visuals of your previous work that capture your creative style.</li><li data-task-list-item="" data-checked="">Customize your board with Publish Editor to tell your creative story loud and clear.</li></ul>2. Your imagination fund idea<ul data-task-list=""><li data-task-list-item="" data-checked="">Provide a description of the project your want to pursue with the Imagination fund.</li><li data-task-list-item="" data-checked="">(optional) Add any relevant moodboards, mock-ups that best represent your vision.</li></ul>Check, check, check! 🤩 you're almost there – hit Publish and submit your application <a href="https://www.playbook.com/community/drop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>Feel free to remove this note when you're ready to submit your application!

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What is your project idea and how will it help you achieve that? The more specific the better - help us envision it. What mediums will you use, how will you learn new skills, what inspirations will you draw on.I am developing an Afro-futuristic multimedia art exhibit titled The Last Black Starfighter. This project will incorporate animation, illustration, and graphic design to explore stories of gentrified and forgotten spaces. While the narrative is fictional, it will draw on historical references to connect audiences with underserved communities. The exhibit is part of a larger series called Intergalactic Soul and aims to examine the effects of colonization and gentrification on marginalized groups. Through 2D animation within the Afro-futurism genre, the project will highlight historical and contemporary colonization and gentrification experiences, particularly within Black communities. It seeks to spark reflection and dialogue around these critical issues through art, design, and visual storytelling. I want to heal through the lens of visual art and sci-fi, through a new skill of using animation, I would like to extend this project further.What kind of impact—artistic, intellectual, communal, civic, social, political, environmental —do you hope your project will have?I aim to engage communities by using a fusion of Afro-futurism and retro-futurism in visual design, combining education with entertainment. By blending elements of comics and contemporary art, I hope to inspire and connect with audiences in a way that is both thought-provoking and visually captivating.How do you want to grow as a designer, artist and maker? How can the Inspiration Fund help you grow?Equity, accessibility, and futurism serve as the foundation for crafting multimedia graphic design and art that not only dignifies diverse bodies and experiences but envisions them in an empowered, forward-thinking future. Through the lens of Afro-futurism and retro-futurism, these design elements are embedded to connect and educate communities across various identities and experiences. Additionally, after the conceptual design phase, I collaborate with community members, relying on their insight and participation to co-create art that fosters sustainable economic opportunities and social vitality. essential financial support to cover minor budget expenses. It would enable me to acquire additional equipment and secure a venue to host the project.The Inspiration Fund would provide essential financial support to cover minor budget expenses. It would enable me to acquire additional equipment and secure a venue to host the project.

Intergalactic Soul | The Last Black Starfighter 

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1) Get started by hitting the "Add To Playbook" button in the top right corner to duplicate this template proposal into your own Playbook. If you're seeing this in your own Playbook, move to step 2).2) [Edit me!] Introduce yourself - from photography, zines, and illustrations, to 3D modelling, product design and algo-art, the landscape of our imagination is ever expanding and we want to hear about your next big thing. Selected creatives with the most&nbsp;original and community-impactful&nbsp;ideas will receive between&nbsp;$1000 - $10,000&nbsp;each to bring your ideas to life!3) Hit "Publish"! Customize the look and feel of your final page.

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal

I am developing an Afro-futuristic multimedia art exhibit titled _The Last Black Starfighter_. This project will incorporate animation, illustration, and graphic design to explore stories of gentrified and forgotten spaces. While the narrative is fictional, it will draw on historical references to connect audiences with underserved communities. The exhibit is part of a larger series called _Intergalactic Soul_ and aims to examine the effects of colonization and gentrification on marginalized groups. Through 2D animation within the Afro-futurism genre, the project will highlight historical and contemporary colonization and gentrification experiences, particularly within Black communities. It seeks to spark reflection and dialogue around these critical issues through art, design, and visual storytelling. I want to heal through the lens of visual art and sci-fi, through a new skill of using animation, I would like to extend this project further.

Step 2: Your project proposal

[Edit me!] Ready to submit? Drop your Published link in the <a href="https://www.playbook.com/community/drop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dropzone</a>

Step 3: Submit!

Intergalactic Soul | The last black starfighter works, sketches, designs, products...etc. All works created by me, (Marcus Kiser)

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal /Step 1: Your past work

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal /Step 2: Your project proposal

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Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal /Step 1: Your past work

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal /Step 2: Your project proposal

Marcus Kiser- Imagination Fund Proposal /Step 3: Submit!