Thing 19 Millionmasterpiece.com

This is a visual equivalent to the Farm Aid concerts and the money raising events that followed. Millionmasterpiece.com was an Honorable Mention in the Visual Arts category of the Web 2.0 awards for 2007. The creators are from Great Britain and their intention is to raise money for three children’s charities and to enter the Guinness Book of world records. Everyone, artist or not, is encouraged to register and create a graphic square using simple drawing/painting tools at the website. Obviously, the creators hope to put a million little images together and make one enormous picture. The result will be 81 meters wide by 30 meters high and will be exhibited in London in 2008. People may make one image for free. For a donation, one may make numerous images and gain other benefits. Not particularly useful for libraries, but an interesting project for schools and church groups.