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The 'educational' goal has historically almost always been the hook
for funding, even though historically most of us fib.....does this
sound familar? "Visitors to this exhibit will learn......" how many
of us actually have a clue as to what, if anything, is being
learned? surely not what most of us claim. thanks to our dedicated
professionals who actually look at this stuff, we know more about
what is going on than we did 10 or 15 years ago, but lets admit that
most funding proposals that state educational goals are as much smoke
and mirrors as any other part of the exhibition plan.
Another approach, as Remy seems to be pursuing is: there is a
resource over here that has something and there's a resource over
there that needs something. Where is the overlap? In other words,
if I have several exhibit topics that would fit my community needs,
vis a vis educational, infrastructural, etc., which of those topics
am I most likely to be able to fund?
Josh, thanks for opening this can of worms for me :)
Before anyone completely flames me, please note the careful use of
the word 'most' several times in the first paragraph....
On Jun 24, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Joshua Larson wrote:
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> I'd like to encourage you to begin with your educational goals, rather
> than a goal for money. Too often exhibits are a reflection of the
> pursuit of funding more than the pursuit of learning.
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> Josh
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> Thank you all for all of your help with this. I think I have enough
> information to start looking for funding. Im sure Ill be back to ask
> more questions as we get started in the development! Thanks again!
>
> Remy :)
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>> Yeah, a tad or two...didn't some one throw out a number like $800
>> sq/ft
>> in an earlier thread? I'm thinking mechanical, minimal prototyping,
> and
>> very little "electronics."
>>
>> The other half of the budget is design and development. These
>> numbers
>> are for fabrication and installation. The more complicated or newly
>> invented the more design and development needed.
>>
>> One of my favorite little (but exceptionally true) phrases:
>>
>> You want fast, good and cheap.
>> Pick two of the above.
>>
>> One is always exclusive of the other two, no exceptions!
>>
>> Erich Rose
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