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Demand Studios Grant Program - February's Winner
Demand Studios Grant Program - February's Winner
Posted by cowan10 | February 26, 2010 | Comments (6)
This is only the second month of the Demand Studios Grant Program, and it has already become one of the highlights of our responsibilities. Many of us here have been involved in numerous personal creative projects, so it gives us great pleasure to pore through your grant applications to learn about some of the interesting creative projects about which you are passionate.
This month’s winner is Clarissa Adkins of Midlothian, Virginia.
Clarissa is part of a group of independent yoga instructors who are collaborating on a book about practicing yoga in a chair, which opens up the discipline to those with chronic injuries, beginners, or any yoga enthusiast looking to try something different.
We liked this project for a couple of reasons. For one, the book really epitomizes what Demand Studios is all about: creating interesting and highly relevant content for a niche category. For two, we feel that the $1,000 will make a difference in enhancing the quality of the end product. Among other things, Clarissa plans on spending the money to hire a professional photographer to capture high-quality yoga pose images.Much like any award given for creative work, this is a highly subjective decision. (Please see “Taylor Swift wins Best Album at The 2010 Grammys”, “Olympic Ice Dancing”, and “Elizabeth Taylor Wins Best Actress in 1960”).
When we come up with a winner, it is always at the expense of 30 to 40 other very worthy projects. Thanks for all your February submissions. We are looking forward to reviewing more projects in March!
This month’s winner is Clarissa Adkins of Midlothian, Virginia.
Clarissa is part of a group of independent yoga instructors who are collaborating on a book about practicing yoga in a chair, which opens up the discipline to those with chronic injuries, beginners, or any yoga enthusiast looking to try something different.
We liked this project for a couple of reasons. For one, the book really epitomizes what Demand Studios is all about: creating interesting and highly relevant content for a niche category. For two, we feel that the $1,000 will make a difference in enhancing the quality of the end product. Among other things, Clarissa plans on spending the money to hire a professional photographer to capture high-quality yoga pose images.Much like any award given for creative work, this is a highly subjective decision. (Please see “Taylor Swift wins Best Album at The 2010 Grammys”, “Olympic Ice Dancing”, and “Elizabeth Taylor Wins Best Actress in 1960”).
When we come up with a winner, it is always at the expense of 30 to 40 other very worthy projects. Thanks for all your February submissions. We are looking forward to reviewing more projects in March!
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