Couchfire Collective is welcoming you to join us for a dinner on Monday, February 22, 6:30pm - 9pm at
Haiku Poetic Food and Art
800 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43206
in the Short North
Here's how it works:
-Applicants are asked to make proposals about unique creative projects using the form below.
-Applicants pay a $20 fee to enter.
-The first 20 applicants registered and paid are accepted.
-The community is asked to come to a dinner to review the proposals.
-The first 60 people registered and paid may attend.
-The cost of the dinner is $40 per person and includes a four course meal from Haiku and 3 votes.
-Proposals are put online a week before the event for public viewing.
-Each proposal has the ability to generate money through donation buttons on each individual proposal page.
-During the dinner, applicants are allotted time to tell the community about their projects.
-At the end of the dinner, each diner votes.
-The votes are tallied and the applicant with the most votes recieves a [b]$1000 grant.
-Applications for proposals and dinner reservations will begin January 15th.
-Call for entries will end either February 7th or after 20 applicant spots have been filled.
-Dinner reservations will close on February 14 or after 60 diner spots have been filled.
-Proposals will go online on February 10th for public review.
There are no restrictions on the types of creative projects that can be proposed. However, Couchfire Collective reserves the right to screen proposals to assure that they are meeting the requirements of the call for entry and are not detrimental to the Feast project. People proposing must be in attendance at the event to recieve the award. Depending on the type of proposal, exhibition opporutnities to show the eventual result of the proposal may be arranged.
To make a proposal fill out this form.
To reserve a seat for dinner and see the menu visit here.




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