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Night Of A 1000 Drawings receives support from crowdfunding

The Night of 1000 Drawings event will be held on Thursday, 19 November, at the Transvaal Post Office in central Johannesburg.
Night Of A 1000 Drawings receives support from crowdfunding

theSQUAD, along with a legion of other charitable helpers, has pulled together the biggest crowd sourced and funded art exhibition that Jozi has seen to date. All proceeds, from the entrance fee and the R100 doodles on sale, go to Streetlight Schools.

Sponsors

So far, the event has received technical support to the value of R68,000 from TechRig and T-shirts, sponsored by Sharpie. Decor, bunting is sponsored by Charmaine Elliott, CME Decor Specialists. Public Service Announcement to radio stations (including HOT 91.9 and 702), thanks to Nick Boraine for his consummate voice-over skills, Howard Audio that came to the PSA recording part, assisting with its studio space and time, as well as Wayne Bishop from PHD Media Network ,who is helping get the message out.

The live music bands (The Runaway Train Cult and Georgetown) as well as the DJs (DJ Lebza from YFM and EdSurreal and Kid Fonque) are donating their time and talent free. There will be food trucks on site, including The Bedford, StreEAT Cuisine and Vuyo's. Coffee lovers will be kept alert by Coffee by Cupped, while there'll be a full bar service by Molecular Bars and for the hipsters, craft beer by Leaky Tap.

So far, the people attending have all been sourced with the help of the Public Service Announcement, word of mouth and an active social media campaign.

Tickets are available here for R80.

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