Decorating Noisebridge[edit | edit source]

Doing Doocratic Art Excellently[edit | edit source]

These are some suggestions on ways to do art both doocratically and excellently by asking around for input.

If you have an idea for excellent art, share your idea with others.
Put together a description and concept art and post it here under proposed art projects.
Post a link to Noisebridge-discuss
Share it on the Slack and Discord channels like #general, #hackitorium and #art.
Show it to random people and solicit feedback
Show others who may want to help make your art or do more art inspired by what you're doing

If your art is non-permanently installable (hung from a wall rather than painted directly on it), great!

you can put it up with some asking around for feedback in a place that seems excellent.

If your art is permanently altering the space (painted on a wall for example), discuss!

Post your idea proposal to the mailing list so people have time to understand what you want to do.
Do people like the idea? Get opinions on the best place to install the art.
What things will happen in the location? (Will shelves be moved that could cover your art up?)
Can art inspire people doing activities at a location? (Tesla overlooks numerous oscilloscopes.)
Does it need to be a mural or could you hang it for increased longevity when the space is rearranged?
Does what you're doing fit the description you gave or has it scope creeped into something different than what people expect?

Do-acracy requires following our one rule: Be excellent to each other!
Being excellent means not going ahead and doing something you think others may object to.
But if it seems others would be fine with it, then, do it!

If, along the way (or after), you find that there are objections, then you have to be willing to undo it.
And the people with objections should be willing to help. (Assuming the artist acted in good faith.)
That's Do-acracy, in action. As we've seen it at Noisebridge since it's beginning.
In the event that paint needs to be removed, Goof-off spray], a few minutes to soften up and a metal spatula can scrape off most kinds of canned paint.