Fabricatorz Foundation
Supporting Creative Technologists
Fabricatorz Foundation supports creative technologists with initiatives that drive innovation through art and technology. Based in St. Louis, Fabricatorz Foundation helps local talent go global, and brings global talent local.
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Projects
ONG: Experiential media event, short for ONG: Only Next Generation, birthed from Breakerspaces #01, 1st Fabricatorz Foundation residency at Cortex in Saint Louis, in April 2018.
Fellowships & Grants
The Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship & Memorial Fund: Development fellowship and grants for oppressed cultures launched in memory of executed Syrian technology leader, Bassel Khartabil, and original member of Fabricatorz. In partnership with Creative Commons, Mozilla, Wikimedia, and The Jimmy Wales Foundation.
Hosted Projects
Qi Hardware: Growing the Commons by bringing together People in Software, Hardware & Crypto.
#NEWPALMYRA: An effort to reconstruct the ancient city of Palmyra as an immersive virtual environment, based on archaeological and other clues.
Recent Press Hits
| Date | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2018 | Majd Al-shihabi: Interview on Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship | STORYENGINE |
| 07 May 2018 | FABRICATING PASSION WITH THE FABRICATORZ FOUNDATION | Exist Magazine |
| 27 Apr 2018 | Art Hackers Launch Party Celebrates Opening Of BreakerSpaces At Cortex | EQ |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship and Memorial Fund Recipients Announced | Creative Commons |
| 02 Feb 2018 | Creative Commons launches Memorial Fund Grants and Fellowship in Memory of Bassel Khartabil | Creative Commons |
| 08 Feb 2018 | Memorial Fund Grants Launched in Memory of Bassel Khartabil | Jimmy Wales Foundation |
| 05 Oct 2017 | The #FreeBassel Effect Proves Online Activism Is Still Powerful | WIRED |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Why Culture Should Eclipse Technology In St Louis | EQ |
| 04 Aug 2017 | En Syrie, la mort en prison d’un passionné dulogiciel libre | lemonde.fr |
| 02 May 2017 | How a 3D-printed piece of Palmyra landed in Toronto | CBC |
Affiliations
Art Hack Day, Creative Commons, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Mozilla, Wikimedia Foundation, Fabricatorz.
Jon Phillips, Director
Jon Phillips is Director of Fabricatorz, a global design & art technology studio. His projects have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, SFMoMa, ICA London, OCAT Shenzhen. They have been featured in Wired, Washington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN and the Guardian. Phillips is on the board for New Palmyra. He lives in Saint Louis & Hong Kong and is working on the blockchain (more soon :).
Barry Threw, Director
Barry Threw is a technologist, designer, strategist, and cultural producer with over a fifteen years of experience at the helm of forward-looking art and technology projects. His previous leadership positions have produced innovative, influential teams and businesses, ranging across built environment, experiential, and creative technology.
Tyler Mathews, Director
Tyler Mathews is the Executive Director of Venture Cafe St. Louis and Innovation Hall, which hosts the largest weekly gathering of innovators in the world. Tyler is a strategist and cultural producer with a focus of identifying, connecting, and growing local emerging creative communities. His previous leadership positions launched innovative projects across healthcare, technology, and art.