Union Project Update - www.unionproject.org - Construction Underway! Massaro Company and their crew of subcontractors are making progress. Most framing is complete and masonry work on the elevator shaft will commence soon. BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! There is still about $375,000 needed to complete the $1,646,000 capital campaign. Donate online: www.unionproject.org.  Contact Jessica if you have questions or would like a tour of the building: jess@unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550.   FINAL Call for Artists! Union Project is requesting designs for a stained glass window design competition. Artists are requested to submit proposals for stained glass entry windows to be built and installed at the Union Project. Contest winners will receive a free stained glass class in which their windows will be built, a $100 gift certificate at Prism Stained Glass, a Union Project T-Shirt, and will be recognized by name on a plaque commemorating their window. Design criteria are available at www.unionproject.org, by emailing Justin@unionproject.org, or by calling 412-478-3105. The designs must be submitted to the Union Project no later than May 20, 2005.   Summer Market begins Thursday The Union Project summer artist and farmers market begins THIS THURSDAY, May 19. Market will happen every Thursday from 4-7 pm in front of the Union Project. FREE ART ACTIVITIES will be available to the public. This week’s artist is Sandy Kephart who will be working with Fiber Collage. Vendors at the market will be Union Station Café, Mildred’s Daughters Urban Farm, Open Door, Hot Dogma, Prime Number Industries, and more! River Valley School will have an informational table and Union Project staff will be on hand to give tours of the building currently under construction. If you have questions about the market please contact Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105.   Register for Magic Penny Garden Artist Stephanie Flom will be engaging community members to create a garden installation on our highly visible corner at Stanton and Negley Avenues this summer. Through the Persephone Project, Stephanie has been promoting gardening as contemporary art and gardeners as artists. Her Magic Penny Gardens are made with the perennial plants shared by community members and honor the stories that gardeners associate with the special plants that they share. Registered project participants will work with Stephanie to create a Magic Penny Garden for the Union Project. They will also explore her concept of gardens-as-art and share their own creative experiences in their gardens. Participants will also help to plan the community events associated with the garden and have an opportunity to stay involved for the on-going maintenance of the garden. Sessions will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm for 8 weeks beginning June 1 and running through July 20. The suggested donation to cover cost of materials is $25 per person. The class is open to 10 people. Members should be age 16 and up. If you are interested in this class please contact Justin@unionproject.org, call 412-478-3105, or visit www.unionproject.org. Deadline to register for the class is May 26. Only 2 open spots remain in the class. Now accepting applications for rental partners Union Project is now accepting rental applications for use of studio, office, venue, and board meeting spaces at the Union Project. Rental agreements can begin as early as September 1, 2005. Union Project has 8 unique office and studio spaces available for rent. In addition, there are 3 separate common areas that are available for use as worship space, performance space, board meeting space, weddings, and other civic gathering opportunities. Visit www.unionproject.org for more details, or email jess@unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550 for more information. Stained Glass Restoration Reaching Beyond Union Project into Community The Union Project has partnered with Highland Park Community Development Corporation and East Liberty Development, Inc., to expand and replicate its innovative stained glass restoration concept to benefit the larger East End community. A weekend stained glass restoration class has been announced that will repair and restore a large stained glass window that was removed from a six-unit apartment building at 839 N. Mellon Street, just one block from the Union Project. The Mellon Street property is part of a $4 Million renovation project of HPCDC and ELDI aimed at renovating 12 houses and a 7-unit apartment building all in the southwest quadrant of Highland Park.   The weekend stained glass restoration class is being planned for August 12-14. Class members will pay $250 to learn the craft of stained glass restoration, while at the same time providing valuable assistance to three local non-profit organizations that serve East Liberty and Highland Park. To sign up for the class email Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105. Call for Weekly Volunteers Union Project is in need of several dedicated volunteers to spend a few hours each week at Storehouse, a Pittsburgh organization that redistributes abundance to local non –profits. Union Project representatives must volunteer approximately 12 hours per month in the warehouse doing jobs such as sorting, packaging, arranging, labeling, loading, and unloading, phone answering, paperwork, cleaning and building maintenance. If you are interested in supporting the Union Project in this way please contact Justin@unionproject.org or call 412-478-3105.   _______________________________________________ update mailing list update@unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject