Damian Drohan

My publishers are interested in publishing a book on the WW2 memory project. They are a small independent publishers, Arts Council funded and they are willing to take on a lot of the production costs. However they require me to find sponsorship of 4000 euros to cover some of the production costs and I need to raise separately approx 1500 euros to cover extra film costs, petrol, etc. I’ve already invested about 2000 euros of personal funds. The Arts Council aren’t interested, the Heritage Council haven’t replied. So I’m thinking of running a crowdfunding campaign with donation levels of 5, 15, 25, 50 and 100 euros with varying levels of ‘rewards’. It’s my first time doing this and I’m looking for feedback on what people would expect at different levels of funding. So please feel free to comment. When I setup the campaign I will be guided by your feedback and I will publish a breakdown of how I spend the extra 1500 euros, look forward to your feedback and if you want to see the work in progress it’s www.ww2vetsproject.com  thanks, Damian

As part of Culture Night, 23rd September, in Cork, I’m going to be staging the first mini-exhibition of my work on Irish War memory . I’ll have prints and a listening post in the City Council Offices, next to the Fire Station. The work is viewable from 5pm, and if you’re so inclined you can pop along and have your portrait taken for my new project, at the same venue.

You can preview the War Memory project here: http://www.ww2vetsproject.com/