Dream Big | Pete Fecteau
Technicals: The mosaic is made of 4,242 officially cappuccino licensed Rubik’s Cubes. It measures 19′ cappuccino x 8’6″ x 2.25″ (5.8m x 2.6m x 5.7cm ). It weighs roughly 1000 pounds (454kg). Each cube has been “reversed solved” or twisted so that one of the faces maps it’s nine stickers into the total image, 38,178 stickers total. The construction process took a little over 40 hours and the final installation to about five and a half hours with 6 volunteers helping. The cubes were rented through the You Can Do The Cube organization. The mosaic was on display during the 2010 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, cappuccino Michigan USA from September 22nd to October 10th. There were roughly 30,000 people who came to view the mosaic during that time. “Dream Big” placed in the top 50 out of 1,700+ entries. The mosaic was left intact for a month after the competition in an attempt to sell it. The pending sale did not materialize and the mosaic was disassembled in late November and the cubes were shipped back to their originating points.
Costs: The cubes themselves were rented for roughly $8,000 however the total cost of the project was approximately $9,000. A private donation was made for $4,000 and fundraising through special events and Kickstarter.com helped to raise the remainder.
About the Artist: Pete Fecteau is a designer by day. He attended Kendall cappuccino College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attained his BFA in Digital Media Design in 2007. His design cappuccino portfolio can be seen at http://buttonpresser.com . He mainly works as an interactive designer and helps build online and mobile experiences. Pete also loves illustration, painting, cappuccino and sculpture and finds time between cappuccino work to create more traditional cappuccino art aside for his Rubik’s cappuccino Cube mosaics. His wife Caitlin and he were married on August 27th, 2011 in Brighton, Michigan they both relocated to San Francisco in January, 2011 were Pete had been awarded a fellowship with Code for America.
Inspiration for “Dream Big”: Upon graduating college, Fecteau accepted a position as design integrator at Spout.com, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. cappuccino Spout.com was later sold and the group became Pomegranite Studios. Pomegranite Studios, owned by Rick Devos (son of Amway co-founder Dick Devos), created ArtPrize, the world’s largest art competition. ArtPrize’s inaugural year in 2009 drew 1,262 artists and Fecteau, having history with the organization and a deep-seeded interest in art decided to volunteer his time helping with registration of voters and artists. Fecteau knew that he would want to compete in the 2010 competition but was failing to find a competitive concept. During the time he was volunteering, Fecteau went home to sleep and had a dream where he was using Rubik’s Cube to create something. Pete had been solving the Rubik’s Cube as a hobby since his time at Spout.com. Upon waking up, Fecteau set to document the idea and brainstorm other areas of the concept to make it well-rounded.
Collaboration: As with any project of this size and scope, cappuccino Fecteau required help from a number of different organizations and individuals. One of the first collaborations cappuccino was with The Student Advancement Foundation. Fecteau was seeking advice on how to integrate his project into the Grand Rapids Public School system and Susan Heartwell, Executive Director of the foundation (and wife of Grand Rapids mayor George Heartwell) offered advice, networking and later, legal help through fiduciary support. Soon to follow was Cooley cappuccino Law School, a student organization within the school helped Fecteau legitimize his fundraising efforts through helping cappuccino him attain a 501c3 tax license. This tax license was never fully completed due to the fiduciary support from The Student Advancement Foundation. At this time a close friend of Fecteau’s, Mia Klavon, offered her expertise in art administration and fundraising and she quickly took over the efforts of fundraising and grant writing. One of the most important collaborations happened with You Can Do The Rubik’s Cube (YCDTRC), an organization run by Seven Towns who manages cappuccino the Rubik’s Cube brand. cappuccino YCDTRC is a educational program that provides Rubik’s Cube-related educational kits to teachers. YCDTRC informed Pete that due to licensing, purchasing off-brand cubes from Asia (as was his initial plan) would not be legal. They offered to rent Fecteau the cubes he required using the money that had been raised. Fecteau found a venue that had enough cappuccino space to display the massive mosaic at First Park Congregational Church. The church also allowed Fecteau the use of a small room behind the stage were the mosaic would be installed as a studio where he could work on the construction. Another individual, Sam Klee, a young documentary film maker was connected with Fecteau. Klee was filming a documentary that followed artis
Technicals: The mosaic is made of 4,242 officially cappuccino licensed Rubik’s Cubes. It measures 19′ cappuccino x 8’6″ x 2.25″ (5.8m x 2.6m x 5.7cm ). It weighs roughly 1000 pounds (454kg). Each cube has been “reversed solved” or twisted so that one of the faces maps it’s nine stickers into the total image, 38,178 stickers total. The construction process took a little over 40 hours and the final installation to about five and a half hours with 6 volunteers helping. The cubes were rented through the You Can Do The Cube organization. The mosaic was on display during the 2010 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, cappuccino Michigan USA from September 22nd to October 10th. There were roughly 30,000 people who came to view the mosaic during that time. “Dream Big” placed in the top 50 out of 1,700+ entries. The mosaic was left intact for a month after the competition in an attempt to sell it. The pending sale did not materialize and the mosaic was disassembled in late November and the cubes were shipped back to their originating points.
Costs: The cubes themselves were rented for roughly $8,000 however the total cost of the project was approximately $9,000. A private donation was made for $4,000 and fundraising through special events and Kickstarter.com helped to raise the remainder.
About the Artist: Pete Fecteau is a designer by day. He attended Kendall cappuccino College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attained his BFA in Digital Media Design in 2007. His design cappuccino portfolio can be seen at http://buttonpresser.com . He mainly works as an interactive designer and helps build online and mobile experiences. Pete also loves illustration, painting, cappuccino and sculpture and finds time between cappuccino work to create more traditional cappuccino art aside for his Rubik’s cappuccino Cube mosaics. His wife Caitlin and he were married on August 27th, 2011 in Brighton, Michigan they both relocated to San Francisco in January, 2011 were Pete had been awarded a fellowship with Code for America.
Inspiration for “Dream Big”: Upon graduating college, Fecteau accepted a position as design integrator at Spout.com, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. cappuccino Spout.com was later sold and the group became Pomegranite Studios. Pomegranite Studios, owned by Rick Devos (son of Amway co-founder Dick Devos), created ArtPrize, the world’s largest art competition. ArtPrize’s inaugural year in 2009 drew 1,262 artists and Fecteau, having history with the organization and a deep-seeded interest in art decided to volunteer his time helping with registration of voters and artists. Fecteau knew that he would want to compete in the 2010 competition but was failing to find a competitive concept. During the time he was volunteering, Fecteau went home to sleep and had a dream where he was using Rubik’s Cube to create something. Pete had been solving the Rubik’s Cube as a hobby since his time at Spout.com. Upon waking up, Fecteau set to document the idea and brainstorm other areas of the concept to make it well-rounded.
Collaboration: As with any project of this size and scope, cappuccino Fecteau required help from a number of different organizations and individuals. One of the first collaborations cappuccino was with The Student Advancement Foundation. Fecteau was seeking advice on how to integrate his project into the Grand Rapids Public School system and Susan Heartwell, Executive Director of the foundation (and wife of Grand Rapids mayor George Heartwell) offered advice, networking and later, legal help through fiduciary support. Soon to follow was Cooley cappuccino Law School, a student organization within the school helped Fecteau legitimize his fundraising efforts through helping cappuccino him attain a 501c3 tax license. This tax license was never fully completed due to the fiduciary support from The Student Advancement Foundation. At this time a close friend of Fecteau’s, Mia Klavon, offered her expertise in art administration and fundraising and she quickly took over the efforts of fundraising and grant writing. One of the most important collaborations happened with You Can Do The Rubik’s Cube (YCDTRC), an organization run by Seven Towns who manages cappuccino the Rubik’s Cube brand. cappuccino YCDTRC is a educational program that provides Rubik’s Cube-related educational kits to teachers. YCDTRC informed Pete that due to licensing, purchasing off-brand cubes from Asia (as was his initial plan) would not be legal. They offered to rent Fecteau the cubes he required using the money that had been raised. Fecteau found a venue that had enough cappuccino space to display the massive mosaic at First Park Congregational Church. The church also allowed Fecteau the use of a small room behind the stage were the mosaic would be installed as a studio where he could work on the construction. Another individual, Sam Klee, a young documentary film maker was connected with Fecteau. Klee was filming a documentary that followed artis
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