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On Friday night, guests gathered at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center for

Published 8:00 am Monday, November 26, 2012

A colorful presentation for Space Available, an art project by Vanessa DeWolf and Monica Mata Gilliam.
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A colorful presentation for Space Available, an art project by Vanessa DeWolf and Monica Mata Gilliam.
A colorful presentation for Space Available, an art project by Vanessa DeWolf and Monica Mata Gilliam.
The SPROUT bar offered guests beer, wine, and water during presentations at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center.
A guest prepares to vote.
A chest of photographs is presented as part of Space Available, an art project by Vanessa DeWolf and Monica Mata Gilliam.
A surprise dramatization is performed during Melanie St. Ours'presentation of One Forbidden Thing, an art project, during SPROUT. Melanie's project aims to bring professional artists and community members together to uncover the truths of forbidden places in communities.
Melanie St. Ours presets her project idea, One Forbidden Thing, to SPROUT.
An explanation of Mr. Topstache, a project by Brandon Ilenstine, sits on a table during SPROUT. Mr. Topstache is a fictional character used to help people not take life so seriously.
Brandon Ilenstine presents Mr. Topstache to guests of SPROUT. Brandon would like to use the awarded money to help finance the production of Topstache t-shirts.
Guests of SPROUT are served the main dinner course.
The inagural SPROUT took place in August and raised $1,000 for Whitney Aguirre's project, Central District Women's Dance Classes.
A guest reads the art project materials.
Guests of SPROUT pass a fruit salad platter while watching artists present their work.
Whitney Aguirre, who received $1000 at the last SPROUT dinner, explains her art project to the guests at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center.
Kelly prepares beer for SPROUT guests.
Mimi Allin's project, Song Of Tent City, is presented during SPROUT. Mimi plans to join Tent City 3 this December as poet-in-residence and would like to use awarded money to finance living expenses and project materials.
SPROUT co-producers, Kristen Hoskins (left) and Sarah Steininger (right), introduce Whitney Aguirre, last SPROUT's winner, early in the evening at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center.
Nathan Marion, the director of the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, poses for a photo while meeting with guests of SPROUT.
Guests gathered at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center to discuss local art projects during SPROUT.

On Friday night, guests gathered at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center for SPROUT #2. SPROUT is one of Seattle’s newest efforts to support the area’s most promising artists. Attendees purchase a ticket for a locally sourced dinner – this one created by Chef Anne Catherine of A Caprice Kitchen. Throughout the meal artists seeking funding present their projects to the group, and at the end of the evening a vote takes place. The artist who recieves the most votes gets the profits made from ticket sales. Check out the slideshow to see whose idea will be sprouting soon!Photos by Chris Hunt.Published on November 8, 2010

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