Help the Motty Project purchase a kiln (ceramic oven) for community workshops in Cantanhede. Join us in uniting generations, combating isolation, and sharing affection through clay. Support us and secure your workshop now! 🏺✨
Hello everyone! My name is Verónica and I'm here to introduce you to the Motty Project. We firmly believe that art and craftsmanship are perfect bridges to create deep bonds between people and generations. It is with great joy that we announce that the Motty Project will be present at the Community Center - School of Arts in Outil, transforming this space into a vibrant meeting point, promoting social inclusion and community sharing for the entire municipality of Cantanhede.
What are we going to do together?
We want to open the doors of our workshops through pottery sessions open to the entire community, where the most important thing is the space for us to be together. The Motty Project was designed to be a place for sharing knowledge and experiences, where children and young people learn from the wisdom of their elders, seniors combat social isolation by sharing their memories, and adults find a moment of pause and conviviality in their daily routine. Here, no one teaches more than they learn. It is a space for mutual exchange through contact with the earth.
Why do we need your financial support today?
For this sharing with ceramics to happen from beginning to end, the pieces created by the hands of our people need to be fired at high temperatures (over 1000°C). Without this firing, the clay does not become permanent and crumbles again.
This is where our biggest obstacle lies, and the reason we need your help: we need to acquire a ceramic muffle furnace (a specific industrial kiln) that will belong exclusively to the Motty Project. This equipment will be the technical heart of the project and will guarantee our complete logistical autonomy, accompanying us wherever the initiative goes in the future. The cost of a ceramic kiln with the necessary safety features is beyond our current budget.
The Call to Action: How can you help?
To bring this space of affection to life in Cantanhede, we cannot move forward alone. By clicking the support button and contributing to this campaign, you are not just buying an oven. You are funding intergenerational workshops, combating loneliness among our seniors, and investing in the well-being of the community.
Choose one of the rewards on the side! We've prepared lovely gifts as a thank you: from public acknowledgments on our social media to spots in individual workshops, private celebrations (birthdays/bachelor/bachelorette parties), or corporate team-building events valid until the end of 2027. If you live far away or abroad, you can even choose to donate your reward to a regular workshop participant or a local institution.
Please support us today and share this link with your family, friends, and neighbors. Every contribution counts towards getting the oven lit! Thank you so much for being part of Project Motty!
