Active Art Books Projects
(found 18 projects)
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The Shakespeare Tarot: A Queer, Hand-Illustrated Tarot Deck
A hand-illustrated, queer-inclusive 78-card tarot deck reimagining Shakespeare’s characters via archetypal storytelling and visual art.
Current
5%
Backers: 29
Funding: $2,061 of $35,000 (5% funded)
Average daily pledges: $34
Campaign Dates: May 20th -> July 19th (2025)
Time left: 0 days, 7 hours, 19 minutes
Funding: $2,061 of $35,000 (5% funded)
Average daily pledges: $34
Campaign Dates: May 20th -> July 19th (2025)
Time left: 0 days, 7 hours, 19 minutes
Ends after Monday
Zurciendo la Historia Volume II
Fotógrafas nacidas entre 1790 y 1920. Un libro de Lourdes Almeida que visibiliza a mujeres pioneras de la fotografía.
Current
100%
Backers: 130
Funding: MX$315,626 of MX$315,600 (100% funded)
Average daily pledges: MX$7,698
Campaign Dates: June 8th -> July 23rd (2025)
Time left: 5 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes
Funding: MX$315,626 of MX$315,600 (100% funded)
Average daily pledges: MX$7,698
Campaign Dates: June 8th -> July 23rd (2025)
Time left: 5 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes
Ends a week from now
India Street Lettering: A Book
A journey through typographic craft and culture
Current
331%
Backers: 386
Funding: $19,893 of $6,000 (331% funded)
Average daily pledges: $865
Campaign Dates: June 26th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 7 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes
Funding: $19,893 of $6,000 (331% funded)
Average daily pledges: $865
Campaign Dates: June 26th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 7 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes
Visualizing Rampo: Shin Taga’s Haunting Etchings Collection
A deluxe art book celebrating Shin Taga’s 50 years of etching, featuring haunting works that brought Edogawa Rampo’s stories to life.
Current
244%
Backers: 15
Funding: ¥244,180 of ¥100,000 (244% funded)
Average daily pledges: ¥10,617
Campaign Dates: June 26th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 7 days, 12 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: ¥244,180 of ¥100,000 (244% funded)
Average daily pledges: ¥10,617
Campaign Dates: June 26th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 7 days, 12 hours, 20 minutes
Genetic Landscape III: Metamorphosis - Cartography of Plan
This is not just a publication. It’s an exhibition in print. A collective metamorphosis made tangible.
Current
4%
Backers: 5
Funding: $290 of $6,000 (4% funded)
Average daily pledges: $9
Campaign Dates: June 17th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 8 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes
Funding: $290 of $6,000 (4% funded)
Average daily pledges: $9
Campaign Dates: June 17th -> July 26th (2025)
Time left: 8 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes
Yokai Night Parade - A Book of Japanese Monster Dolls
A full-colour, hardback book collecting over one hundred hand-made Yokai puppets by Aco Burnett.
Current
124%
Backers: 115
Funding: £6,219 of £5,000 (124% funded)
Average daily pledges: £327
Campaign Dates: June 30th -> July 30th (2025)
Time left: 11 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes
Funding: £6,219 of £5,000 (124% funded)
Average daily pledges: £327
Campaign Dates: June 30th -> July 30th (2025)
Time left: 11 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes
Ink for the One You Love: A Kanji Poem Gift
Give someone special a calligraphy poem made from their name in Japanese kanji — a keepsake of love and meaning.
Current
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Backers: 0
Funding: ¥0 of ¥10,000 (0% funded)
Average daily pledges: ¥0
Campaign Dates: July 2nd -> August 1st (2025)
Time left: 13 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes
Funding: ¥0 of ¥10,000 (0% funded)
Average daily pledges: ¥0
Campaign Dates: July 2nd -> August 1st (2025)
Time left: 13 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes
Ends two weeks from now
Charivari, Masks and Swords
A collaborative artbook, featuring 50 international artists, all about carnivals, circuses, and other festivities... but with swords!
Current
87%
Backers: 299
Funding: €20,994 of €24,000 (87% funded)
Average daily pledges: €1,312
Campaign Dates: July 3rd -> August 2nd (2025)
Time left: 14 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: €20,994 of €24,000 (87% funded)
Average daily pledges: €1,312
Campaign Dates: July 3rd -> August 2nd (2025)
Time left: 14 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes
A Terribly Odd State of Affairs – No.345…or 232…Perhaps
Illustrated, vintage softcover collection from a 1950s British scholarly society documenting odd & slightly ghostly village goings-on
Current
448%
Backers: 20
Funding: $2,243 of $500 (448% funded)
Average daily pledges: $748
Campaign Dates: July 16th -> August 6th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 1 hours, 25 minutes
Funding: $2,243 of $500 (448% funded)
Average daily pledges: $748
Campaign Dates: July 16th -> August 6th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 1 hours, 25 minutes
A WONDER BOOK Illuminated: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Greek Myths
A stunning new edition of the book that popularized ancient myths, with paintings by Das Pastoras and foreword by Guillermo del Toro
Current
36%
Backers: 236
Funding: $36,520 of $100,000 (36% funded)
Average daily pledges: $3,652
Campaign Dates: July 9th -> August 7th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 10 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: $36,520 of $100,000 (36% funded)
Average daily pledges: $3,652
Campaign Dates: July 9th -> August 7th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 10 hours, 20 minutes
Mitsuro Hikime: Japanese Wax Sculpting
A new book by artists Kumiko Kihara & Elsa Tierney, exploring the art of Japanese wax sculpting
Current
118%
Backers: 306
Funding: £17,707 of £15,000 (118% funded)
Average daily pledges: £1,610
Campaign Dates: July 8th -> August 7th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 20 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: £17,707 of £15,000 (118% funded)
Average daily pledges: £1,610
Campaign Dates: July 8th -> August 7th (2025)
Time left: 19 days, 20 hours, 20 minutes
The Coast Manual of Lettering and Designs
Our goal is to scan, restore and reprint this rare piece of sign painting history for future generations to enjoy!
Current
45%
Backers: 119
Funding: $9,142 of $20,000 (45% funded)
Average daily pledges: $241
Campaign Dates: June 11th -> August 8th (2025)
Time left: 20 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes
Funding: $9,142 of $20,000 (45% funded)
Average daily pledges: $241
Campaign Dates: June 11th -> August 8th (2025)
Time left: 20 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes
Ends more than three weeks from now
The Art of Daniel Warren Johnson
A comprehensive art book that compiles DWJ's favorite pages, covers, and illustrations. Extensive commentary is included!
Current
885%
Backers: 1255
Funding: $132,801 of $15,000 (885% funded)
Average daily pledges: $33,200
Campaign Dates: July 15th -> August 14th (2025)
Time left: 26 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: $132,801 of $15,000 (885% funded)
Average daily pledges: $33,200
Campaign Dates: July 15th -> August 14th (2025)
Time left: 26 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes
ROCKED MAGAZINE
A 4-part annual Rock Magazine from rock photographer Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss 2 issues done, 2 to go. Your support will make it happen.
Current
28%
Backers: 30
Funding: $4,315 of $15,000 (28% funded)
Average daily pledges: $127
Campaign Dates: June 15th -> August 14th (2025)
Time left: 26 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes
Funding: $4,315 of $15,000 (28% funded)
Average daily pledges: $127
Campaign Dates: June 15th -> August 14th (2025)
Time left: 26 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes
Interactive fantasy book “Wrath of the Titans”
A fantasy saga that comes to life in your hands: a book that combines literature, music, video exploration of locations and characters
Current
12%
Backers: 3
Funding: $1,887 of $15,000 (12% funded)
Average daily pledges: $944
Campaign Dates: July 17th -> August 15th (2025)
Time left: 27 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes
Funding: $1,887 of $15,000 (12% funded)
Average daily pledges: $944
Campaign Dates: July 17th -> August 15th (2025)
Time left: 27 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes