Ping Pop Atlanta
Project Name:
PING POP ATL
Where can we see the project?
www.pingpopatl.com
Project credits:
Created by Matt Berger and Rick Hill (bergerhill.com)
Where did the name “Ping Pop” come from:
The game of ping pong is pretty big at our work so we thought why not create an art show out of it. So we came up with a Ping Pong Paddle art show called Ping Pop ATL.
Can you explain the event?
360 ping-pong paddles were sent out to the creative community, including artists, celebrities and several ad agencies in town. Lil’ Jon, Andre 3000, Jermaine Dupri and Chipper Jones were among the local celebrities asked to participate. Other contributors called upon included: Natas Kapas, Bloo Empire, Totem2 and animators, creators and voice talents at CN’s Adult Swim. Everyone was told to design their own paddle for the show. They could do whatever they wanted. We then rented a space in town to display all of the artwork, threw a huge party and held a silent auction for the paddles. All the proceeds went to Atlanta’s AFLAC Children’s Cancer Center. In the end, we raised over $5,000.
Would you do it again?
Yes. Maybe next time we’ll have more than a couple of weeks to plan, prepare and throw the event.
Who would you like to thank for helping with the project?
Chris Bakay, Mark Buchanan, Dirty Digits, Totem2 and The Burn Unit.
Do you think “Ping Pop” helped ATL? If so, how:
We hope the event brought artists together and inspired others to start their projects. Atlanta responded very well to the event. So yes, we think ATL definitely benefited from the whole project.PING POP ATL Contact info:
www.pingpopatl.com
www.bergerhill.com
bergerhill@hotmail.com
The Work:
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