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The Fundred Dollar Bill Project is an innovative artwork made of millions of drawings. This creative collective action is intended to support Operation Paydirt, an extraordinary art/science project uniting three million children with educators, scientists, healthcare professionals, designers, urban planners, engineers, and artists. Together they are working to make safe the lead-polluted soil of New Orleans, which places thousands of children at risk for severe learning disabilities and behavioral problems. Mary Rubin

Safehouse

The Fundred Dollar Bill Project and
Safehouse, an iconic sculpture located
in the middle of a New Orleans neigh-
borhood, are the brainchild of artist
Mel Chin. He transformed an entire
house into a sculpture with a ten-foot
diameter vault door that swings open.
Inside, more than 6,000 fundred dollar
bills, (hand-drawn, original interpreta-
tions of U.S. one hundred dollar bills),
cover the walls. This art is about the
environment, and this artist is work-
ing within the ideas and artwork of
millions of people to invite us into the
creative process. One of the lessons of
Safehouse is that we can all contrib-
ute collectively and make a difference.

The Fundred Dollar Bill Project The goal of the Fundred Dollar Bill Project is the creation of three million artworks by children across the United States that will be delivered to Washington, DC, to raise awareness and funding to heal the environmental impact of years of pollution in New Orleans and other cities. Once the project reaches its goal of three million artworks, a specially retrofit-ted armored truck powered by vegetable oil will be deployed across the nation to pick up the 7,000 pounds of fundred dollar drawings. The art currency will be delivered to Washington, DC, and there we will request from Congress an “even exchange” of three million fundred dollar bills for three million dollars in funds and services to support Operation Paydirt.

Fan the Fundred Flames
For the initial phase of the Fundred
Dollar Bill Project, each student is
given one blank fundred dollar bill to
create his or her own unique artwork
to donate to the project. Through the
simple gesture of creating fundred
dollar bills, people nationwide can
take part in this far-reaching project
supporting the rebuilding of New
Orleans.