Port Neualtenburg: An Artist's Community.

The concept of an artists' community living together originated in
the 19th Century and was an internationally significant phenomenon of
artistic practice up to the early 20th Century particularly in Europe.
Artists' colonies and villages later transformed themselves into
popular tourist attractions since tourism has come to shape the 20th
Century in far reaching ways.

When we talk of artists in Port Neualtenburg we are, of course, including all manner of content providers. Scripters, Event Hosts, Clothing Designers, Furniture Makers, Architects,
anyone who provides content to SL.

Phase III of The Neualtenburg Projekt, Port Neualtenburg, is just such
a community existing in virtual space. "The Port" is a limited-equity
cooperative located on the main-grid in the Funadama Sim. The Port
provides its members with affordable housing and community facilities
on a nonprofit basis. All proceeds to The Port will go to expansion
of the Community. The Port seeks diversity of all types in its
members and caters especially to artists that are new to Second Life
who seek to start a business with low to no cost to them.

We Own It!
Neualtenburg Projekt members (there are about 25 of us) collectively
own and operate Port Neualtenburg with tier fees managed by the head
of the Artist's Guild. This ownership translates to a lot of freedom,
responsibility and community involvement on the part of group members.

Participation
Port Neualtenburg is a living community because our members are
actively responsible for running the The Port. That means everything
from teaching classes to throwing events. There are 3 levels of
participation in The Projekt. There are no rental or tier fees to pay.

Meisters
Meisters are provided a two story building with an allotment of 250
prims for only a 10% commission of their sales to the (minimum of 250L
per week). They also work for the Port, contributing to its
infrastructure a few hours per month (like in a food Co-Op), contributing
something to the City, such as building a structure, throwing an event,
or teaching a class. Meisters are approved by the Gildemeister, at
which point they move to one of the grand shops on Meisterstrasse.

Journeymen
Journeymen may set up a street wagon vendor in a wide variety of locations
in the Port. There only responsibility is the 10% commission of sales.
No sales, No fee. They have an allotment of 50 prims. Journeymen are
granted their title by the Gildemeister.

Apprentices
Apprentices study under a Meisters with the goal of either becoming
a Journeyman or Meister themselves. Apprentices pay Meisters directly
in the form of their services (not in L$). Apprentices (and Projekt
friends) have no prim allotment.

Anyone may join the group as either an Apprentice or a friend of the Port!
Please contact Kendra Bancroft for invitation into our community.
(messages go direct to my e-mail)