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Smooch! Archive (Photos!) : All the Smooch! Project Archive photos ready for display are here! Not every image in the archive can be seen here -- YET! The entire archive (more than 900 photos as of October 2009) is being prepared for upload over the next few months. Plan to check back often or -- better yet -- SIGN UP FOR MONTHLY UPDATES FROM THE SMOOCH! PROJECT -- FREE! Every month, you'll get a beautiful new photo (always good for a smile!) as well as the latest Smooch! shoot calendar. It’s easy to register: Just click here to get to the signup form on the Smooch! Project blog.

Smooch! Archive (Photos!)

All the Smooch! Project Archive photos ready for display are here! No ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 4:11pm PST

Smooch! Ellen (Hilarious!) : An over-the-top funny effort to win the attention of Ellen Degeneres. Smooch! Project photographer Bonnie Fournier began her effort to collect 10,000 images in 2006. To date, she has photographed more than 2,200 people. The problem? They are ALL Minnesotans. To truly demonstrate the universal nature of human affection, the photographer strongly believes the project must 'get out of town' to gather photographs from throughout the United States. The challenge? Funding, of course. The solution? Project sponsors. Towards that effort and setting her sights high, the artist is now making an over-the-top hilarious effort to attract the attention -- and win the support -- of talk show host and comedienne Ellen Degeneres. "I think Ellen would LOVE the Smooch! Project," the photographer said, "if she only knew about it." In the photographer's mind, the values that Ellen represents to her fans -- positive outlook, kindness, tolerance, sincerity, all combined with an open-hearted and good natured sense of humor -- are the very things also well represented by The Smooch! Project. Here's the wild hair-brained idea: Create a cutout image of Ellen. For the month of October 2009, offer back-to-back Smooch! Ellen photo shoots, inviting Ellen fans and Smooch! Project supporters to demonstrate their affection to the star on camera. Collect the images. Create a Smooch! Ellen gallery. Send printed copies of the images (including personal handwritten messages from the participants) to the star's attention at Warner Brothers Studio. "I hope Ellen laughs when she learns about the hilarious Smooch! Ellen photo shoots," the photographer said. "Maybe I'll get a call from her someday soon. If she takes a close look at The Smooch! Project and likes what she sees, perhaps she'll decide to become an official sponsor. Wouldn't THAT be AWESOME!" Interested in finding out more about the Smooch! Ellen photo shoots? Be sure to visit The Smooch! Project blog. If your name is Ellen Degeneres, the photographer would very much like to hear from you. Just call me, girlfriend! Ya got the number (below)!

Smooch! Ellen (Hilarious!)

An over-the-top funny effort to win the attention of Ellen Degeneres. ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 2:28pm PST

Smooch! Heroes (Volunteers!) : The amazing people helping The Smooch! Project to grow are here! If you had the idea that The Smooch! Project is where it is today through the efforts of the project photographer alone, you'd be WAY WRONG. Since the project began, dozens of people have contributed a great deal of time and energy to help this project grow. As a small, heart-felt THANK YOU! to these generous people, the Smooch! Heroes gallery will present feature profiles of these kind and open-hearted individuals. Read on to find out who is REALLY behind The Smooch! Project . . .

Smooch! Heroes (Volunteers!)

The amazing people helping The Smooch! Project to grow are here! ...

Updated: Oct 25, 2009 3:40pm PST

Smooch! Info (Stories + Facts!) : Have questions about The Smooch! Project? Find the answers here! THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE SMOOCH! PROJECT It's about love. It's about tolerance. It's about gratitude. To serve as a photographic testament that all humans, regardless of social, economic, or political barriers, share a joyful willingness to welcome love and affection into their lives. INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF ART BY PARTICIPATING IN A SMOOCH! SHOOT? CURIOUS AS TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE LONG-TERM EFFORT TO REACH THE 10,000 IMAGE GOAL? INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THINGS SMOOCH? Learn the answers to these questions plus more with a visit to The Smooch! Project blog. Get there by simply clicking here. BELOW, you'll find the details of what inspired the photographer to begin The Smooch! Project as well as the answers to commonly asked questions.

Smooch! Info (Stories + Facts!)

Have questions about The Smooch! Project? Find the answers here! T ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 4:34am PST

The Smooch! Project is sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, a nonprofit arts service organization.
Contributions to Springboard on behalf of The Smooch! Project are tax-deductible.
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P.O. Box 580404 / Minneapolis, Minnesota USA / 55458-0404
Studio/Voicemail: 612-280-1939 CST / FAX: 1-866-954-6087 Toll-free