{"title": "Akiya Collective", "logoImg": "bafkreie4gjbbpfmnw66ecz6e5tuagvbv7qgtz5tw2kdj7z7ujowj72r6la", "website": "https://akiyacollective.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreibtv6bgofh7bfswsv5bwlenaupcy6g76on7izazej5apsvsksxeiq", "createdAt": 1706459551882, "userGithub": "michellehuang42", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..dhekSHTHfFg43vKUgwSwWEK4R9CYYpkKYN8PhMjr9U9G6Uw7io2BtbWJTt4hxL__4YSahspWQ0PdOm5yLEAXAA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-01-28T16:30:27.958Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-01-28T16:30:27.958Z", "expirationDate": "2024-04-27T16:30:27.958Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x8600AbCda1fd2f3886958C3b88B757b29dF7BA80", "hash": "v0.0.0:aissmWHyzW0IGWSs+hLTqXNl6ASqLhEZXka8tLdW6mk=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#AkiyaCollective"}}}, "description": "Akiya Collective is a society of artists, makers, and architects restoring abandoned houses in Japan into art installations, community spaces, and interactive habitats.\n\nWe are non-profit organization and a community-driven project dedicated to creating spaces that are in harmony with the local environment.\n\nOver the last year, we:\n✧ Incorporated our legal entity, a US-based non-profit organization (with a 501c3 fiscal sponsor)\n✧ Hosted two residencies, with cohorts of 10 people each, in rural areas in Izu and Nagano\n✧ Developed relationships with city governments and locals, learned different renovation techniques, and produced installations\n✧ Researched 100+ properties, visited 25+, and explored 5 different areas of rural Japan\n✧ Established our first community home in Nagano Prefecture\n\nWe have open-sourced our process and research in an online playbook for others to learn from. In our community of 1,000+ people, there are already members who have committed to purchasing property near our base. Through our project, we are actively supporting a network of home owners in acquiring, renovating, and operating properties in tight-knit regions for cohabitation and coworking.\n\nDuring this grant round, we are looking to crowdfund for renovations for our first community home, which will be hosting build weeks, and 2 additional residency programs in 2024.", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "akiyacollective"}