The Awesome Foundation is extremely proud to award its first ever grant to Hansy Better Barraza, professor at Rhode Island School of Design and all around architect extraordinaire. Based on her interest in “bringing people together through design of public art and objects”, Hansy plans to design and build a huge hammock in Boston Common. The Awesome Foundation and Information Superhighway are co-hosting an award ceremony and party on Friday, August 7th in Cambridge, MA. Details are posted on Upcoming and Facebook.

Founded in June 2009, The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences awards $1,000 grants monthly to projects that advance the interest of Awesomeness in our universe. There are no requirements for applying, no definite criteria for deciding the winner, and no limitations beyond the necessity for being awesome. Winners receive the money in cash, check, or gold doubloons, no strings attached. To learn more or apply, get on over to http://awesomefoundation.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.