The Balsa Man event has already gained it’s share of tiny art projects that the full sized participants can stoop around and enjoy. But where are the little people? Where are the puny participants who can appreciate the tiny art as the huge feats of wonder they really are?

Never fear for the Balsars are here! The amazing team of Greg Andrea, Betania, and Jeff are bringing these little 1/16 scale participants to life in balsa. The tiny Balsars will even have little Porta-potties! And all they ask for is $2 for blue paint so that the Balsars can find their porta-potties—how can we not fund some a perfect project?

Congratulations Team Balsar for your award of $2 from the BPAF!

Balsa Man may be a short event but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pack the essentials. Of course, you could easily pack everything in your hipster messenger bag, your purse, or your murse. However, a true tiny artist packs with flair. For this reason, the BPAF art grant review committee is more than happy to award Twirlerette with an art grant of $5 for her tiny art project Tiny Luggage, to carry tiny art.

Please note, in no way were we swayed by the absolutely adorable “OMG aren’t they so freak’n cute!” prairie dogs chilling with the Balsa Man.

The Black Pebble Arts Foundation arts review committee would like to apologize to our donors. This grant was awarded while we were out. We’re not really even sure who awarded it, but the papers were signed and the grant letter was put in the post before we could do anything about it.

Bill Clinton and a grant proposal for a miniature version of “the Belgium Waffle?” Who knows what this means—as if there was only one belgium waffle in all of existence.

Well at least we’re only down $2. Congratulations, Crash! I can’t wait to see your “Pom Petit” belgium waffle—really, we are overjoyed that you will be making art for Balsa Man.

We’ve already written about this marvelous little art car, THE WORLD’S SMALLEST VERSION of The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things.

WLCoWSVoWLT is Balsa Man’s first interstate piece of art and the BPAF recognizes the daunting task of shipping art across the country. Thus, we are proud to award Erika Nelson tiny transportation & shipping art grant of to cover all postage to and from the event!

Erika’s grant proposal was excellent as it contained an actual size version of the World’s Smallest Version of the WLCoWSVoWLT.

The Pacific Ocean here in San Francisco is not known for sweltering temperatures; however, that does not mean we do not need ice. Surely, if there was no ice, one’s drink may get lonely with only the glass for company. At Balsa Man, ice is especially useful just in case a participant gets over excitable; you then may find yourself in dire need of ice to cool them down.

For these reasons and more, Balsa Man has approved it’s first vendor: Polar, the one and only location where you can buy precious ice at Balsa Man! All proceeds of ice will be donated to local charitiable organizations.

Polar will be no boring vendor, Veronica Fetzner and Simon Sutherland’s artistic vision using foam core for Polar is excellent and their detailed postcard encapsulates why the Black Pebble Arts Foundation has chosen to award them a tiny art grant of $15 so they can buy baggies. This is a large grant by the BPAF standards, but we feel it’s justified due to the importance of having ice available at Balsa Man.

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Congratualations Veronica & Simon!

This Tiny Art Grant Proposal did not pass our review the first time around. While the teardrop trailer is cute and noticably smaller than an RV it is nowhere near 1/16th scale. Then it became lunchtime and our ability to withstand the tempting nature of the “Nom Nom Tasty Tacos!” went out the window.

Ultimately we were really won over by the arguement that the 1/16th Indian Tacos while not necessarily to scale physically are conceptually to scale as the chef themself is 1/16th Indian.

Congratulations Courtney and Roy, which ever one of you is 1/16th Indian has been awarded $5 for the purchase of Bisquick to make frybread!

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All additional Tiny Art Grant awards will have to wait until after the BPAF tiny art grant review committee has had lunch.