Public kindness
Leave a tiny artwork where it will be found
A small original piece left where someone will find it.
- What this is for
- A free original artwork for whoever finds it
- What the person actually does
- Make a small original artwork — a drawing, painting, or mini craft — with supplies you own, and leave it where someone will find it. A Free Little Art Gallery or take-art-leave-art box is the ideal spot; otherwise a community take-one shelf or a similar welcoming spot. Place it protected from the weather, only where left items are welcome — never scattered outdoors unprotected.
- About 40 minutes of real work. Delivers 1 tiny artwork left to find.
- Proof they have to send (photo)
- No people in your photos — photograph the place, items, and result only. If a bystander wanders into frame, reframe or blur.
- Photograph your artwork at the spot where you left it, with the code card beside it.
- Leave art only where it's welcome (a Free Little Art Gallery or take-one shelf), protected from the weather.
You pay$18
Where your $18 goes
- Pays the person fairly ($18/hr) for about 55 minutes of real work, travel, and sending the photo$17
- Card processing and platform fees$1
A fair wage for real work, paid to the person who does it.
Secure checkout. Payment runs through Stripe; your deed is funded and handed to the engine the moment it confirms. The engine then sources a verified local person under a strict spend cap.
You are paying a real person a fair wage to do a real good deed. It is a service, not a donation, so it is not tax-deductible.
What we tell the person doing it
The doer can ask anything in the app and gets an instant answer from the deed itself. A few they ask most:
- What photo proof do you need?
- Send photo of the result. Rules: No people in your photos — photograph the place, items, and result only. If a bystander wanders into frame, reframe or blur. Photograph your artwork at the spot where you left it, with the code card beside it. Leave art only where it's welcome (a Free Little Art Gallery or take-one shelf), protected from the weather.
- How much do I get paid?
- This deed pays $18 — the full listed amount, with nothing taken out of your payment. It's labor only, so you never buy anything or spend your own money. Payment releases from escrow once your proof passes review.
- Do I need to keep people out of frame?
- No identifiable people, ever. Photograph the place, the items, or the result. If someone is in frame, reframe or blur before you send it.