Nobelity Project Hosts Book Drive

Design a bookmobile or donate books

"...have to get to those places too, right? The Nobelity Project – activist Turk Pipkin's pet project – is..."

April 2, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

10th Annual Nobelity Project Feed the Peace Awards

"...ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs during the 10th Annual Nobelity Project Feed the Peace Awards at the Four Seasons..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Photo Gallery

Intelligent Briefing

In 'Nobelity,' nine Nobel laureates offer straight talk on the planet's future

"...From that discussion came the spark for Nobelity (www.nobelitythemovie.com, www.nobelity.org), Pipkin's documentary featuring conversations with nine Nobel..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Art of Moving Books

The Nobelity Project taps Baylor Estes to put his art all over a bookmobile in Honduras

"...Wheels, Marmalakes, and the Frontier Brothers, has won the Nobelity Project's Art of Moving Books competition to design the..."

May 10, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Building Hope

Activist Turk Pipkin's documentary looks at the process of building of a secondary school in Mahiga, Kenya.

"...and activist Turk Pipkin's prior two advocacy documentaries: 2006's Nobelity, in which Pipkin sat down with nine Nobel Prize..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One Peace at a Time

Austin-based writer, actor, and filmmaker Turk Pipkin urges us to work for solutions to world problems in this personal documentary.

"...the slogan says. Pipkin builds on his previous documentary Nobelity, in which he speaks with Nobel Prize winners about..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Moving Mountains

Turk and Christy Pipkin are keeping busy changing the world

"...– this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Nobelity Project (www.nobelity.org), the Austin-based nonprofit organization conceived, run, and..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Turk Pipkin's Book of the Every Other Month Club

When you subscribe to this service, you get six volumes, Kenya gets three libraries

"...is that Pipkin isn't making it happen through the Nobelity Project, the nonprofit that he and his wife Christy..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The State We're In

Yep, it is broke, and Turk Pipkin wants us all to fix it

"...author, and actor on his résumé – began screening Nobelity, the documentary he made with his wife and collaborator,..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

If You Build It ...

Turk Pipkin's continuing adventures in making the world a better place

"...Austinite author/actor/filmmaker Turk Pipkin as part of the ongoing Nobelity Project he runs with his wife, Christy, Building Hope..."

April 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

World Premiere of 'One Peace at a Time' Tomorrow Night

Turk Pipkin to premiere his followup to 'Nobelity' Tuesday night at the Paramount

"...at a Time, Turk Pipkin’s followup to his doc Nobelity, which tracked down nine Nobel laureates to discuss the..."

April 13, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Blue Plate Special: The $10,000 Edition

Ten grand gets not just dinner, but dinner conversation

"...you not just dinner, but dinner conversation at the Nobelity Artists and Filmmakers Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 27 (inspired..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Last thoughts on Altman, courtesy of collaborator Stephen Harrigan; plus, incentives and local interest

"...Austin creators are finding a wider audience. Turk Pipkin's Nobelity, a doc featuring Nobel Prize winners talking about how..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

After a Fashion

Party crashing? Just ask Your Style Avatar.

"...EVENT-UALLY The follow-up to Turk Pipkin's Nobelity, called One Peace at a Time, has two screenings..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Questions, Prepares to Launch

Paramount screening, April 18

"...his two daughters will inherit into the deep-thinking documentary Nobelity. The premise is simple: what do Nobel laureates think..."

April 14, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Mr. Blonde and the Six Million Dollar Man, making a movie in Kyle

"...rollout later... Turk Pipkin wants you to go to Nobelity.org and watch his short "One Child at a Time,"..."

June 20, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Solid reporting and decent rumors

"...hope continue to draw a buzz. Turk Pipkin's inspirational Nobelity, which asks Nobel Prize winners how to solve the..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Big 'Lights,' small screen; the Pod squad; and congrats and condolences

"...a Latina lawyer and her ex-football-star/bubba husband-turned-investigator.Turk's Prize Film Nobelity, a documentary from Austin's own Turk Pipkin, has been..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Master of the Improbable

When someone says something can't be done, trust Turk Pipkin to say 'Wanna bet?'

"...idea, which may be why Pipkin embraced it and Nobelity was born. He's motivated to get that world for..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...Turk Pipkin's Nobelity Project recruits a stellar lineup in support of his..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Friends and Family of the Original Owner of the Armadillo Sign Being Auctioned at Sotheby's Say Sign Was Purchased, Not Stolen, Despite Claims of Armadillo Associates 

Bidding underway for piece of Dillo history

"...Turk Pipkin – the actor, documentary director, Nobelity Project founder, and retired mime/juggler/magician who’d been a staple..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

November Is Austin Art Month

With EAST, POP Austin, and the Creek Show, who's to argue?

"...(Every Other) Month Club, a literary fundraiser for the Nobelity Project, from Renaissance man Turk Pipkin; the art of..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Get Off Your Ass and Change the World

Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams speaks tomorrow at BookPeople

"...with justice and equality." And, from Turk Pipkin's movie, Nobelity, you're also known for saying that everyone can make..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...Cave. She traveled extensively with her parents' nonprofit, the Nobelity Project, as early as 8 years old, according to..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

The Art of Moving Books

May 1, 2013. 13 photos.

"...The Nobelity Project's "The Art of Moving Books" design competition winner..."

May 1, 2013 Photo Gallery

SXSWedu: Lights, Camera, Learn

Film programming includes 'Bully', 'Brooklyn Castle'

"...Building Hope Charting how the Nobelity Project fought floods, famine and fundraising obstacles to build..."

Feb. 7, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Party with Kitsch and Kristofferson, 'Man From Orlando,' and more

"...Feb. 10, 2013. The event benefits their nonprofit the Nobelity Project, which has worked to improve conditions for children,..."

Dec. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Conference Unleashes First-Wave Programming

Introducing the Startup Alley and Come & Capture Film Factory

"...Change the World) (Organized by Turk Pipkin / The Nobelity Project)..."

Oct. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Spotlight on Texas Book Festival Authors

Taking a look back at the 'Chronicle's coverage so far

"...Hope: The Story of Mahiga High School and The Nobelity Project) http://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2011-04-01/if-you-build-it/..."

Sept. 13, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Hope: The Story of Mahiga High School and The Nobelity Project) Andrew Porter (In Between Days) Dan Rather (Rather..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

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