[Forum] Meeting Notes & List Discussions

[Gregory Scheckler]

Thank you all for helping do this and also get this forum going. 

Some responses to Joshua's excellent questions: 

>1) is it okay that pittsfield take the lead in promoting the berkshires 
>as a cultural destination? should there be a similar effort in north 
>county? should the effort be berkshire-wide? whose job is it anyway??

What I think is bizarre is the idea that ugly fiberglass baseball mitts
(or palettes in VT, or moose, etc.) are in any way a reasonable investment
in public art and/or tourist attraction. These types of projects always
require artists to do something different than what they are already
doing. Instead, let's celebrate what we each specialize in. I bet we can
do better and a much classier job than the ventures Pittsfield attempts. 

re: community organizer like M.Whilden -- where's Rod Bunt in all of this?
Can he help? 

>2) north adams may be home to mass moca, the eclipse mill, gallery 51, a 
>burgeoning arts community and soon an arts focused program at mcla - but 
>how does this fit under a broader umbrella that is something people 
>outside of this community will understand/appreciate/be drawn to?

Good question! Maybe it is simply the unique work that we feature in the
area. I'd like it to be the art that we're making, presenting, etc. Less
of an umbrella and more of a groundswell.  

gjs