[Forum] Meeting Notes & List Discussions

[Seth]

On 3/6/07, Kurt Kolok <kurt at kolokgallery.com> wrote:
>
> Pittsfield is making it happen:
>
> --June-Oct., the city of Pittsfield will be transformed by art every
> third Thursday.  Storefronts will be displaying artwork,
> events/performers will begin filling the streets, and artists,
> businesses, city leaders, and museums will all be working hand-in-hand
> to accomplish this.
>

This is the sort of thing that brings awareness of local artists; I think
it's not about just building your artist community, so much as it's about
bringing together the rest of the community somewhere they can appreciate
your art. I was going to suggest that First Fridays would be a great thing
to expand on, but it seems to have fallen by the wayside last year.
Nonetheless, the idea is still appealing, as it recurs more than an annual
fall foliage parade. I think if you connect local stores with local
performers with local artists, you end up with an event that brings the
community closer together while viewing art, which can't help but benefit
the local arts community. At least in theory. (Also, communism works.)

--S.
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