[Forum] Meeting Notes & List Discussions

[Karen Kane]

First Fridays were / are a great idea.  They suffered from lack of  
funding, people to work on them (takes a lot of work) . . . etc.     
But, as you say, they have the potential to connect people, art,  
community.


On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Seth wrote:

> 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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