The Colville Arts Foundation Gallery! That has a nice ring to it. What if today was the beginning of something larger than ourselves? What if today was the day we took the first steps toward making the place we live into an art community, a place where tourists came to experience regional arts? A place where the arts didn't just survive but THRIVED?
It has to begin with "I." I am part of the community. Community, being a term which implies collective activity - or doing things together. My community has culture. That is not to say my community has a sense of refinement that requires art be treated as a commodity but rather that my community carries distinct assumptions, distinct traditions and behaviors. "I" contribute to this collective social existence which embodies the best and worst of social practices that determine our local culture. "I" try to communicate and navigate my way through all that my community has to offer.
So, what can "I" offer my community in order to help the arts thrive? Currently "I" do not know "you." As long as you and I do know know we each have a creative truth to share then we will not grow and thus "we" have nothing to offer. If, however, "we" begin to share and work together then our art community will begin to THRIVE.
Let's get together!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Arts, Design & Accessibility
Can the arts, design and accessibility converge? What would happen if art was created in a form a more people could appreciate? What if art pieces, rather than being behind glass, were tactile experiences?
If you know someone who is blind or has a sight impairment you might consider asking them if they understand why so many artists exclude them from experiencing their work.
What can the arts foundation do to facilitate art that is not only tactile but can be experience at many levels by many people with a diverse set of abilities? We will be exploring this question at the Colville Arts Foundation along with other pertinent questions that will help us serve our community and globe in a much more effective way.
Shelly
If you know someone who is blind or has a sight impairment you might consider asking them if they understand why so many artists exclude them from experiencing their work.
What can the arts foundation do to facilitate art that is not only tactile but can be experience at many levels by many people with a diverse set of abilities? We will be exploring this question at the Colville Arts Foundation along with other pertinent questions that will help us serve our community and globe in a much more effective way.
Shelly
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Artist Professional Development
The Colville Arts Foundation will launch it's Membership drive in January of 2009.
We are currently asking everyone who cares to get involved by filling out a simple survey of 8 simple questions. Do you care? Go to the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pfg0bU7XaDO0bjzKUwk_2fIg_3d_3d
Even before our survey results are all compiled we know we will be dedicating time and resources to artists/artisan professional development. This will include workshops such as "The Business of Being An Artitst" and "Contracting with the Virtual Academy"
Expect more from your Arts Foundation!
Shelly
We are currently asking everyone who cares to get involved by filling out a simple survey of 8 simple questions. Do you care? Go to the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pfg0bU7XaDO0bjzKUwk_2fIg_3d_3d
Even before our survey results are all compiled we know we will be dedicating time and resources to artists/artisan professional development. This will include workshops such as "The Business of Being An Artitst" and "Contracting with the Virtual Academy"
Expect more from your Arts Foundation!
Shelly
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