Small town tough on art
no price structure, no market
We have an art scene but only a few galleries that work with local artists.
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Telephonebooth® Gallery
Contemporary Art Since 1995
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Ongoing Conversations - The regressive instrumentalist imperative to apply economic metrics to art
Posting my own response to
Who’s making the economic case for the arts?
a blog post by Graham Hitchen
http://directionalthinking.net/whos-making-the-economic-case-for-the-arts/
raises important points often lost as the politicians carry on the conversations that artists should be leading...
my own partial note:
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Why Gallery in the Ghetto with a Program is better value than an Uptown Gallery with a Product list
free beer, not a good replacement for engagement
the local art scene has many, random parameters, mostly having to do with socializing, less often having to do with conscious assessment of art
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Perfect is the Enemy of Good
bias clouds ability to see clearly...
close up view of smallest WHITE clip available in the world
Bias clouds judgement.
A person with a heavy and/or academic pre-ordained framework might not be qualified to assess the value of something outside their area of specialty, certainly if their specialty has been surrounded with layers of air conditioned well padded ivory tower insulation.
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