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Hi PFer's,
I belong to an organization that has - among other
things - a gallery. This gallery/building has a 70 year history
and several board members feel the gallery needs to be revamped and
reinvented. It needs sprucing up, for sure. No arguement
there.
However, some members are adamant about changing
the name of the gallery. The gallery is now and has been called the
Cedar Centre Gallery for at least 45 years and is part of four 70 year old
buildings that are a historic complex in the downtown area of our
city.
To confuse things further, the gallery is owned by
Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association. I'm one of the board
members of the Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association who feels
changing a name that is historically important, and confusing people
further by changing that name (even now people call and ask, "Is this Antelope
Valley Allied Arts Association or the Cedar Centre Gallery or what?") is not a
good move. I also think name recognition has some
value.
I'd like to hear comments from PFer's,
please. Any thoughts on the value of changing or keeping the gallery
name?
(This gallery is not the strip mall "artspace"
gallery. Are you thoroughly confused now?)
Marilyn
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