Marilyn <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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. That quote of a call suggests that there is some confusion caused by the current naming. > I'd like to hear comments from PFer's, please. Any thoughts on the value > of changing or keeping the gallery name? 45 years is a long time. Seems like quite a few people will know that name. Is the historic complex, or some part of it, by any chance called the "Cedar Centre"? If so, then *definitely* keep the gallery name. If people decide there's confusion between the two names, perhaps the Allied Arts Association should change *its* name. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
