Marilyn, Looking forward to hearing about the gallery as things move along. Ivo sounds interesting - Houston?!! Isn't that a street in Soho? BTW Is your organization a 501C3 (non profit) ? AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Report on strip mall (artspace) gallery > From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, August 10, 2004 6:53 am > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 5:38 PM > Subject: RE: Report on strip mall (artspace) gallery > > Thank you, Alan. I think we are surprising a few people (including > ourselves {:->). I know difficult times are probably going to surface > sooner or later, but so far, just whan I feel overwhelmed, or like we've > taken on too much, something wonderful happens. > > I was feeling a little apprehensive about things a few weeks ago and a > wonderful artist/engineer/philosopher/poet and physicist Ivo Houston from > Czechoslovakia (he changed his last name so Americans have a chance of > spelling it right) showed up at our door wanting to show his work > (paintings). He showed us a disk containing pieces of his art and he is > very good. > > Me thinks an angel is watching over those of us at the gallery {;-> > > Take Care, > > Marilyn > --------------------------------- > > > > Marilyn, > > > > Congratulations. Cultural activities put life back into a community but > > it's hard keeping up the momentum. Sounds like you have a great start. > > > > AZ > > > > > > Build a Lookaround! > > The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. > > NOW SHIPPING > > http://www.panoramacamera.us > > > > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: Report on strip mall (artspace) gallery > > > From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: Sun, August 08, 2004 8:00 am > > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > > > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I'm just sending a report along about our most recent "artspace" gallery > > > opening. I thought you all might be interested because it is an > experimental > > > project and it involves the arts and photography. > > > > > > We had our sixth opening last night with local artist C.D. Bailey. > C.D. > > > garnered a half page article in one of our local newspapers, which was > very > > > exciting for all concerned and the coverage had him walking in the > clouds. > > > Among the guests who visited were two very prestigious local artists and > our > > > exhibitor was delighted that his show brought these people in. > > > > > > In about six to eight months we've progressed from a dark, empty room, > next > > > to a liquor store with a bad reputation, in the poorer part of town, to > a > > > bright and shiny gallery/art school. We have one art teacher holding > classes > > > and several art-related workshops scheduled. The city is supporting > our > > > efforts by letting us advertise our workshops in their quarterly > magazine. > > > > > > The strip mall is almost completely filled now (from a 40% "empty rate") > > > with great new small businesses that couldn't afford to start elsewhere. > One > > > business is moving into a store front (still in the strip mall) twice > the > > > size of where they started at the beginning of the summer because they > are > > > doing so well. > > > > > > Most involved with the art gallery/school have worked, or are working on > a > > > volunteer basis, so money isn't necessarily the impetus, although it is > a > > > concern so we can build on what has been started. Although it sounds > like > > > it, I'm not passing this information along to brag - I'm just so pleased > and > > > excited, and I want others to see that "It Can Be Done." > > > > > > I know this is getting boring to those who are reading. Thank you for > > > suffering my blathering. > > > > > > Marilyn > > > > > >
