Comments on: Seattle’s arts orgs going the way of Boston’s, and Minneapolis’, and New York’s… (Does it have to be this way?) http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/ Where hope springs eternal in the eye of the artist. Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: admin http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-527 admin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:35:41 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-527 Thanks for posting, Eric and Sharon. I wish there were something immediate that could be done (for the Oddfellows Hall in Seattle). Unfortunately, as I've seen played over and over in cities across the country, there's rarely a white knight for artists and art orgs being forced out by market forces. The only possible solution I've come up with is to try to inform people what's been going on all these years, in the hopes that artists will become smarter, policy-makers will become more aware, and the public will, as you suggest, start paying attention. Thanks for posting, Eric and Sharon.
I wish there were something immediate that could be done (for the Oddfellows Hall in Seattle). Unfortunately, as I’ve seen played over and over in cities across the country, there’s rarely a white knight for artists and art orgs being forced out by market forces. The only possible solution I’ve come up with is to try to inform people what’s been going on all these years, in the hopes that artists will become smarter, policy-makers will become more aware, and the public will, as you suggest, start paying attention.

]]> By: sharon http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-523 sharon Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:16:13 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-523 Thanks for spreading the word-- I don't know what the future holds for the building, displaced organisations on their way out, or future arts organisations; but I hope more people start paying attention and doing what they can to help slow down the extinction. Thanks for spreading the word– I don’t know what the future holds for the building, displaced organisations on their way out, or future arts organisations; but I hope more people start paying attention and doing what they can to help slow down the extinction.

]]> By: Eric Hundin http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-520 Eric Hundin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:10 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/01/31/seattles-arts-orgs-going-the-way-of-bostons-and-minneapolis-and-so-on/#comment-520 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Eric Hundin I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Eric Hundin

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