Artwalk to come?

Amanda here...

Just met with some important people in the village... not too important... just THE MAYOR and his administrator as well as a local building owner (who shall remain nameless at this point in time).  And things are lookin' good so far for us to potentially start a string of pop-up galleries in our local town!  (fingers crossed)  Hopefully we can get this artwalk started in May and run it through September with several gallery spaces, but at least with one (worst case scenario... well, worst case would be none, but I think we might have one).  I have a few more appointments this week and next with more vacant space owners to present the idea and paint the town!

So... how do you continue to be stimulated and inspired in the boonies?  You create the inspiration and spread it like contagious laughter... and that's what Christine and I are working on.  So, grab your friends, jump on board and let's get this town hoppin'!

Help me Help you...

Isn't that the saying?  "Help me help you!"  Seems to be the theory as of about now.  I'm trying to get some pop-up art galleries going in this town and as I contact real estate agents, I'm finding them to be non-responsive and those that are responsive expect me to be pre-approved to buy.  I'm sorry, but I'm not trying to buy your place, sellers and landlords, I'm trying to HELP YOU get your place cleaned, rented and potentially sold... as well as trying to bring some foot traffic to our gorgeous historical downtown street that has been in the works of a visual uplift... (not to mention provide showing opportunities for local artists and children) so what gives?  Where's the optimism?  Where is the "let's pull together and make something of ourselves" attitude?  I'm so confused on how to get this all started.

BUT I AM MOTIVATED!
AND POWERFUL!
AND DETERMINED!
AND WILLING TO PRESS ON IN THE NAME OF SHARING, CARING, and GIVING!

So, here I come... ready or not.

Here's a good article about how Pop-up galleries work:
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2010-06-24/news/pop-art-for-some-local-artists-the-bad-economy-is-good-news/

While that article is mainly about an already established art scene, I am familiar with some of the artists involved in this scene (friends of mine) and have personally shown at a gallery or two down on Marshall Way in this area.  And I feel that it is important to note that our boonies town is NOT anywhere near an established artistic community... so the question is... where do we start and how far do we want to go?  Where is the benefit?  Read and consider the possibilities.

-Amanda