Sandy Miller on thu 8 jul 10
Dropped off work at a local gallery last week, nice place run with one pa=
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gallery director from the state arts council funding and lots of voluntee=
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Our state pays the gallery rent, office rent upstairs and the salaried po=
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Many of our sucessful local artists display and have shows in this lovely=
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gallery. They have been open for the last 5 years and new kids on the bl=
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to be sure.
Dilemma:
Across the street is a gallery who has been doing business for 25 years.=3D=
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Opened when the area was "blighted". Single Mom, with a very professiona=
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gallery, dug in and pulled the neighborhood along. She haunts the art sh=
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and likes to carry excellent local work. She is going out of business. =
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doing enough business framing 2 D work from customers but her business of=
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selling and supporting local work has dropped to nil. She is no longer p=
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her bills. I asked her what she will do. She will be unemployed with a =
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year old kid to feed. She didn't really know ...... I get it!
I am really grappling with this. I love the new place but in this econom=
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our city there are only so many art dollars to go around. A government=3D2=
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Stuff to think about while sitting at the wheel on a 90 degree day waitin=
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pants to catch on fire.......
Sandy Miller
www.sandymillerpottery.com
www.painefalls.blogspot.com
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