As an artist and arts administrator, who has benefited from the Mpls. Arts Commission
(ArtiCulture getting a community grant as a startup) and some possible promotion the
Office of Cultural Affairs has done, I support what they do and the potential of what
they could do. It is one thing to shut down the department, it's another to put
people in place who can do the job well. Without naming names, there are people in
there who are doing a good job. That doen't mean that all of them are doing a good
job. Things seem to be spotty - biting off more than they can chew, trying to do too
much to fast and not planning well for the long haul. Even so I believe the potential
is still there if things are fine tuned a bit. The problem with situations like this
is when mistakes this big happen is that the city (and foundations) won't support
future arts projects that do have cultural value to the arts and the greater
community. I say to her "shape up or ship out".
Liz Greenbaum
Longfellow
> I was impressed that the Cultural Affairs person didn't try
> to shuck and jive. She made a mistake--a big one--and was
> straight up abut it. Good on her.
> At the same time, I lose all sense of proportion when adults
> make promises to children that cannot be kept--even though
> it's accidental.
> It's a little early to call for folding the office down.
> WizardMarks, Central
"wizardmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Russell W Peterson wrote:
> >
> > I don't care who you are - you don't go around and
> > promise $100,000 to convince others to participate if you
> > don't have it. �And to start the interview process and
> > promise kids you are going to do something without having it
> > completely in place is also inappropriate IMHO.
>
> >
> > Russ Peterson
> > St. Michael
> > former Standishite
> >
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