Government should not be supporting art. It's good for neither government nor art. It's like mixing government and religion. Like religion, art preference is a very personal choice that should be decided by each person and not the State.
Mark Anderson Bancroft ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Olsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 9:24 AM Subject: [Mpls] Rabbit-large,in the garden-other secret > > Rabbit-large,in the Garden-other best Kept Secret: > > > Psssst---The best kept secret in town has been the Gateways Neighborhood > projects, the children of the other best kept secret in town----or the > parents so to speak of the projects---is the Minneapolis Arts Commission. > The Commission has been working at arts bridging community projects since > it's inception by the City Council's ordinance provision of 1974. Some of > the other best kept secret projects of the Commission have been the creation > of Artisit-Designed Manhole Covers and Artist-Designed Benches in downtown > Minneapolis,the Camden Gateway on the Northside, the HiawathaAvenue Mural > project on the Southside and many other neighborhood gateway projects that > involved the neighborhoods and artists working together on making, > installing, and appreciating art in public places. The Commission also > oversees the Art in the Mayor's Office Program. > > Some of the other outreach projects of the Commission have been Community > Roundtables and Forums, the Art Resource Fairs, Arts Economic Impact Study > support and outreach, and the former Neighborhood Art Funding Rounds that > contributed to many artists and their programs based within the Minneapolis > neighborhoods. As with the rest of the economy, the funding for the arts has > been especially hard hit. I have personally worked with the Neighborhood > Funding Rounds part of the Commission and am sorry to report that at this > time, there are no funds in place for the much needed grants funding. I feel > that this was an important outreach into the grassroots art in the heart > -where art happens geniunely- and is the most difficult area for funding to > be found. > > The Commission is, however, alive and well and now advocating for the > citywide Arts Cultural Plan and working with Mayor Rybak on the upcoming > Community Cultural Arts Celebration Event. The Commission's overall purpose > is to foster development, stimulate participation and appreciation, act as > an advocate, advise the City and strive for high standards of quality > ------for the arts. The mission is to strengthen the arts and enrich > cultural life in Minneapolis. The Commission meets on the third Wednesday of > each month, is televised now, and all meetings are open to the public. > > . Your support, commitment, and advocacy for these projects and grants is > greatly needed and an advocate community voice/nudge to your Council Person > is also needed. Please let them know that you support the Arts, the > Commission and it's mission of arts bridging our community. The Commission > is functioning within the realm of the Planning Department. Mary Altman and > Matthew James have been working dilligently with the Commission: for > further information you could contact either Mary or Matthew --612-673-5449 > at the Cultural Affairs Division. > > > Louise Olsen > Minneapolis Arts Commissioner > Ward One-Northeast Mpls > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
