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Further art discussions and notifications for the artwork of Sam ThorpWednesday, January 15, 2014
Double Feature With Brian Gonnella & Sam Thorp in February
Brian Gonnella's the Southern Era is inspired by the feeling that the country is beginning to undergo a resurgence of the discussion about the end of the world, arriving in a multitude of catastrophes, ranging from religious prophecy to nuclear annihilation. He presents questions from what would it look like if the prophecies of scriptures were fulfilled in the era of the New World Order? Do the crises of ecology and economics shape the disasters that destroy the world? How would the paradigms of power shift in that final struggle? And upon which sides would the prominent players emerge? In Gonnella's exhibition, he leaves the answers to those questions up to you.
Opening: Friday, February 14 at Art on Tap 5.2.7 $7 donation. Food & drinks served.
Salon: Speak with the artists about their work, inspiration and methods. Thursday, February 20 at 6 PM
Pop-Up Studio: Work WITH the artists in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Wednesday, Feburary 26, 6:30-8:30 PM with Sam Thorp; Wednesday, & March 26, 6:30-8:30 PM with Brian Gonnella
Labels: art, art opening, doomsday, lgbtq, museum, politics, religion
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Walmart museum
Is it bad to open a museum? Usually not. It's what wealthy people do. We have the Carnegie, and the Frick today because of grossly rich families in the past. But the timing could have been a bit better for the Waltons.
See, at the same time the museum opened, WalMart decided that health care was just too frivolous and pricey.
How do you tell your employees they have to sacrifice for the company while spending $1.4 Billion on an art museum?
Yes the art's are important, but most people don't see that. Most people see the arts as a plaything of the rich and elite.
And honestly, this does nothing to fix that preconception.
That's HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of working people who will need to apply for 2nd and/or third jobs to make ends meet.
HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of working people who will need to apply for food stamps and medicaid and public assistance to get by. When will these ever have the time to visit the museum to have their spirits uplifted above the sound of their empty stomachs?
No seriously, someone explain to me how your private art collection helps sick people who wan't be able to get treatment?
The Arts CAN help people, all people, even the unwashed huddled masses.... but not this way.
Grass roots organizations are doing more to bring about awareness and change to the lower class living conditions.
Justseeds.org is doing more on its shoestring budget than Crystal Bridges $1.4 billion.
Street Graffitti does more good than Crystal Bridges.
The occupy art movement is doing more.
Twitter's @The_Activists is doing more. ( http://theactivists.wordpress.com/)
YOU can do more to actually help people with your art.
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