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Re: future Art Walk idea

Posted by Ron Stock on March 5, 2015, 7:20 am, in reply to "future Art Walk idea"
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Let me say this, the Art Walk Counsel is always open to new ideas. But we do have a tendency to stick with certain things that have worked in the past. This year was our best year in attendance, and we also raised more money for Children's Art Programs than we have in any other previous year, so something is obviously working properly. And to my knowledge, we have never turned away any artist who qualified; that is to say they must create their own work, and reside in La Manzanilla for a short period of time each year. Also, it is each artists responsibility to find their own venue. And, we have always encouraged local Mexicans to be in Art Walk; we will wave their entry fee if money is a problem. We have discussed these issues among ourselves every year since the beginning. I also have to mention that of all the people on this tread who seem so unhappy with the way Art Walk is being run, to my knowledge only one has volunteered to help us in the past. Even several of the regular Art Walk participants have not stepped forward to help. So I think we should be grateful that approximately 35 artists and non-artists friends have devoted hours and hours of their time each year to make this event as successful as it has become.
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