Sunday, October 28, 2007
Wildfires Prompt Opening of Arts Fund
Backstage: "A major non-profit organization for advancing the arts in America has activated an arts emergency relief fund in response to the wildfires ripping through Southern California."
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I really like that this exists. I feel like in the face of many natural disasters, the arts are often forgotten. Saving lives should definitely come first, but it's good that they're thinking of the arts in a time like this. Art is such a huge part of our culture, and to just disregard that would be tragic.
I agree. It's easy for arts to be over looked after something like this occurs, where saving lives and homes is the first thing on everyones' mind. But we forget how much businesses are effected by these disasters, especially the arts, where finding the money to rebuild or recreate a work space can be impossible. Space is such a limiting factor for the arts that people forget about, and a small business in the arts can be hugely effected by changes in the availability of space/facilities.
A natural disaster like this can result in huge amounts of property damage. It's great to see an organization helping with the recovery of the artist community. While an insurance company can help with something like property, often they can't help with rebuilding a small business.
I think this article brought up what a lot of people forget: that the arts is a business. People's livelihoods hang in the balance of theatre, really not just their livelihoods but their homes, their bills and their groceries.
This is very unique and is for a very unique cause. I am from irvine california where my family have been very affected by the wild fires and I am very relieved to hear that such event is not gone unnoticed. Thank you too all those that have them in mind.
This is great that they are making an instant strive to rebuild the arts. I must agree with Chapel also in that it's so often forgotten. It reminds me of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096764/)
which has a play taking place in a war bashed town in a shelter to help people and it does. It's just like in Cabaret when they sing leave your troubles at the door. Theatre helps people especially in the worst of times.
This is so beautiful. I think that not only could the issue of the arts easily be overlooked, but it could have been easily dismissed as unimportant. Granted that in this time of crisis the arts are not the first priority of things to save, there are lives, and homes. But the people who have evacuated will have some light at the end of this painful, dark, and scary tunnel.
Like everyone else has been saying, it is so great to see people pull together and support the arts considering the lack of help and support there has been in the past for the arts, in particular arts education. It really gives the feeling and a sense of community that is among artists in general.
normally we get the short end of the stick. thank god someone' watching out for our well being in situations like this. It's ironic though, how slow the US fed gov was to help out with the Katrina aftermath, and how quickly the Arts community responded to this tragedy, which is, in most counts, a far less tragic situation. But we still came to the rescue. Wish the US fed would learn a lil something from us...
Like everyone else has been saying, it's great to see this effort already taking place. The speed with which they were able to get this fund moving is really impressive as well. I hope that this will definitely help out all the Arts organizations that are hurting due to the disaster.
This is an interesting idea. So often disaster relief is only for tangible things but the other parts of the community that are destroyed are seldom considered. It is nice to know that there is effort being made to support the artistic services of a community in need.
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