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www.ideastap.com: Instead of waiting to be told they’re the next big thing, artists are increasingly taking matters into their own hands by setting up DIY galleries and project spaces, often in unusual settings.
THe idea of artists of all concentrations working together is exciting! I like what they had to say about everyone not being from the same discipline. Expanding and reaching out to artists of other areas is one of the most helpful ways to expand our own art and inspire it further. I also like the fact that there is such a sense of community. The artists are being helped out with rent just because they are getting to spread more cultural knowledge to their community. I think an arts exposure is important in the community and it's great to see a two way street of helping one another. Also, having artists of all different ages must be helpful in gaining perspectives on whatever they are all currently working on. I hope to see more collaboration from artists when I become more deeply involved in the industry.
I think this article tries to get into an interesting subject of figuring out how a DIY organization can run, but then falls flat in the suggestions and information it offers. Sure, these spaces can be fascinating, useful explorations in a field (sometimes with many disciplines) that couldn't happen anywhere else. But the idea that you should just do a project, and that the funding would then "appear" seems ridiculous. In practice, I think its a lot more work than that- work that someone needs to do. Therefore, this idea of designated an organizer is good, but they are again very vague on how to position that organizer within an organization. I'd love to hear more suggestions about how that organizer functions, what authority they have, and how that works in practice.
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THe idea of artists of all concentrations working together is exciting! I like what they had to say about everyone not being from the same discipline. Expanding and reaching out to artists of other areas is one of the most helpful ways to expand our own art and inspire it further. I also like the fact that there is such a sense of community. The artists are being helped out with rent just because they are getting to spread more cultural knowledge to their community. I think an arts exposure is important in the community and it's great to see a two way street of helping one another. Also, having artists of all different ages must be helpful in gaining perspectives on whatever they are all currently working on. I hope to see more collaboration from artists when I become more deeply involved in the industry.
I think this article tries to get into an interesting subject of figuring out how a DIY organization can run, but then falls flat in the suggestions and information it offers. Sure, these spaces can be fascinating, useful explorations in a field (sometimes with many disciplines) that couldn't happen anywhere else. But the idea that you should just do a project, and that the funding would then "appear" seems ridiculous. In practice, I think its a lot more work than that- work that someone needs to do. Therefore, this idea of designated an organizer is good, but they are again very vague on how to position that organizer within an organization. I'd love to hear more suggestions about how that organizer functions, what authority they have, and how that works in practice.
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