tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post3639440479849718843..comments2023-09-08T09:22:44.949-07:00Comments on Shann Palmer says: will art survive the economy?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067576860660881139noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post-62161139153439599182008-11-14T06:52:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:52:00.000-08:00I share your concern. An economic slump underscore...I share your concern. An economic slump underscores the vulnerability of places of performance, lit mags, community art centers -- and also suggests that art funding policy, whether national or state, perhaps should favor the outlet over the individual artist. Well, that's a long debate. Bad times also force many non-profits to confront what may be feckless marketing techniques. (Our economy is Ron Slatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710330131735958153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post-82366622018717072362008-11-12T21:22:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:22:00.000-08:00You know I feel your pain. For two years, I led an...You know I feel your pain. For two years, I led and stood underneath a poetry venue, going into my own pocket to keep it afloat. <BR/><BR/>Even before the economic crash, the predators had at it and tore it to shreds. A great showing on a national stage - heck, three great showings - are going to go all for naught because too many involved were thinking only of their own (short-sighted) interestsdeletehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606868449234294232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post-34957176321584995922008-11-12T11:26:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:26:00.000-08:00Hey Shann, sorry to remove my earlier comment. It...Hey Shann, sorry to remove my earlier comment. It seemed trite and missed the point.<BR/><BR/>I see it as month-to-month for art6. Looking at old notes from 2006, the gallery was in the same position then, with almost no money in the bank and members dropping left and right. <BR/><BR/>For whatever their reasons for leaving--hurt feelings, family problems, back to school-- I don't intend to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011355005027104251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post-88816227485560548122008-11-12T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-12T09:43:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011355005027104251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5673947.post-52161581652774049522008-11-11T10:41:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:41:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, I think a lot of galleries, nonprof...Unfortunately, I think a lot of galleries, nonprofits, and entities in general will need to find the right state between 'caretaker' and 'shark'.<BR/><BR/>What do I mean by 'shark'? Something that keeps moving to survive. If you study the older nonprofits, ones that have been around 30 years and have experienced 'downturns' before, they survived by constantly challenging themselves and changing Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185330355847710755noreply@blogger.com