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Brainstorming for ArtomaticTX - New info!
Hi everyone! I've just begun laying the groundwork to bring an art festival to Houston (which would be its third incarnation since its inception in Washington, DC). Rather than waste space with an overview here, I'd recommend reading my two rambling blogs on the subject (and checking out the links I included - as well as artomatic.org, the DC website).
Okay, now that I've made you do all that research... heh... I'd like to ask the natives if they have any ideas for how to tailor this to the Houston area, or just see who would like to be involved. This is the first stage in forming a collaborative of artists and volunteers who want to be involved in something they can really call their own. As the slogan goes, it's "by artists, for artists" - and it's a great opportunity for both well-known and unknown creative people of all kinds to get together and shine.
So, I'm creating this discussion in hopes that we can start bouncing ideas off of each other. There will be an actual in-person open organizational meeting in about a month or so, but it would be nice to have some ideas to grab onto before then. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts, questions, etc. and get a dialogue going, especially since every single person on the DC board of directors and several from Toledo's have informed me that they're geared up to make this happen, which means now there's no going back!
Sorry to keep cramming this down everyone's throats, but the one thing we're not raised with in Ohio is tact.
Okay, now that I've made you do all that research... heh... I'd like to ask the natives if they have any ideas for how to tailor this to the Houston area, or just see who would like to be involved. This is the first stage in forming a collaborative of artists and volunteers who want to be involved in something they can really call their own. As the slogan goes, it's "by artists, for artists" - and it's a great opportunity for both well-known and unknown creative people of all kinds to get together and shine.
So, I'm creating this discussion in hopes that we can start bouncing ideas off of each other. There will be an actual in-person open organizational meeting in about a month or so, but it would be nice to have some ideas to grab onto before then. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts, questions, etc. and get a dialogue going, especially since every single person on the DC board of directors and several from Toledo's have informed me that they're geared up to make this happen, which means now there's no going back!
Sorry to keep cramming this down everyone's throats, but the one thing we're not raised with in Ohio is tact.
Tags: artomatic, festival, music, performance, poetry, theater, visual
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Permalink Reply by Julia Kovach on
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Amanda - I still think it is worth looking at - think we were just all hit with Ike issues and had to dig out from under the stuff that the hurricane put on us. Then the holidays came and opps, all of us are tied up with other things. Why don't you try to set it up again after the first of the year - let's get "Ike" and "the holidays" behind us. Yes, artists are weird, - but we are a likeable bunch - just have to be "prodded" a bit.
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Permalink Reply by Elder Street Gallery on -
You will have a better response in Jan. This fall has been a bit much with show, weather etc. Also, when you set the date, I'll try and get you some people who could help. The galleries will not be of help, but their are many artists that would be of assistance and would actually help.
Terrence
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Permalink Reply by Amanda K. Wolfe on -
That would be good - I'd like to find a new place for the meeting if possible, as the fact that it can hold a lot or a few is great but the location probably isn't fantastic for everyone.
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Permalink Reply by Elder Street Gallery on
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Let me know when your ready. I'll do the best I can. I need information on what the shows in other cities look like and if that is what you are trying for. That will make it easier to get help.
Terrence
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Permalink Reply by Amanda K. Wolfe on
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Sounds good - I have documents that I'll put up on our site server (seems a little premature to have an actual site yet), and will post the links here for download.
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Permalink Reply by Elder Street Gallery on
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Amanda, have you posted the links yet, Happy New Year.
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Permalink Reply by Baroness on -
I would love to get involved - pending my freakish health. But please keep updating.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda K. Wolfe on
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It's finally time to start making this happen. I'll still be on here, but I've put up a page on Facebook as well:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Artomatic-Houston/15301269...
Let's get this going in 2010!
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I'd like to help. I will follow the discussion from here and from facebook.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda K. Wolfe on
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Thank you, Julia!
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Permalink Reply by joy cruez on
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Once again, thanks to all of you. I'm really excited about where this is going, and really looking forward to meeting everyone in the real world!
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Permalink Reply by Amanda K. Wolfe on
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Me too! It's especially imperative now, since our new mayor, whoever he or she may be, may be instrumental in bringing back the Westheimer Street Festival (despite some opposition from fellow members of my neighborhood association [Avondale])... and I feel like Artomatic is a perfect tie-in... I see a very, very ripe opportunity here, but I can't fight all these battles alone!! I need a lot of passionate people involved who will roll up their sleeves and help to make this happen.
Please contact me with your ideas and interests very, very soon - we at least have the backing of one newspaper.
wolfe.ak@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Artomatic-Houston/15301269...
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