Make Art, Make a Real City
by: Tony Krol
1 year, 3 months, 4 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes ago in: culture, process, tampa, web
Established art collectives illuminate dull communities. They expose new ideas, and make our surroundings more interesting. An artist that is making an impact on their surroundings has a solid purpose. Like musicians, visual artists survive off of respect for their work, and exposure. Respect and exposure regulate the success of all creative services, really. Many artists don’t recieve deserved exposure because they live in communities that are far too spread out. Their communities have to work too hard to find them, and contribute to the culture. Tampa’s art scene doesn’t suck, but its not as held together as it could be.
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On March 15, 2010 Mari Stratton said:
I agree with you, artists give cities their appealing qualities for positive growth. In many cases cities ignore the talent that is contained within them. The resource of local art isn’t tapped into enough.