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Rogue Art Historian's avatar

Love this shift. As an Indigenous art historian, I’m glad you’re moving from simple visibility to real stewardship....seasons, paid curators, and clear framing that treats cultural labor like labor. “The archive becomes exhibition” says it all. This feels like legacy-building, not content-chasing.

The Creative Visionary's avatar

I’m ready for our art to be OUR ART!

Patricia C Vener-Saavedra's avatar

As a leftist artist with a lufetime of disappointment with people claiming to be on the artists' side, my first question is, "what's the catch?" Perhaps that might appear to make me sound like a cynic, but as I said, "lifetime of experience."

The Creative Visionary's avatar

That’s understandable but as an artist who built this space for artists I don’t get to ask what’s the catch, I have to figure it out in order to move forward not only for myself but other artist who look like me.

Patricia C Vener-Saavedra's avatar

Well, actually, you do get to ask "what's the catch" because that is part of your process of developing the movement and space you have in mind. You also get to decide what "catch" you think is necessary. Some are, some aren't.

The Creative Visionary's avatar

Well damn. Thank you for validating that. I needed that.

Patricia C Vener-Saavedra's avatar

Which, I suppose, is qhat you are doing when you say “I have to figure it out…”

AJW Illustrator Author's avatar

Sounds like a good shift. I hope you all follow through.

Judith Jewer's avatar

Thanks for everything.

CrockPotBoy's avatar

I’m new here and I love what I’m hearing!

Kathryn Vercillo's avatar

Sounds like an exciting transition. Looking forward to it.