Sunday, February 05, 2006
IMAGINE IF...
pixelhead.com
Once every three years, The City of Halifax could grant occupancy of two artist live/work studios to Halifax-based, low-income professional artists for a non-renewable lease. The program would support professional artists by providing an extended term for them to concentrate on their creative process. It could be a combination of one year term studios at no-cost & additional studios at low cost.
Does our city have an invested interest in supporting local artist to live and work in central Halifax? I know of two Halifax artists who have had to relocate to rural studios for primarily financial reasons. How can we realize a studio program, is it in our best interest to promote artists living and working in our city?
I found the following satement from Jennifer Armstrong on Ricard Florida's web site www.creativeclass.org/ (Art has strong impact on community).
"What artists all have in common is an ability to make our community more vibrant an economically robust," Armstrong said. When artists get paid for work, many of those dollars will be cycled right back into the community, Armstrong said. If artists can make a living in our community, they are more likely to stay and live here, she said.
...Artists also help separate a community from others through innovation."Innovation comes from creativity," Armstrong said. "Communities without a high level of creative activity remain stagnant. Growth comes from creative activity. High levels of arts and entertainment draw residents, tourists, businesses and students. More people, more money, more development."
Check out Vancouver's Artist Studio Program as a possible model.
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/oca/Awards/artiststudio/ ¶ 6:42 AM
pixelhead.com
Once every three years, The City of Halifax could grant occupancy of two artist live/work studios to Halifax-based, low-income professional artists for a non-renewable lease. The program would support professional artists by providing an extended term for them to concentrate on their creative process. It could be a combination of one year term studios at no-cost & additional studios at low cost.
Does our city have an invested interest in supporting local artist to live and work in central Halifax? I know of two Halifax artists who have had to relocate to rural studios for primarily financial reasons. How can we realize a studio program, is it in our best interest to promote artists living and working in our city?
I found the following satement from Jennifer Armstrong on Ricard Florida's web site www.creativeclass.org/ (Art has strong impact on community).
"What artists all have in common is an ability to make our community more vibrant an economically robust," Armstrong said. When artists get paid for work, many of those dollars will be cycled right back into the community, Armstrong said. If artists can make a living in our community, they are more likely to stay and live here, she said.
...Artists also help separate a community from others through innovation."Innovation comes from creativity," Armstrong said. "Communities without a high level of creative activity remain stagnant. Growth comes from creative activity. High levels of arts and entertainment draw residents, tourists, businesses and students. More people, more money, more development."
Check out Vancouver's Artist Studio Program as a possible model.
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/oca/Awards/artiststudio/ ¶ 6:42 AM
