I originally started this organization so I would have a monicker when I wrote letters to the editor, but the more I think about it, the more I want to get serious about it.

Last night I came up with this logo concept. Basically it means cutting through the bureaucratic red tape of our local publicly funded art organizations.

It seems lately secrecy, mismanagement and out of control spending on administrative costs is the norm all the while ignoring our local artists.

I’ve decided that something needs to be done, and ONLY if we join together we can accomplish our goals:

– More funding for LOCAL artists to create public art.

– Require that at least 50% of SculptureWalk contain art from Sioux Falls and South Dakota artists.

– Require any public art that is either donated or purchased by the city be made by an artist from Sioux Falls, or South Dakota.

– Require local arts orgs who receive money from the city to spend at least 75% of that subsidy on LOCAL public art programs, such as theatre groups, musicians and visual artists. This could include commissions for public art, in school programs, rental discounts in the facilities, and concerts.

– And most of all RESPECT!

I would love to get together and here other artists’ ideas. Only if we work together we can influence change.

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