Comments on: Guide to Light Rail Art http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/07/07/guide-to-light-rail-art/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Wed, 23 May 2012 08:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » More Public Art Please http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/07/07/guide-to-light-rail-art/#comment-13653 IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » More Public Art Please Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:19:41 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=880#comment-13653 [...] Guide to Light Rail Art [...]
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]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/07/07/guide-to-light-rail-art/#comment-5243 Ben Schiendelman Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:28:48 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=880#comment-5243 There is something to be said for public art for the sake of supporting the art community as a whole. In France, unemployment is available for artists who are between jobs, or directors who can't find projects - people who would otherwise be lost into the rat race can keep a steady income between work. They lay it out so you have to have been previously productive to qualify, of course. A system that allows new art to be created even when economics would shrink the pool of successful artists helps insulate our art community from hard times. As so much art requires long-term commitment, this keeps us from stifling the growth of artists who might later leave a lasting impression on history.
There is something to be said for public art for the sake of supporting the art community as a whole. In France, unemployment is available for artists who are between jobs, or directors who can’t find projects – people who would otherwise be lost into the rat race can keep a steady income between work. They lay it out so you have to have been previously productive to qualify, of course.

A system that allows new art to be created even when economics would shrink the pool of successful artists helps insulate our art community from hard times. As so much art requires long-term commitment, this keeps us from stifling the growth of artists who might later leave a lasting impression on history.

]]> By: stinkbug http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/07/07/guide-to-light-rail-art/#comment-5094 stinkbug Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:28:39 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=880#comment-5094 gee, many of us in Seattle *like* public art. You think pieces like "People Waiting for the Interurban" simply "please critics" and "befuddle everyone else"? wow. And that capitol hill project has had updates since that posting you linked to. i.e., try this: http://www.ellenforney.com/blog/2008/06/17/public-art-is-different-from-regular-art/
gee, many of us in Seattle *like* public art. You think pieces like “People Waiting for the Interurban” simply “please critics” and “befuddle everyone else”? wow.

And that capitol hill project has had updates since that posting you linked to. i.e., try this: http://www.ellenforney.com/blog/2008/06/17/public-art-is-different-from-regular-art/

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