Meeting Some Resistance
Today we were told for a third time (one other person recently, and one from this area last summer) that "There are too many artists up here, we don't need any more." Which is really a not-so-polite way of saying "Turn around and go back where you came from." Today's incident really ticked us off.
For one thing, there's no such thing as "too many artists" up here. Everyone is complaining of not enough traffic. Well, if you have more artists you are more of a destination and you can get more traffic if you work together to market. Plus, no two artists here do the same type or style of work so there is no danger, as some seem afraid of, that by our being here we are taking away from anyone’s business.
I can only say: The sooner they get over it the happier they'll be because we’re not going anywhere.
On a more cheerful note we saw a decent show at the Museum of New Mexico today (formerly the Santa Fe Art Museum—the one that had such a dreadful dearth of exhibitions worth anyone’s while last time) and a world class exhibition at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
It was hot, hot down there and we’re glad to be back up on our (now) temperate mountain.
scribbles (2007-06-25)
Too many artists? That is rather comical for who are they to say such a statement?
surrogate (2007-06-24)
Just smile and ignore them all. A nice friendly, "I'm sorry you feel that way," is always a nice rejoinder.
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