Thanks Jim. I'll pass along your comments to the other contributors to the
web site. We are fortunate to have some great volunteers.

I  too believe in community arts organizations and in revitalizing local
artists. The best art happens in small, personal spaces. While it is true
the artists employed for the world stage by art businesses often possess
great skill and ability, the connection to the community I live in and to me
is distant, illusory and often manufactured to fool me. I do enjoy art
produced by businesses, but when I seek real life,  I find what I desire
most readily in local arts. Local, personal, small scale art is intensely
moving and intensely real.

Stacking another soapbox upon my first and climbing atop - Big business art
is fine, but I think our world should again discover the value, importance
and easy affordability of community art.  :-)
Bill

"Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote in message
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> Great concept for the poster and a interesting alternative application
> for POV-Ray.
> I have been reading through the site with considerable interest and
> enjoyment.  Also the site itself is very well done imho.  The design
> does not get in the way of the information and the text is well written
> (though I would expect that given the strong literary makeup of the
> organization and the affiliations with higher education.)
> I believe strongly that this sort of organization is the important, if
> not primary, role for the arts.  There is much, much more pride taken
> when the work is volunteered and the funding private.

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