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Do you think Lawrence should have public art installations?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on January 5, 2012
“Yes, definitely. Public art helps beautify neighborhoods and make us more civic-minded and prideful. I think there should be and the form of it can vary from traditional sculpture and painting to all kinds of projects.”
“Yes, and even performance art, too.”
“Yeah. I have a lot of friends who are artists and it’d help them.”
“I think it can add to character.”
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Comments
RoeDapple 1 year, 4 months ago
I get all my velvet Elvis paintings from the starving artiste truck.
rantor 1 year, 4 months ago
TAC, TAC, we need heavy strike on rare full assembly at coordinates of lima juliet whiskey. Can you confirm over?
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year, 4 months ago
Public toilets, that's what we need, public toilets.
gccs14r 1 year, 4 months ago
Next to the 15-minute meters. The auto-cleaning ones like they have in Europe, with the purple lights so junkies can't use them as a private place to shoot up.
RoeDapple 1 year, 4 months ago
If the Spanish hadn't killed all the Mayans they could have finished their calendar
Loki 1 year, 4 months ago
You will just encourage the hippies and hipsters...
CWGOKU 1 year, 4 months ago
I can't top g-rock and Loki, funny, thanks for the laughs. Later
labmonkey 1 year, 4 months ago
Art Linkletter is dead, but Art Garfunkel isn't.
beatrice 1 year, 4 months ago
You kids say the darndest things.
bolshavik_vw 1 year, 4 months ago
Yes! I agree with this 100%. I am an Artist and would dig, seeing my Art Work in Down Town Lawrence. I have always dreamed of being able to paint a mural on the side of a wall. It would totally get me and other Artists recognized, who want this, and just do not know, how to go about doing this.
Cant_have_it_both_ways 1 year, 4 months ago
You circulate around selling your skill. Pay the city for the permit out of your own pocket and get to work. Pretty simple. The last thing you should do is demand the taxpayer support you. If you hang your shingle out as an artist, then you take the risk. If I opened a store downtown, there is no one to fund me if I dont make it. Should be the same for those who take the path of artists. If you dont make it, get a job like I would have to.
trinity 1 year, 4 months ago
Public art installations-yes-only if balloons at car dealerships are allowed! Marty McFly travelled to 2015, so no-the world does not end in 2012.
Marty_McFly 1 year, 4 months ago
Heavy.
RoeDapple 1 year, 4 months ago
Would an art entry like this be acceptable downtown?
http://www.lolgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/shotgun-chair-01.jpg
hitme 1 year, 4 months ago
Mural art
http://www.michaelduah.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/whos-next.png
bd 1 year, 4 months ago
What annother tax gobbling idea!
fan4kufootball 1 year, 4 months ago
no - not a role of the taxpayer.
beatrice 1 year, 4 months ago
Never trust anyone who calls for less art in our lives.
CWGOKU 1 year, 4 months ago
Stripping is an art, so, yeah, sure
rockchalker52 1 year, 4 months ago
You're makin' my day here, R_A. Next time, gimme a call. I gots the bail money.
rantor 1 year, 4 months ago
Art IS bad. Art is for the weak. It makes people lazy and want to do drugs. Art detracts from productivity. Art should be banned. Now, get back to work.
merrill 1 year, 4 months ago
Yes is the answer!
lunacydetector 1 year, 4 months ago
doesn't lawrence already have public art installations? i haven't been downtown in years.
sunny 1 year, 4 months ago
These libs...gotta love em
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