“Bush vs the Arts,” originally appeared on pagosa.com, Feb. 17, 2005
For the fifth consecutive year, the President’s budget proposal has eliminated funding for the Department of Education’s Arts in Education programs, which includes model arts collaborations with schools, teacher professional development, and arts programs for at-risk youth. The President has never requested funding for these programs. Traditionally, funding is restored by the Senate and accepted … Read more
“It’s time to change the way the arts are structured,” currently in Arts Perspective, Fall 2005
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“Aragon & Brown: An interview,” Part III originally appeared on pagosa.com, Dec. 22, 2004
An exclusive club? Pagosa mayor Ross Aragon welcomes the community to the CVC’s initial public presentation last November. Aragon and David Brown are co-chairmen of the CVC. Leanne Goebel: The CVC plan mentions the importance of diversity, as does the community survey, yet some have suggested that the CVC is not a diverse group. Many … Read more
“Aragon & Brown: An interview,” Part II originally appeared on pagosa.com, Dec. 21, 2004
How does the CVC see the role of the Arts in Pagosa’s future? David J. Brown clarifies his reasons for getting involved in the town’s planning process, at the Community Vision Council’s November Town Meeting at the Community Center. Goebel: There is a lot of information in the summary report for the CVC that talks … Read more
“Aragon & Brown: An interview,” Part I originally appeared on pagosa.com, Dec. 20, 2004
An interview with the Community Vision Council co-chairmen Council leaders answer some of the hard questions David J. Brown and Mayor Ross Aragon say they have become friends during the past eleven months working together as co-chairmen of the Community Vision Council. “The Community Vision Council is not a governing body, we’re an advisory body. … Read more
“A look at ideas gleaned from creative speakers series,” originally appeared in The SUN, Aug. 25, 2005
Every major culture throughout history, has invested energy in making public art. According to Fulbright Scholar and University of New Mexico professor Mark Childs, the major function of public art is to make a place special. Childs was the first of three speakers in the “Creative Spaces Speaker Series,” sponsored by the Community Vision Council … Read more
“Role of arts and culture key in a town’s rebirth,” originally appeared in The SUN, June 2, 2005
“It was an eye opener,” Pagosa Springs Town Planner Tamra Allen said of the Culture, Commerce and Community Conference she attended May 20-21 in Denver. Sponsored by Colorado Council on the Arts, the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, the Lab at Belmar and Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, the event was billed as a … Read more
“Pumas parade into Pagosa, but public art project has problems,” originally appeared in The SUN, Aug. 4, 2005
Special to The PREVIEW, Aug. 4, 2005 Want to buy a six-foot-tall, forton puma? Twenty-six of the 29 pumas from the San Juan Mountains Association “Pumas on Parade” will be auctioned online starting Aug. 15. Until then, puma sightings around Pagosa include the Visitor’s Center at the Chamber of Commerce, the Pagosa Springs Community Center … Read more
“Gallery Closes: Karen Cox Bids Taminah Adieu,” originally appeared on Pagosa.com, Feb. 11, 2005
An art gallery is a place full of promise. Creative energy emanates from paintings, sculptures, ceramics, glassworks, and jewelry. The hopes and aspirations of each individual artist are brushed across canvases in alizarin crimson, cadmium, cobalt, chromium oxide, and raw sienna. Taminah Gallery & Gift Shop in Pagosa Springs is such a place for me—at … Read more
“Event coordination and sales tax key issues in CRP report,” originally appeared in The SUN, June 30, 2005
Venues need updating. Venues are scattered. Event volunteers and organizers are experiencing burnout. Events are organized around holidays when lodging is already filled and businesses are busy. The town needs better gateway markers and signs to identify the historic downtown and develop transportation links between event venues and downtown. There is a lack of communication … Read more
