I am not against them receiving money, but I am still perplexed with what they do besides sending out press releases about community art projects (Item#1).
When the SF Arts Council was called the Sioux Empire Arts Council, they received, I believe, about $35,000 a year from the city, and they rented the Horse Barn for $1 a year. I actually rarely go to Falls Park anymore since they closed the Horse Barn, it was really an asset to the Park, now it is a storage shed or something. The SEAC having an actual gallery space was important to their mission, and since the SFAC doesn’t have one, I kind of question their mission besides being an aggregator for art RFP’s for the city and hospitals.
Someone’s getting supplemental retirement income.
Its hard to get relevant yet sarcastic local opinion. I’m changing my blog name to ‘The Daily Spin’. Maybe some guest posts.