And yet, renewel is also taking place in this country.
Mims' Studios is in its infancy - it is a very exciting time here, ripe with potential. It is growing a sight-size sculpting program as well, and while the program has not officially launched, I'm working in the mornings with
Jason Arkles, who moved to Southern Pines to construct the sculpting program at Mims. Everything moves slowly because of the realities of time and money, but there will always be artists who are also teachers who will give what they can to interested students, despite less-than-perfect scenarios.
This weekend, I'm also travelling to Asheville to visit Ben Long, who also has a studio school in its infancy.
I understand your sense of despair; it seems sometimes that we fail our own community.
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"If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams."
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(Yann Martel, "Life of Pi")