Stagnation

This blog has a tremendous amount of potential. Unfortunately, to achieve it, a sizable contribution of time has to be made and we have simply not had it. I think we also need to fully familiarize ourselves with the lay of the land in Palm Beach County arts, and it is not easy, especially on a limited budget.

I still think this site, or one like it, could be a tremendous resource for artists from all disciplines, and the public at-large and I would like to see it develop. I just am not sure where to begin focusing first. However, expect further updates and observations as this entire thing continues to take form in our heads.

Role of Commentary?

There was an interesting post on Elizabeth Maupin’s blog the other day about the role of audience as critic. She’d cited an article about when/why/how to give feedback to artists; the article indicated that few audience members feel comfortable sharing their ideas with the creative team.

It occurred to me that our site could be a place for that. We’re a few people who know what we like and don’t like, and happen to be sitting on some quality education. We’re not functioning here as formal critics (though we have a former professional theater reviewer in our mix), just as an audience with thoughts to share.

The bigger question, I think, is whether or not the artists we may be discussing WANT to be critiqued, or if they’ll give a hoot about it. Could be a mixed bag? Maybe they want whatever feedback they can get? Or maybe they don’t care what some random people have to say. I guess we’ll just try to be respectful, and let our readers (if we have any yet?) do what they will with it.

Hello, Blogosphere

We were discussing it and came to the conclusion that there are a limited number of blogs focusing on the arts in Florida, especially where we live in Palm Beach County. Most recently, we went to the Orlando Fringe Festival and when we went to look for coverage, there seemed to be only one person covering it. One person covering the longest running Fringe Festival in the country? It just did not feel right.

We decided there needed to be more outlets for artists to both share their work and to advertise their wares and we were hoping that perhaps we could help to create a space to facilitate this objective. That is the goal of this blog. For the time being, much of our commentary coverage will be limited to the Palm Beach County area, but only because that is where we live. However, we will try to give exposure to artists throughout Florida and perhaps develop subpages for the various geographic locations of the state.

Please feel free to continue checking out our About Us page for additional information, and submit any writing, reviews, or suggestions you may have.