Comments on: Public Art Group Faces “Interesting Times”

By: anna ercoli schnitzer

anna ercoli schnitzer — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:09:42 +0000

This afternoon,my husband and I took advantage of a wonderful tour of the DIA's Inside/Out Ann Arbor outdoor art exhibit, very ably led by John Kotarski and Aaron Seagraves. The tour was FREE and was both interesting and fun. We met John and Aaron at the Hands-On Museum at noon on Sunday and enjoyed walking slowly around the downtown area with them, listening to John describe and give details of the history of each work of art and its artist. We heartily recommend this weekend tour to everyone interested in art. [link]

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:15:36 +0000

Re. "This gets to the heart of what is wrong with Ann Arbor, apparently only those in the know are able to participate in city affairs." It's worth noting that the sidewalk chalk art contest is not an AAPAC project. It's being organized by the Huron River Watershed Council. We first reported this in February, when HRWC's Jason Frenzel made a presentation about it to the public art commission. [link]

By: James Jefferson

James Jefferson — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:59:05 +0000

Wow more bummers from the art commission, you are reporting on a sidewalk art contest on May 1st and the deadline for the somewhat lengthy application is…. May 1st. I am on every email list the city offers, and this is the first I have heard of this event, and now it is too late to enter. This gets to the heart of what is wrong with Ann Arbor, apparently only those in the know are able to participate in city affairs. Extended until May 14 th, because no one knew about it. Why should we trust these folks with our tax money?

By: James Jefferson

James Jefferson — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:29:14 +0000

I wish there was a mechanism in place to call for a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the way our precious tax dollars are being spent on so-called art. Half a million dollars to dress up the ugly stadium bridges and bury a bunch of canoes by the cascades. Is this really where we need to be spending money as a community?

My nominees for the golden paintbrush? SAES and Mole.