sculpture show in Acton, MA
Aug. 23rd, 2011 08:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitouthttp://articles.boston.com/2011-08-18/news/29901768_1_international-artist-new-hampshire-institute-sculpture
This is not the sort of thing I would ordinarily blog about, except it is. One of the people coming runs the art institution in Mayberry, where we used to live. And of course the article says this:
"The streets that delineate this North Acton neighborhood bespeak its earlier history: Granite Road, Quarry Road, Ledge Rock Way. There was a time in the late 1800s when this was primarily an industrial zone, its granite used to manufacture sign markers, fence posts, and gravestones."
From industry to arts in a little over a century. This is New England, so everything happens slowly, but it's sort of like the greyfield that preceded brownfield, rather than the other way around.
I'm particularly impressed with the fortitude described here:
"Obtaining the necessary permits to set up the operation was no small feat, she said, recalling that in 2006, she attended 56 meetings with town committees and officials. But now, she is proud of what she and her cohort of artists have created." That is passion and dedication on a grand scale.
If I get out to take a look around, I'll blog a review. It looks cool.
This is not the sort of thing I would ordinarily blog about, except it is. One of the people coming runs the art institution in Mayberry, where we used to live. And of course the article says this:
"The streets that delineate this North Acton neighborhood bespeak its earlier history: Granite Road, Quarry Road, Ledge Rock Way. There was a time in the late 1800s when this was primarily an industrial zone, its granite used to manufacture sign markers, fence posts, and gravestones."
From industry to arts in a little over a century. This is New England, so everything happens slowly, but it's sort of like the greyfield that preceded brownfield, rather than the other way around.
I'm particularly impressed with the fortitude described here:
"Obtaining the necessary permits to set up the operation was no small feat, she said, recalling that in 2006, she attended 56 meetings with town committees and officials. But now, she is proud of what she and her cohort of artists have created." That is passion and dedication on a grand scale.
If I get out to take a look around, I'll blog a review. It looks cool.