Building a Legacy in the Arts.

In 1994, we held a meeting of the Eureka Springs Guild of Artists and Craftspeople to gather some of the founding members of the arts community for a conversation about the arts and their relationship to our community.  As president of the guild, I was the moderator and made the introductory remarks. The purpose of the conversation was to help those new to the community better know those who came before and to set a trajectory for future growth. I've published that video, produced by guild member Betty Maffei and her husband Tony to youtube here: https://youtu.be/oOnmWiLs5YA

The video is slow moving and long, but sincere. All of those featured as presenters are gone, as are Tony and Betty Maffei. Please be patient and forgiving as I make my opening remarks. My hope is that this video will serve as it was intended to serve, a time capsule awakening us to a new future for the arts. At the time, we were making the decision to close the Eureka Springs Guild of Artists and Craftspeople so that we could shift attention to founding the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, now in its 21st. year.

When the students at the Clear Spring School finish lunch, many of them go into the woods to build forts. The photo shows one. There is a rule. If someone wants to join your group, he or she must be welcomed in. Human culture must arise new within each generation.

Make, fix and create. Have faith in the assumption that others will also learn best likewise.