Comments on: Boise Artists Are All Losers At City Hall https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/ A different slant on the news. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: dog https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26274 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:57:41 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26274 Boise just wants to be a big kid now and have big kid artists in the playground.

]]> By: Clancy https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26268 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:15:37 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26268 Received from an artist friend… “FYI- All City art projects under $24,000 go to local artists. For those over that amount, a call is put out to local, regional and national artists. A selection committee comprised of a cross section of Boise representatives, government officials, artists, etc. reviews the applicants and makes a decision. So bottom line, all the traffic box art you have seen ARE local artists. The new one’s will be too.”

EDITOR NOTE–Does this mean the locals get the small stuff, but the big money goes out of state?

]]> By: Ronnie https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26266 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:31:07 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26266 They should more than concider local in the future. It should be a REQUIREMENT. If they can’t find local art they are just not looking hard enough
Here is some info you can use.
Lets not let this happen again.
Demand Local

Karen Bubb, Public Arts Manager
Phone: (208) 433-5677
Email: kbubb@cityofboise.org

]]> By: Clancy https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26246 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:24:51 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26246 Hopefully they consider local artist in the future.

http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/opportunities/call-to-artists/

]]> By: Cloudnine https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26241 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:33:56 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26241 There never was a “true” Buy Idaho. it was a feel good notion for political gain when it was first portrayed in the media.

]]> By: Shawna Shearer https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26233 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:47:55 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26233 Why are Boise taxpayers even funding “art” projects at a time like this, when we need to cut the budget?

]]> By: Gordon https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26219 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:04:13 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26219 Maybe that’s what Boiseans should do in the next city elections — turn down any candidates from Boise, and outsource the City Council and mayor jobs to Texas or maybe India. Might be worth a try.

]]> By: Sad https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26211 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:27:41 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26211 You have to remember that the most – if not all – the panel were likely “newbies” to Boise so they defaulted to what they know – – only stuff from out of town.

]]> By: Gail https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26207 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:29:48 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26207 Talk about “outsourcing”!!! So many great artists here – What happened to “Buy Local”? So So Sad….

]]> By: Ken https://boiseguardian.com/2011/12/06/boise-artists-are-all-losers-at-city-hall/#comment-26204 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:34:03 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=7495#comment-26204 So what’s wrong with a 50 ft tall statute of Dave Beiter?

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