Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 15:40:42 -0500 From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu> To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave: What do we want it to be? Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> >At 05:19 PM 3/6/02 -0500, Erica wrote: >>I really liked Capclave, except for the lack of an art show. That's >>something I'd like to bring back, although we have to remember it's a = big >>labor sink. If we have a bigger huckster room, tho, how about encouraging= >>artists to come and get tables (maybe several artists could share a = table). >> >>Erica > >Apparently messages sent from my work account don't make it onto the = list. >I'll have to talk with Keith. > >Anyway, I wrote an elaborate message that basically said that I don't = think >we're big enough in terms of space and in terms of people willing to work >to do a good art show and I'd rather not do a bad one. > >We can't be all things to all people so it is better to specialize in = what >we can do well. > >I thought that what we did last year with having an art exhibit worked >well. But we certainly can do Erica's idea of an artist collaborative in >the dealers' room where they could display (and sell) art. > All of the dealers last year want back in, they had a good time. Space is an issue. mjw