When i arrived in Milwaukee on Friday, Beth told me all about the 'Starving Artists' Show 2011 that takes place at Mount Mary College every year - i didn't really know what to expect but it was packed full of people and all art work displayed to sell was under the value of $100 - so very reasonable!! There were lots of artists with many pieces ranging from Basketry, paintings, sculpture and textiles. I was expecting the Art work to be culturally different / alternative but alot of it was quite similar to ours back in England..
I was drawn to the event program and the introduction paragraph said this:
'We come together today as part of a Community to celebrate life, and the beauty that the human spirit creates through Art'.
I thought this was a beautiful statement which could also refer to Luthor Manor and the residents there too..
Down each of the corridors of the huge Care facility - there are similar quotations and i had a welcome letter in my room stating the same. Art is classed as a very powerful tool here in the US...
