When our children were in grade school, there was an art appreciation program needing volunteers to bring "art" to the classroom. I was lucky: San Rafael city schools provided the materials - prints by famous artists - so our work was easy. All we had to do was explain the work and the importance of art. My reward was priceless: the interests shown by the children, their alertness, their honesty, their willingness to share their thoughts. I believe I am a better person for having participated.
For over 20 years I volunteered my time to Marin Society of Artists in Bay Area, on Board of Directors, Vice-president, Artist's Advisory Council, workshops, jurIes, and mostly, the hard labor of hanging shows. The latter clings to me and guides me in what I enjoy doing in Blue Line Gallery. My muscles may not be what they once were, but the desire to help create and pull together a group of art works, still is as challenging as in the past.
We, as artists, have a chance to prove ourselves and our profession, not as opportunists, but as people willing to promote a renaissance in creativity, thinking, and giving!
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