Four or five years ago, a group of people gathered together in pursuit of a shared goal: to make Northfield into an Art Town. Some months later, they realized that at least two other organizations, the Northfield Arts Guild (NAG) and the NDDC, shared some of the same goals. The groups got together and haveContinue reading “Making Northfield an Art Town”
Category Archives: Arts, Recreation and Culture Committee
An Invitation to the Arts Community
The is email was received last week at the NDDC office. In the interest of fostering broad communication, we are posting it here: Dear Northfield Civic Leaders: The conversation about developing Northfield as an Arts Town and, in particular, about the arts as an agent in economic development, is about to enter an exciting newContinue reading “An Invitation to the Arts Community”
U2, Willie Nelson and Christina Aquilera Argue for Reuse of Old Auditorium as an Incubator for Musicians
Bono and the boys There were many mentions of Richard Florida’s book The Rise of the Creative Class at the NDDC’s March Forum. I was familiar with the book but after the Forum, I thought I’d just head over to the Public Library and check out a copy. As I flipped through the pages, IContinue reading “U2, Willie Nelson and Christina Aquilera Argue for Reuse of Old Auditorium as an Incubator for Musicians”
Artspace Moving Forward on Old Middle School
Artspace Projects, Inc., represented by President Kelley Lindquist and Project Manager Andrew Commers, met with the joint NDDC-NAG Arts, Recreation and Culture Committee this morning. In his opening remarks to the group, Lindquist was clear that Artspace has not walked away from the project. Artspace was under the impression that their development agreement was goingContinue reading “Artspace Moving Forward on Old Middle School”
More on Arts and Recreation as Economic Drivers
It was the buzz on the street Tuesday, it was a front page article on Wednesday, and it was the editorial on Saturday…the NDDC’s Downtown Forum on Winona was big news this past week. I attended both the Forum on Tuesday morning and a coffee and pie gathering with the participants on Monday night. IContinue reading “More on Arts and Recreation as Economic Drivers”