The value of public funded art

[lancsdave]

Did anybody see the Flashers today ?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Did anybody see the Flashers today ?

No.

There were tons of people milling about at 1.10pm on Broadway, icluding a guy with a music deck.

Didn't really work as a flash mob, because the mob were already stood around. So not much flash, as in appear, then disappear.

Was going to watch it, but on telling the person I was with, how much it had cost us, was dragged off to Over Coffee for lunch. Long conversation about how they are supposed to cost nothing to stage.

Happily it was good weather for them though.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by garinda

No.

There were tons of people milling about at 1.10pm on Broadway, icluding a guy with a music deck.

Didn't really work as a flash mob, because the mob were already stood around. So not much flash, as in appear, then disappear.

Was going to watch it, but on telling the person I was with, how much it had cost us, was dragged off to Over Coffee for lunch. Long conversation about how they are supposed to cost nothing to stage.

Happily it was good weather for them though.

Well tell us how much it cost cos the organisers dont seem to be very forthcoming.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by cashman

Well tell us how much it cost cos the organisers dont seem to be very forthcoming.

Even though when asked earlier in the thread, if it had 'only' cost a thousand punds, no other costs, and Gayle replied that it had, according to this, the actual costs seem to have been £1,160.00.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...3MryeQYUx-rK8g


Total budget is £1,160 and is broken down as follows

Dance prep time x 1 day

£100

9 groups @ £15 per hour

£810

Performance co-ordination

£100

Admin

£150

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

Admin

£150

What or whom is admin?

Why should he/she/it be worthy of £150?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

What or whom is admin?

Why should he/she/it be worthy of £150?

Goodness knows.

The true, and actual costs of these 'community art' events may never be made fully known to those who have funded them, i.e. the tax payers.

It doesn't fill you with much confidence, when in reply to my earlier question...

'So we, the public, can try and evaluate the worth of the project, are you saying that the costs involved for the whole flash mob dance is £1,000.00?

Absolutely no other funding costs?'

The answer in reply was...

Originally Posted by Gayle

No other costs.

Which does seem rather at odds with the breakdown, and total cost of £1,160.00, as evidenced on the the offical artist's brief documents.

It's about as transparent as mud.

Still, only a week to go to the Victorian Swimming (down Broadway) Gala.
The costs of which are to remain a secret...so we won't prejudge the event's artistic merit.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

What or whom is admin?

Why should he/she/it be worthy of £150?

Anyway, let's leave all this nasty talk of money and funding, and where it came from.

Back to art.

Here's another pretty little picture.

[shillelagh]

i forgot about it ... was going to go down wi the camera .. but i had a better offer .. i went to Bangor instead ... and saw my not so little nephew ..

[garinda]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

i forgot about it ... was going to go down wi the camera .. but i had a better offer .. i went to Bangor instead ... and saw my not so little nephew ..

If the whole thing hadn't been so witless, they could have had Accy's own entertainment king make a come back.

(For next to nothing.)

[garinda]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Did anybody see the Flashers today ?

No film from people's mobiles, YouTube, Facebook, or anything on the internet yet.

Unless it hits east coast America by the time they start work Monday morning, the chance of it going virally worldwide are diminished.

[katex]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Did anybody see the Flashers today ?

Yep ...

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Did anybody see the Flashers today ?

Well saw a bloke walking down Merlin Drive this aft with a long brown raincoat on and his hands in if pockets, looked iffy to me

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

No film from people's mobiles, YouTube, Facebook, or anything on the internet yet.

Unless it hits east coast America by the time they start work Monday morning, the chance of it going virally worldwide are diminished.

If you would like to re-enact the flash dance at some later accyweb meet, you can learn the steps here:-

YouTube - Accrington flash dance

Though to be effective I think you should be heavily pregnant.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Less

Though to be effective I think you should be heavily pregnant.

How long is it since you saw someone heavily pregnant? She has a while to go yet looking at her. Not sure why that is even relative though.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by garinda

Anyway, let's leave all this nasty talk of money and funding, and where it came from.

Back to art.

Here's another pretty little picture.

That picture sure brings back memories.