The Back Track to Art

At the Northfield Guild, we struggle with modern economic realities, just like most modern families do. This past month, for instance, while we finally received a generous donation of desperately needed new(ish) computers, of course the cost to have the hardware put in place and the software installed still came to over $1000–a bill we can scarcely afford, especially considering how tight has been charitable giving this past year…

But this is not to complain. Instead, it’s to indicate we Guilders fully understand how hard it can be to make ends meet these days. And this, of course, can be especially true of hard-working artists, struggling to sell their work to a stressed out public and to find resources to keep their practices alive.

This awareness of modern economic realities is why we are proud to announce the launch, at long last, of the Artists Resource Center at the Guild. This is thanks to several recent donations of materials, as well as the hard organizational work of our able intern, Caleb Hendrickson. The Center includes resources, information, and other services that are intended to help artists help themselves. In a week or 10 days, I will post a full list of the current resources available (or soon to be available) at the Guild’s Resource Center, and I will issue a challenge to artists to continue to pool their resources for the good of each other. If you would like to know in advance of that posting, feel free to come by or email me at michael(at)northfieldartsguild(dot)org.

Be well, and don’t be distant.

… since I last posted on “Back Track to Art.” Why so long? Well, there are lots of reasons, but mostly it’s because things have been crazy-busy here. There’s simply lots going on in Northfield in the Arts–and in the dead of winter, too.

Just to list a few things upcoming:

The play “The Lady’s Not for Burning“  by Christopher Fry runs February 15, 16, 17, and 22, 23 and 24. To buy tix, you can go here.

The Northfield All Schools art exhibition has been launched, and it runs now through March 8, culminating in the raucous, daylong Imagination Celebration on February 23.

And the Guild’s Annual Auction for the Arts is looming, on March 14, with multiple new features, a new venue, and lots of prizes and surprizes. Stay tuned to learn more!