I just wanted to give a quick report on last night’s (Monday, 20 July) meeting of the local committee of the Okaloosa Arts Alliance. I’ll have the full story in next week’s News Bulletin’s Arts & Entertainment section. We met at the library in the big meeting room, and though only six of us showed up, there was an air of excitement and expectation that we are on the threshold of seeing great things happen in the north end of the county’s art scene.

Rae Schwartz, as a board member of the OAA, chaired the meeting in the absence of OAA staff who had intended to join us, but one took ill and the other didn’t realize she would be needed to fill in. We missed them, but had a good, substantive chat. There was enthusiasm galore, not just because we know there are bunches of talented visual and performance artists all over the area, but because they now have a central organization through which they can promote north county arts.

It’s important that local artists embrace this opportunity. The more who get involved, the more attention we can garner for the local arts community, and the more the Crestview area community in general can benefit. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. at the library. All artists, art lovers, art supporters and art instructors should be there or be cubist. (Ha ha, that was a lame art joke.)

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