Middletown's Art District

Tudor when you get a clear answer let the rest of us know WHY?

Outside of the glass place/Waldens, I can't find any art outside of occasional childrens scribbling

In all seriousness why has the city latched onto this Art district kick.  Art and Middletown go together like Oil and Water.  I am not saying that to knock anyone it is just that Middletowns makeup does not lend itself to supporting an Art District.  They have talked about this for 5-6 years I have been here now and no one can give a convincing answer as to why it will work in Middletown and why it is basically the only idea they are running with.

I think among the "well to doers" it's called prestige.

I am ashamed to have to ask this as I thought that I was well-informed, but I've seen several references to "Walden's".  Who/what/where is "Walden's"???

Hmm...I am not certain, but I think that a couple of his works might have been auctioned off during the Big Brothers/Big Sisters fundraiser at Carol's Speakeasy last week!!!  They were nicely done and probably went too cheap!!!

Pac - been wondering the same thing myself. Just don't see this blue-collar steel/low income/welfare town going for the arts thing. Never have. It's also ironic that at the same time the city leaders are trying to lure low income people for fed money and make this the welfare capital of SW Ohio, they are trying to create a cultural environment for the downtown with the arts. Kinda opposites, aren't they? These "artzy" people will have to rely on the out-of-town interest because, let's face it, there ain't an overabundance of cultured folks living in this town. Just more city leader ignorance.

Vet - Well who said the blue-collar low income steel workers were invited to attend any of these artsy-fartsy art thingeys anyway ? If they wanted to invite low income blue collar types they'd have a tractor pull or maybe a tobacco spittin contest. Naw this artsy thing is for the well defined,the aristocratic,the well educated. With the mixture of low income section 8 & aristocrats it makes them feel even more important and then they can try to bring civility to the masses. People with money and those who think they have money need these type of things in order to maintain the natural order of importance within the community.