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This publication is devoted to Las Vegas artists and creatives.
We want to create better communication between Las Vegas arts factions.
We will offer a curated list of events. We need to spend more time together.
Our content is limited to local arts community issues and events. Let's hash it out.

I need to introduce myself. And I am not sure how to do it simply.

In a recent essay, I announced a new body of work, which had brought me to Las Vegas. I owe you a transparent explanation of my intentions, practices, chops and belief. In short, we will attempt to wedge a vibrant arts and culture hospitality faction into the hostile sports-lands of Las Vegas. I will need your help to pull this off.

Las Vegas is very much a western desert town. If you squint away the neon, concrete and plastic, you can see the dusty watering hole, the natural springs that became the town's first attraction. Townsfolk don't take kindly to meddlin' strangers in Las Vegas, unless they are the paying kind.

Without dough or supporters, the Las Vegas arts community needs to win on Charm. That's all we got. As grandma advised, you need two out of the three C's to find any success in this life: Capital, Clout and Charm. The Las Vegas arts community needs to start smiling brighter than a neon jersey.

I haven't met everyone. In my many conversations with Las Vegas artists, I have heard a consensus of desire for the future of the community and the individual artist.

I have the chops for this assignment. An upcoming essay will present my bona fides to you. Actions speak loudest with less words.

Simply, Las Vegas seeks gamblers and sports fans. You can bet on sports, but not on the arts. An upcoming essay titled "What We Got" will detail the harsh realities of the land on which we stand and what we got to work with.

We want to add a new audience, the arts + culture demographic, to Las Vegas. Heads in beds is what the establishment wants. We will cater to and fulfill their desires, which are very different than the sports fan. Las Vegas is always in need of a new paying audience. Hard fact: Las Vega$ has tourism woes. Hotel ownership is no longer local. Can we save the town?

We will be doing what the establishment will not. A great deal of money and campaigning was spent on the search to attract sports teams and fancy F1 to Las Vegas. In many ways, we are going to do the same thing. We are creating our very own destination marketing campaign.

Without the ability to throw money around, our plan can only be organic and from the heart. That's our currency.

We are living in fascinating and incredible times. Up is down. No one knows who and what to believe. Such a weather report can only be interpreted as a Call to Action for the Arts. The world should be our oyster. Las Vegas is the fascinating American-made attraction. Surely their arts community must be equally as vibrant.

~ Gordy Grundy

AVISO: AMBASSADOR (of Outreach) WANTED.
We want Las Vegas artists to appear in exhibitions around the country. This action is highly vital and important for the community. The position requires: 1) A weekly internet investigation, looking for opportunities. 2) To seek out partner exhibitions with our 'Sister City' program. We can have many sister cities. (In Las Vegas, we will host a show of Chicago artists. In Chicago, they will host a show of Las Vegas Artists. Natch.)
Hours: Approximately 2 hours/week
Location: Remote
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Michael.Patrick.Thieme “No. 016" 27 New Works. 18 Colors, Exhibition August 6-31, at Fraiche Arts Collective, at the Arts Factory, Suite 250, Email: info@mptstudio.com 702.622.0727

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