Posted by William and Susanne Waites of Native-JewelryLink, Native-PotteryLink, TribalWorks and ZuniLink, under Tribal Art
Culture Grrl Lee Rosenbaum, who blogs as the Culture Grrl and comments on the culture and arts scene, has posted a message expressing disfavor with the concept of a Federal Government culture czar. Frankly, we agree with her.
The government has no business "czar-ing" art and culture. If they can tell us what good art is, they can tell us what bad art is. We fervently believe that judgement is best made by the audience as individuals. Keep the politics out of it.
We've captured an opening paragraph Lee's blog. There is a link to continue at the end.
I've got nothing against better coordination among government programs involving the arts and humanities. Regular meetings of representatives from the relevant offices and agencies could foment creative synergies. Perhaps a White House official with advisory, not managerial, responsibilities could help facilitate this without inserting what we emphatically DON'T need---an extra layer of bureaucratic control over our nation's cultural activity.
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Showing posts with label Alaskan art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alaskan art. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Where should you buy Alaskan Inuit art?
There are many, many pieces of beautiful Inuit and Alaskan Eskimo art available through dozens of Native American art resources in North America. You ought to be able to find something you love and just buy it.
In fact, we have several such items available in our Arctic Room at TribalWorks.com.
Unfortunately, there are complications.
By law, items made from marine mammal parts may not be shipped across the US/Canadian border without a special permit. This includes whale bone, walrus ivory and baleen. Getting a permit can be a long and difficult task. For many buyers, it is too much work to go through.
If you are Canadian resident, you can order and buy from any of several reputable Canadian dealers and have your purchase shipped to you without complication.
Similarly, if you are a US resident, you can purchase any item from our Arctic Room and have it shipped to your US residence in the course of normal business.
If you are Canadian and would like a list of Canadian sources that we feel you can rely on, contact us at sanibleart@comcast.net. We will tell you what we know.
In fact, we have several such items available in our Arctic Room at TribalWorks.com.
Unfortunately, there are complications.
By law, items made from marine mammal parts may not be shipped across the US/Canadian border without a special permit. This includes whale bone, walrus ivory and baleen. Getting a permit can be a long and difficult task. For many buyers, it is too much work to go through.
If you are Canadian resident, you can order and buy from any of several reputable Canadian dealers and have your purchase shipped to you without complication.
Similarly, if you are a US resident, you can purchase any item from our Arctic Room and have it shipped to your US residence in the course of normal business.
If you are Canadian and would like a list of Canadian sources that we feel you can rely on, contact us at sanibleart@comcast.net. We will tell you what we know.
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