Comments for The Visuals: Lee Steele

Comment on Nest on the Art Trail: Ellen Hackl Fagan by Ellen Hackl Fagan

Ellen Hackl Fagan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:56:24 +0000

thank you for this write up on your blog Lee!
hope to meet you tomorrow night or sometime this weekend.
I’ll be at the Nest tomorrow night, saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon. Possibly saturday night too.

best regards,
Ellen

Comment on Out of Space: Bijou Square’s gift shop didn’t last a year by Michelle Beaulieu

Michelle Beaulieu — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:20:37 +0000

Lee – I believe most of the artists have gotten their work back. The issue is those of us that are owed money from sales of our items have not been paid. We artists that sold work are owed our money, simple as that. Personally I sold a piece over two months ago, and have not been paid. It’s not necessarily about the money, it’s also about doing what is right. Because their business model was flawed, we have to suffer? Karma’s a you-know-what.

Comment on CT Post: Students protest decision to close SHU gallery by Paul Arroyo

Paul Arroyo — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:04:46 +0000

It’s an embarrassment for a “university” to allow this to happen. Sacred Heart should reconsider their decision. I see all around us, in Fairfield and New Haven counties, people making very personal sacrifices to keep art alive. It wasn’t too long ago that Sacred Heart gallery was brought up in discussion and how deserving it was of even a larger space.

Comment on Sacred Heart closing its contemporary art gallery by Brian Gooney

Brian Gooney — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:22:43 +0000

Starving artists get a little hungrier.

Comment on Sacred Heart closing its contemporary art gallery by Jane Hollis

Jane Hollis — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:21:26 +0000

Societies that don’t promote the arts don’t endure. I wonder how that applies to a smaller society like a university?

Comment on Sacred Heart closing its contemporary art gallery by Allen Wittert

Allen Wittert — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:19:59 +0000

Yeah that’s sad. Guess the money will go into their football program

Comment on Sacred Heart closing its contemporary art gallery by Roberta Burns-Boward

Roberta Burns-Boward — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:17:57 +0000

Go to HCC for art. Or UB. Great venues. But too bad for Sacred Heart families and friends

Comment on Sacred Heart closing its contemporary art gallery by Beverly Kaye

Beverly Kaye — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:41:51 +0000

This is very disappointing news! Sophia Gevas did an excellent job in curating vibrant, informative and thoughtful shows. This will be a huge loss for the community as well as the University.

Comment on The editor preferred paste-up by Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:15:34 +0000

This brings back memories of the old student newspaper days. Remember Letraset? How the letters cracked when the sheets of rub-off display type got too old? How the waxer would malfunction and ruin your galleys with gobs of hot goo?
I gave up on the Mac back when software programs were exploding and you could get hardly any of them for MacIntosh, but always rooted for the company and their beautiful machines.

Comment on A mega-gallery in Essex is shutting down by Bev Kaye

Bev Kaye — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:39:48 +0000

Heartbreaking news, Lee. Struggling to keep the arts available and easily accessible to the public is a full time, and often unpaid job. Where is the WPA when you need them? Artists managed to survive before in tense and difficult times, with a little help from the government.
Bailing out the arts is something I could get behind, rather than funding another bank or auto maker. We must do all we can to keep the arts alive in Connecticut.