Interview with Jean Felsted,
Docent, SMU’s Meadows Museum of Art; Former chair, City of Richardson Arts Commission (by Ekaterina Konovalova)
Why did you decide to be a part of AIR?
It’s a two-part motivation—first, from my seven years on the City of Richardson Arts Commission: as a Member 1995-2003; as Vice Chairperson 2000-2002; and then as Chairperson from 2003-2004. During all these years, we worked closely with many arts groups in Richardson, each year bringing new arts organizations eager to be a part of our community.
The second part is that we saw the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts come into being, and were actively involved from the time Bruce [MacPherson] and his staff gallantly worked from a trailer adjacent to the site, until the memorable Opening Night in 2002. In A.I.R. I saw the potential for the kind of heavy-duty community support that is required if arts groups are to thrive.
What is art for you? How would you define art?
I’m not particularly comfortable in even trying to define. I guess it is some kind of expression of the human condition by individuals who are gifted with the ability to make a high-level abstraction and representation of what life is all about. Not only the visual and the performing arts, but including literature.
Who is your favorite artist (painter, musician, dancer, performer, etc.) and why?
Can’t say I think in terms of picking them out—I like a number of different art forms and a number of different artist/performers/writers—just so they are really good at what they do.
What is your favorite quote about the art?
Don’t have one.
What advice can you give to an aspiring artist?
That’s a hard one—I guess I think in terms of the practical, and would say to pursue the art but have some sort of economic support (job) that allows you to keep pursuing your art, not have to give up to keep roof over head/food on table.
Docent, SMU’s Meadows Museum of Art; Former chair, City of Richardson Arts Commission (by Ekaterina Konovalova)
Why did you decide to be a part of AIR?
It’s a two-part motivation—first, from my seven years on the City of Richardson Arts Commission: as a Member 1995-2003; as Vice Chairperson 2000-2002; and then as Chairperson from 2003-2004. During all these years, we worked closely with many arts groups in Richardson, each year bringing new arts organizations eager to be a part of our community.
The second part is that we saw the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts come into being, and were actively involved from the time Bruce [MacPherson] and his staff gallantly worked from a trailer adjacent to the site, until the memorable Opening Night in 2002. In A.I.R. I saw the potential for the kind of heavy-duty community support that is required if arts groups are to thrive.
What is art for you? How would you define art?
I’m not particularly comfortable in even trying to define. I guess it is some kind of expression of the human condition by individuals who are gifted with the ability to make a high-level abstraction and representation of what life is all about. Not only the visual and the performing arts, but including literature.
Who is your favorite artist (painter, musician, dancer, performer, etc.) and why?
Can’t say I think in terms of picking them out—I like a number of different art forms and a number of different artist/performers/writers—just so they are really good at what they do.
What is your favorite quote about the art?
Don’t have one.
What advice can you give to an aspiring artist?
That’s a hard one—I guess I think in terms of the practical, and would say to pursue the art but have some sort of economic support (job) that allows you to keep pursuing your art, not have to give up to keep roof over head/food on table.
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