authenticity

We believe the primary function of art is to be owned and lived with, but that isn’t all we mean by owning art. About the middle of the last century vast amounts of public money began to influence what art was taught in colleges, what art received public recognition, and which artists were granted public support. The inborn imperatives of bureaucratic careerism has led us to an art that is obtuse and distant, a hothouse variety unable to support itself on the local level, and most usually associated with charities and non-profit activities.

We assert that decisions made with out of pocket money, with an intention of long-term ownership, leads to a different art, one that embodies the values and aspirations of our culture more authentically. When the community truly begins to support working artists by buying and owning their work, sophistication and taste, along with the quality of the art produced, can gain ground rapidly together.