Guerilla Art
I have often thought of doing this myself… I had a name, a logo, and stuff… just never followed through… ahem… like the last panel there.
I have often thought of doing this myself… I had a name, a logo, and stuff… just never followed through… ahem… like the last panel there.
Under the cover of darkness, the Unknown Artist strikes! Murals appear out of nowhere! Chalk drawings of still life! Portraits of sad clowns on traffic signs! When will this madness end?
It’s my feeling that mission statements are both unnecessary and limiting. Commercial businesses have clear-cut missions; make money for the owners while providing goods and/or services to the public and employment for the staff. Boom! Done! Non-profits can declare their mission in the name of their organization. All of this CAN fit on a button or bumper sticker.
When organizations set out to define their mission, they either limit themselves to that mission or their mission statement needs constant upgrading to reflect changes. I haven’t met one business or club that didn’t evolve over time, either as the times changed or the membership did. Either way, their mission statements were unnecessary, irrelevant or constricting. They’re also horribly boring to create.
Joe… you ought to be a member! We won’t call you an ART-O-RAMA Mama… just Art-o-rama Joe.
Kona… I see that you are not a fan of Mission Statements. I see them as a way to keep your boat moving in the right direction. As an un-organized person, a reminder of “what it’s all about” (and no hokey pokey here!) is a good thing. THEREFORE crafting a proper mission statement is important. And then USING it! I worked for a couple of companies who employed a MS and I think they stood by each.
Now as far as an MS for Art-O-Rama… maybe it’s not necessary… but Enid is a goal minded, get it done, do-gooder… member of The Rotary, director of many philanthropic organizations, etc. For her, it’s natural to move the group towards these ideas. Randie, on the other hand, has good intentions, but no follow thru, so some structure ain’t bad here. We’ll see how it all ends up.
Do I smell a guerrilla art storyline? ‘Cause if so, I bow down to you now :).
Brig,
Where do I (de)sign?
“Under the cover of darkness, the Unknown Artist strikes! Murals appear out of nowhere! Chalk drawings of still life! Portraits of sad clowns on traffic signs! When will this madness end?”
It will end when the police apprehend the vandals.
“but Enid is a goal minded, get it done, do-gooder… member of The Rotary, director of many philanthropic organizations, etc. For her, it’s natural to move the group towards these ideas.”
Ah, I knew she was a busybody. She should stick with those organizations instead of trying to organize a small group of friends into another vehicle for her grandiose ideas. If they try this Enid will end up nagging the others to do this or do that when they want to do something else, and end up destroying the group, perhaps after trying to bring 20 other artists (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) into it, and form committees to direct the “good work”. If they want to be real do-gooders let them voluteer to help out the Salvation Army.
Meggie: glad you are havin’ fun with it… stay tooned!
Joe… to be an Art-O-Rama member you must sign in cadmium red… under the cover of darkness… at the corner of…. just kidding… you’re a member. But you must promise to use your art powers for good.
Michael: Hmmmm…I may be goin’ out on a limb here, but I’d say you aren’t fond of Enid. Your perspective is one I’d not considered… that there are possibly those who do TOO MUCH good for their own good. I’m going to have to ponder on this awhile.
Meanwhile, keep reading to find up just what happens when you go out into the cover of darkness, doing good.