Comments on: Elections and Art http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/ Showcasing and inspiring creative living in Washington, DC Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Letty http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Letty Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:59:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/blog/2008/10/elections-and-art.html#comment-1054 oh boy, that link to RCP looks tasty. so many graphs and numbers. yum. hmm ... do i really have to work today?<br/><br/>as for art/elections: haven't done much. just a kids' interactive election to hopefully encourage the next generation of voters to become excited and engaged. and it was really great to watch kids weigh options and see how excited they were that their opinions counted, even in a fictional election. oh boy, that link to RCP looks tasty. so many graphs and numbers. yum. hmm … do i really have to work today?

as for art/elections: haven’t done much. just a kids’ interactive election to hopefully encourage the next generation of voters to become excited and engaged. and it was really great to watch kids weigh options and see how excited they were that their opinions counted, even in a fictional election.

]]> By: John A http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 John A Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:58:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/blog/2008/10/elections-and-art.html#comment-1053 Is that engaging the election, or commenting on it? Or is there a difference?<br/><br/>SNL is engaging the election directly, but I wouldn't call it art. Yet, I'd be more willing to call the Improv stuff art, but less likely to classify it as engaging the election.<br/><br/>And thus we land at one of Amanda's key themes, the semantic definition of art and creativity. :) Is that engaging the election, or commenting on it? Or is there a difference?

SNL is engaging the election directly, but I wouldn’t call it art. Yet, I’d be more willing to call the Improv stuff art, but less likely to classify it as engaging the election.

And thus we land at one of Amanda’s key themes, the semantic definition of art and creativity. :)

]]> By: Jordan Hirsch http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Jordan Hirsch Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:52:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/blog/2008/10/elections-and-art.html#comment-1052 I was fortunate enough to be a part of Washington Improv Theater's "POTUS Among Us" show last month. It helped me engage creatively with the election-mania that had been gripping me for some time. There's nothing (for me) like watching this or that politician or media person do something ridiculous on TV Saturday afternoon then satirize that in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday night. It was a blast, and before reading this post, I hadn't thought of in terms of using art to engage the election...but that's exactly what we did. I was fortunate enough to be a part of Washington Improv Theater’s “POTUS Among Us” show last month. It helped me engage creatively with the election-mania that had been gripping me for some time. There’s nothing (for me) like watching this or that politician or media person do something ridiculous on TV Saturday afternoon then satirize that in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday night. It was a blast, and before reading this post, I hadn’t thought of in terms of using art to engage the election…but that’s exactly what we did.

]]> By: John A http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 John A Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:11:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/blog/2008/10/elections-and-art.html#comment-1051 <a HREF="http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/bruce_springsteen_concert" REL="nofollow">In a related note.</a> In a related note.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.creativedc.org/2008/10/elections-and-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Amanda Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://dev.creativedc.org/blog/2008/10/elections-and-art.html#comment-1050 Whoa Nelly, I completely disagree Mr. Argentiero! While I may not be able to "control" anything beyond my one vote, I can certainly influence the election through volunteer efforts. Obama's campaign has shown more than any before it the power of grassroots campaign efforts. Those efforts aren't targeted at "entrenched Republicans," they're targeted at independents and disillusioned Republicans, and Democrats who don't always make it to the polls, and people who don't usually vote/participate in the political process. Whoa Nelly, I completely disagree Mr. Argentiero! While I may not be able to “control” anything beyond my one vote, I can certainly influence the election through volunteer efforts. Obama’s campaign has shown more than any before it the power of grassroots campaign efforts. Those efforts aren’t targeted at “entrenched Republicans,” they’re targeted at independents and disillusioned Republicans, and Democrats who don’t always make it to the polls, and people who don’t usually vote/participate in the political process.

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