yes it should be noted that the intangible support provided by networks such as ada is vital to sustaining the individual drivers of things. i haven't yet worked out how to make the powers-that-be understand the value of networks but i'm sure there must be a way ...
Stella wrote: > thanks for that comment helen... I have to agree that sustainability > is the key. I'm aware of how long and hard we've worked (6 years so > far) to get ADA into a shape that will have continuity and robust back- > end systems that support all the interesting stuff in the front (like > su adding up all those receipts and making groovy-coloured > spreadsheets), and so I have to assume that other similar things by > other people will require that level of slog and commitment. > Unfortunately in the current climate, CNZ seems to be cutting support > for paying actual humans to do this kinda stuff (personnel being the > most expensive ongoing cost for organisations), and the board all > having at least one day job is probably a limiting factor (but also > often in other ways an enabling one) on the kind of stuff that ADA can > take on. > > This is not to say we shouldn't 'think big' (though muldoon-era > infrastructure projects might not be the model we're after), or that > submissions to a CNZ strategic plan are all things that ADA itself > might achieve, but helping people to keep doing the really interesting > stuff they're already working on and connecting them up to other > people is a valuable and do-able thing that ADA as a whole should be > able to come up with ways to make happen (and it seems like some dream > dates have alreay been set up). Is that what you mean by marketing, > Rachel? > > I have to say that this conversation is sprawling beyond my ability to > keep track of the main ideas and information, so it might be useful if > people who've put up links or specific strategic suggestions could put > them on the wiki: > > http://ada.greenbench.org/pmwiki.php/CNZ-2009/Ideas > > Love that Douglas Bus... > > Interesting to see there's a piece about Raqs and Sarai in this > month's Artforum. Artworld collectivism is still fashionable! > > best, > Stella > > -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [email protected] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
