LEWISTON — Debt and a sense that L/A Arts has drifted from its original mission has the group’s board of directors considering the fate of the downtown arts agency. John Painter, secretary of the board, said members have been meeting over the last few weeks to pour over financial documents. They’re scheduled to meet Monday […]
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L/A Arts director steps down
LEWISTON — Odelle Bowman, executive director of L/A Arts since 2011, announced Thursday she was parting company with the group. “It’s all good, and I have nothing bad to say,” Bowman said. “But the organization has ideas for the future and I have ideas and sometimes they are a little bit different.” Board member Michael […]
L/A Arts Symposium looks at benefits of public culture
LEWISTON — A symposium on the communitywide benefits of public arts and culture will be a prelude to a benefit for downtown’s newest public art project. “Making places for art in communities can be an engine for economic- and community-based development,” Joshua Vink, president of L/A Arts, said. L/A Arts is hosting the symposium to […]