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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Arts Park has been met with some criticism recently.
According to Arts Center Executive Director Cyndi Wish, recent criticism received on the Hansen Arts Park project says that isn’t turning out to be fun or creative enough.
“In general, I don’t mind criticism as it often comes with growth opportunity, but this was a little hard to stomach,” Wish says in the recent Arts Center newsletter. “…One thing I feel proud of is that the park was and is being developed with a good cross-section of community input. And yes, there is a lot of concrete in the park, but as more mosaics get applied to the benches and our plantings develop there will be much more color in the space.”
Wish says it took her a while to process why the criticism bothered her.
“I realized that it’s an unfair expectation to put on the park. Just like the Arts Center itself isn’t defined by the brink and mortar of its buildings, the denude of the park will come from the dynamic programming that happens within in,” Wish explains.
Wish points out that the park was always conceived of as a platform for all manner of creativity. She encourages the public to make the park great, using it for future events, concerts and gatherings.
Wish will also be stepping down at the end of June. Her position will be filled by Larry Kopp, who will be joining Warren Abrahamson on Let’s Talk About It Monday, July 3rd.