Thank you for, once again, reporting on one of the many reasons Sebastopol continues to be a have for art and artists. The SebArts Board of Directors message could not be more clear: artists...ALL artists...are welcome here. And while that may seem a small thing to some, I am aware of how autocrats remove power from the people. They dismantle, brick by brick, the foundations upon which democracies are built. They attack a free press and they attack artists, creatives, free thinkers. These things are being set in motion as we speak and I, for one, applaud this Board for taking a stand.
Thank you Sebastopol Times for your continued excellence. And thank you Sebastopol Center for the Arts for taking a stand against authoritarianism.
Thank you for, once again, reporting on one of the many reasons Sebastopol continues to be a have for art and artists. The SebArts Board of Directors message could not be more clear: artists...ALL artists...are welcome here. And while that may seem a small thing to some, I am aware of how autocrats remove power from the people. They dismantle, brick by brick, the foundations upon which democracies are built. They attack a free press and they attack artists, creatives, free thinkers. These things are being set in motion as we speak and I, for one, applaud this Board for taking a stand.
EDIT: ...why Sebastopol continues to be a haven for art...
I'm a member of SebArts and sent them an email applauding their commitment to our shared value. Proud to live in a town that celebrates all people.
Proud to be a subscriber to this publication and a Sebastopol resident!
Probably not as it’s in Santa Rosa.