Sunday, April 19, 2009

Creativity and Openness

Amazing and beautiful things are happening in Oil City and throughout Venango County these days.


Named one of Ten Great Towns for Working Artists, Oil City has a great open page where artists and friends exchange information and ideas for the area's arts revitalization. Check it out HERE.

An excerpt from an article on Oil City in The American Spectator magazine said:

Indeed, Oil City continues to have the energy of a city that evolved with a giddy haphazardness around an unexpected boom. A program to bring artists and traditional craftsmen to town with promises of cheap studio space and low cost of living has been popular, the accompanying cafes and niche stores moving into storefronts long gathering dust. "People are starting to buy into the idea that there could be a next step for the community," Mayor Sonja Hawkins said.

Check out the complete article HERE.

And by all means, please visit the ARTS Oil City web site.

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