tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post6530540411905410354..comments2023-06-13T09:02:24.575-07:00Comments on Director's Notes Blog: Tom Bauerle is a PutzUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-53847358205694938202014-09-04T18:34:15.166-07:002014-09-04T18:34:15.166-07:00bauerle shouldn't comment on art because his s...bauerle shouldn't comment on art because his show is so formulaic the proverbial monkey could host itDoc Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399573396060497850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-37479188088560054282010-12-16T10:29:50.301-08:002010-12-16T10:29:50.301-08:00@Steven: Good point. My biggest issue with Bauerle...@Steven: Good point. My biggest issue with Bauerle is his judgemental qualifications to what is a hobby and what is art. A painted portrait of Ryan Miller is a fair representation of what he considers "art" whereas something he does not like becomes crappy work from a hobbyist.Matthew LaChiusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374368543900170765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-15141254549878531592010-12-15T20:35:56.751-08:002010-12-15T20:35:56.751-08:00I would like to ask Mr. Bauerle what he does with ...I would like to ask Mr. Bauerle what he does with his time when he is not "working". Does he listen to music, watch a movie, TV, read a book, stories, videos, games, on the internet, take a meal at a nice restaurant, go for a drive, ride in a boat, perhaps? All those things involve art, in their conception, inception, direction, and realization. In fact, everything in our lives, that makes life easier and comfortable (technology) came from art. Life would not just be boring without art; it would have us in the stone age, wearing animal skins, and eating raw meat. Our very way of life would not exist without the creative minds of everybody. It is a well documented fact, not opinion, that students do remarkably better in school when they are active in creative pursuits. That, and yes, art creates jobs, money, tourism, and some actors can even be politicians. And yes, most people have hobbies, because we all have the need to be creative; but it takes a lot of courage to be an artist. His or her paychecks are not guaranteed.Steven Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303618722990775486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-20580610950525922762010-12-15T05:53:02.372-08:002010-12-15T05:53:02.372-08:00Well said Matt! Even though like most WNY actors I...Well said Matt! Even though like most WNY actors I didn't make a lot of money, but I certainly didn't look at it as a hobby.<br /><br />Most hobbyists don't go out on a cold winter night to spend 3-5 hours in a cold room working hard to create art for the people.<br /><br />To me, that sounds like a low-pay or no-pay JOB. We worked HARD on Puddin'head Wilson... the whole cast... for no pay, and did so willingly. I don't think that you or any of my fellow cast members saw our work on that show as a hobby, but a JOB... A job that we knocked out of the park, I might add.<br /><br />Granted, I do get paid better, and more often here in Minneapolis, but I still have to have another job to pay the rent.<br /><br />By the way, if the Puddin'head Wilson reference wasn't a big enough hint, this is Jonathan.<br /><br />Send me a facebook message, and I'll give you a link on MY blog... should send a few more readers your way!<br /><br />http://misplacedinthemidwest-osiris.blogspot.com/Osirishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228289561211404783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-5457545525718010232010-12-14T12:38:51.144-08:002010-12-14T12:38:51.144-08:00Maybe Mr. Bauerle is a frustrated artist?Maybe Mr. Bauerle is a frustrated artist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508851610308518055.post-25383636951127116642010-12-14T12:19:27.376-08:002010-12-14T12:19:27.376-08:00An insightful blog!
It is hard to make a living w...An insightful blog!<br /><br />It is hard to make a living while making art...but theater is a legitimate business that makes money for Buffalo, NY state, and the USA: <br /><br />Here are some numbers: <br /><br />From http://www.americansforthearts.org/pdf/get_involved/advocacy/congressional_arts_handbook/information/2010/interior_approps_2010.pdf<br /><br />The nonprofit arts industry generates $166.2 billion annually in economic activity, supports 5.7 million fulltime equivalent jobs, and returns $12.6 billion to the federal government in income taxes. Measured against direct federal cultural spending of about $1.4 billion, that's a return of nearly nine to one. (Figures from Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity III study, 2007).<br />• Nationally, there are 668,267 businesses in the United States involved in the creation or distribution of the arts.These businesses employ 2.9 million people, representing 4.05 percent of all businesses and 2.18 percent of all employees, respectively. (Figures from Americans for the Arts, Creative Industries, 2010)<br />• The arts attract new tourism dollars. Seventy-eight percent of U.S. travelers include cultural and heritage events on their trips, spending an average of $994 per trip—more than the $641 spent on the average U.S. trip. Half of the expenditures are on activities, dining, and shopping. (U.S. Cultural & Heritage Tourism Marketing Council,<br />U.S. Department of Commerce, Cultural and Heritage Traveler Research, 2009.)<br />• America’s arts and entertainment are leading exports, with estimates of more than $30 billion annually in overseas sales. Public spending on the arts helps position the United States to compete globally.<br /><br />In fiscal year 1995* from http://www.allianceforarts.org/pdfs/EconomicImpactArts_1997.pdf<br /><br />· The total economic impact of the arts on New York State was $13.4 billion.<br />· Employment generated by the arts, both directly and indirectly, in New York State<br />totaled 174,000.<br />· Taxes returned to the State as a result of this activity equaled $480 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com