Faces of Madtown: A Portrait-Story Project
To view Portrait-Stories of "Madtown," click on the following link: FLICKR PHOTOS
I first came to what I thought of as the "Austin" or "Asheville" of the Midwest for reasons only art-related in the scarcest (tenuous bordering on fragile) sense - to immerse myself within experience I just might later get to depict, "research for art" in the broadest sense that teeters on forsaking it; indeed, I sought distance from my perceived need to produce aestheticized journaling in favor of pursuing life minus mediation - instead, ironically, I wound up laboring to promote others depicting experiences THEY found THEMSELVES within.
The Portrait-Story Project
FOR OTHER PROJECTS, SEE OUR MAIN SITE: The Portrait-Story Project
For Portrait-Stories of the Post-Hurricane Katrina and Rita grassroots disaster relief and community reclamation movement:
For Portrait-Stories of connection to Appalachia and the struggle against mountain range removal:
To see non-Portrait-Story art by Francesco “Cesco” Lovascio “Vascio” di Santis:
http://vasciosoutercapeart.wix.com/turtleisland
http://austincreator.blogspot.com/
Memorandum of Understanding
The MOU for curation of "The Faces of Madtown - A Portrait-Story Project of The City of Four Lakes" (FoMT PSP) with Madison Community Co-operative (MCC) was as follows:
Mission Statement
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