Seeking Relevance

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Museum And Gallery

First Friday frenzy

Romasco ringleader Joe Kievitt says he simply connected with artists from Maine whose work he admires and allowed them to invite other artists they thought might be interested. The result of this informal meeting of the minds is an accurate snapshot of many of Maine's brightest, most innovative artists and creates a fresh, improvisatory appeal that makes experiencing their art joyful and social — like it should be.

While Portland's matrix of galleries has done much to breathe new creative life into our city, it's moments like this weekend that remind us that the lifeblood of our burgeoning "creative economy" is the artists themselves. Both producers and consumers in the art world gratefully count on galleries for intelligent curation and dedicated representation, but these overseers of art would be wise to pay close attention — or the Art Walk party might leave without them.

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Ian Paige can be reached at ianpaige@gmail.com.

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