$7000 to paint a tree blue
Oct 28th 2015, 3:27 pm
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$7000 to paint a tree blue
This has been a hot topic in town. Appears 1 tree was painted.
Its part of some public art program.
So waste of money? Or good use to support the arts and create conversation?
http://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/trees-turn-blue-as-project-begins-1.2094175
Its part of some public art program.
So waste of money? Or good use to support the arts and create conversation?
http://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/trees-turn-blue-as-project-begins-1.2094175
Oct 28th 2015, 5:09 pm
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Re: $7000 to paint a tree blue
This has been a hot topic in town. Appears 1 tree was painted.
Its part of some public art program.
So waste of money? Or good use to support the arts and create conversation?
Trees turn blue, as project begins
Its part of some public art program.
So waste of money? Or good use to support the arts and create conversation?
Trees turn blue, as project begins
Oct 28th 2015, 5:13 pm
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Re: $7000 to paint a tree blue
I wonder whether this is an example of poor budget allocation.
My experience, which may not be the case here, is that local authorities allocate amounts in their budgets to various activities, one of which will probably have been 'the arts'.
One consequence of this is that where few applications request support within any particular activity then some barmy ideas will be given cash. So why, I hear you ask, if the idea is so barmy isn't it thrown out. Well this is where local authority finance, that operates under the 'use it or lose it' rule, will ensure that normally sensible people will club together to ensure that the budget is used to the full, even if it means painting trees blue.
Of course it may be different in Canada but I doubt it.
My experience, which may not be the case here, is that local authorities allocate amounts in their budgets to various activities, one of which will probably have been 'the arts'.
One consequence of this is that where few applications request support within any particular activity then some barmy ideas will be given cash. So why, I hear you ask, if the idea is so barmy isn't it thrown out. Well this is where local authority finance, that operates under the 'use it or lose it' rule, will ensure that normally sensible people will club together to ensure that the budget is used to the full, even if it means painting trees blue.
Of course it may be different in Canada but I doubt it.
Oct 28th 2015, 5:22 pm
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Re: $7000 to paint a tree blue
Im hoping the decision to do this was a democratic process.
Was the colour of the paint voted on as this could be discriminating against other paint colours.
Was the paint to be used put up for tender or was it a sole source tender from a supplier. I wonder if the Dulux legal team are looking at this and wondering if they should launch an appeal.
Was it a particular type of tree chosen to be painted bearing in mind there are several varieties of trees who might feel they were not consulted during the process.
The Arts I have never understood them and I don't think I ever will.
Was the colour of the paint voted on as this could be discriminating against other paint colours.
Was the paint to be used put up for tender or was it a sole source tender from a supplier. I wonder if the Dulux legal team are looking at this and wondering if they should launch an appeal.
Was it a particular type of tree chosen to be painted bearing in mind there are several varieties of trees who might feel they were not consulted during the process.
The Arts I have never understood them and I don't think I ever will.
Oct 28th 2015, 7:19 pm
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Re: $7000 to paint a tree blue
I wonder whether this is an example of poor budget allocation.
My experience, which may not be the case here, is that local authorities allocate amounts in their budgets to various activities, one of which will probably have been 'the arts'.
One consequence of this is that where few applications request support within any particular activity then some barmy ideas will be given cash. So why, I hear you ask, if the idea is so barmy isn't it thrown out. Well this is where local authority finance, that operates under the 'use it or lose it' rule, will ensure that normally sensible people will club together to ensure that the budget is used to the full, even if it means painting trees blue.
Of course it may be different in Canada but I doubt it.
My experience, which may not be the case here, is that local authorities allocate amounts in their budgets to various activities, one of which will probably have been 'the arts'.
One consequence of this is that where few applications request support within any particular activity then some barmy ideas will be given cash. So why, I hear you ask, if the idea is so barmy isn't it thrown out. Well this is where local authority finance, that operates under the 'use it or lose it' rule, will ensure that normally sensible people will club together to ensure that the budget is used to the full, even if it means painting trees blue.
Of course it may be different in Canada but I doubt it.
So far as the blue trees go, they did nothing for me. I quite liked the brightly coloured cows scattered around downtown Chicago in 1999. A city down here had a similar program for pigs a few years ago.
Last edited by Pulaski; Oct 28th 2015 at 7:24 pm.
