Values

The artists of Open Ground support one another.

• collaboration
  • Each person contributes what they are able to and everyone learns from the experience
  • Each person is responsible for addressing problems as they arise, understanding that coersion is not a viable option
• creating an open space that is not exclusive and not elitist
  • This is an amazing experiment we are doing, where it goes no one knows
• being a community that supports and trusts each other
  • This is not a professional environment, this is a very personal environment where we need to create a safe space and an emotional experience
  • Open communication is key to achieveing this
• we don’t like authority for it’s own sake, but we appreciate the clarity that vested authority can bring to a creative process. If we care about something and feel that it needs an authority figure each of us can choose to take on those responsibilities but prefer to put our energy into building the trust necessary for Open Ground’s values to suceed.

These values are not tied to any physical space but can grow and be passed on through various new media including collaborative documents and ongoing discussions, meetings, and workshops. While we have adopted the gallery model for the presentation of contemporary and emerging art we do not feel limited to its confines but use it as a platform.