The first creative conversations meeting took place on October 24, 2006, at the Horse Barn Arts Center in Falls Park. An overwhelming theme of the meeting was that there were not enough places in Sioux Falls for emerging visual artists to exhibit their work. There was talk of thinking "outside the box" on this, and coming up with places to exhibit that did not fall within the generally recognized confines of galleries or art stores. For example -- downtown store windows; bowling alleys; restaurants; get-togethers at friend's homes where art is exhibited; etc. Everyone was challenged to come up with some new ideas on this. Some research will also be done into the empty building spaces in downtown.
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