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Originally Posted by Gayle
Thirty years ago is a long time.
HBC does not employ four 'arts development' officers, that thread is three years old and now it does not emply one arts development officer. It does employ me on a part time basis and I am trying very hard to get the Year of Culture up and running and changing the way the arts are being handled.
There are people who work at the gallery who curate exhibitions and who run education programmes. There is also a relatively new marketing officer who works part time. As part of my contract with HBC I am advising them on marketing initiatives - which are starting to be implemented - banners on the park outside, a new website being developed, leaflets which are changed monthly etc.
As for me not having any knowledge of the cut and thrust of the business world - how extremely patronising of you. Prior to me leaving the cut and thrust of the business world and having children I worked for a large PLC called SSL International - I managed a yearly budget of £21 million of own label and branded pharmaceutical products. Please do not treat me like some little poppet who is just playing at working for a living!
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Time's relative.
Thirty years ago isn't a long time in the history of art.
Even twenty five years ago, as I've mentioned before, Hyndburn had a varied and diverse art scene. Something that it doesn't have today, fact, no mater how it's dressed up. If your role improves this situation, I'll applaud it.
I apologise for not being fully aware of your full c.v. That was rude, and wrong.
I guess I'm still in shock that a Guardian reader, who stood as a Labour councilor, against the leader of the council, thought the N.H.S. was created by a Liberal government.
However, the gallery shouldn't be sold to L.C.C., and if numbers are poor, again I'll state I've never once been asked where I was from, then the quality of curatorsip isn't good enough, and we should be employing someone with a more impressive c.v., and a wider background in the arts.