Smithsonian TWWW community meeting Friday in Wakefield, 6:00 p.m. at the Wakefield VFW. Community meetings are scheduled for August 13, 14 & 15 to discuss range participation in the the Smithsonian’s “The Way We Worked.” This exhibition is hosted by Ironwood’s Downtown Art Place and scheduled for April 4 to May 31, 2015. The Smithsonian’s traveling exhibits generally bring in thousands of new visitors to a region during the eight week run of the exhibition. Range residents, business owners and communities are invited to learn how they can participate and celebrate their history and heritage by taking advantage of “The Way We Worked” exhibition provided by the Smithsonian and the State of Michigan. The Downtown Art Place’s Smithsonian Team will host meetings in Bessemer, 6 p.m., August 13 at the Bessemer VFW; Hurley, 6:30 p.m. August 14 at Sharon’s Coffee Shop; and Wakefield, 6 p.m., August 15 at the Wakefield VFW. The potential economic impact to the Gogebic Range, the opportunities for venues and businesses to take advantage of this opportunity and the benefits to the Range communities will be covered. These are open meetings for everyone on the Gogebic Range interested in the Smithsonian exhibition, the wrap-around historical and cultural exhibits being developed on the Range and the business opportunities. Interested individuals and organizations are invited choose a convenient date and location to attend. Additional meetings will be scheduled in the near future. The Smithsonian provides these exhibits to benefit small communities. These benefits include training opportunities, developing new partnerships and collaborations locally, statewide and nationally and strengthening fundraising efforts for this project and future endeavors. Also the Smithsonian exhibitions increase the visibility of venues and local exhibitors, attract more visitors to local communities and award recognition to local undertakings. For more details contact the Downtown Art Place at 906/285-7300 or visit the “Gogebic Range TWWW” Facebook page. The Way We Worked has been made possible in the Downtown Art Place, Ironwood, MI by the Michigan Humanities Council. The Way We Worked, an exhibition created by the National Archives, is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:07:57 +0000
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