Farewell Mr President
Today we say fare thee well to our founding President, Peter Widmer.
Pete led the way to bring the artists of Ballarat together to become the collective
voice that is Ballarat Arts Alive.
He strongly believed that BAA should become a fiercely independent organisation
that takes art and its makers seriously, embracing art in all its forms and holding
close those who acknowledge art as a crucial part of their lives.
Under his leadership, amongst other things, BAA has been able to accomplish a
number of excellent practical objectives like the well attended Art Sparks series
of events; the role as principal advisor to The LEAP Project for the creation of the
ArtsAtlas and the creation of a home website, baa.mx
But more than these things, Pete believed the collective voice of BAA was an
important instrument for individuals to comment, question, critique, those that
have an impact on what we do and how we do it.
Pete Widmer, Mr President, Your Eminence, we thank you for all your good
thinking, your humanity, and all you have done in establishing and guiding the
direction of Ballarat Arts Alive. We wish you well, you will be sadly missed.
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