Anna Sue Courtney and Matthew Bakula
Recorded
February 19, 2025
39:28 minutes
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mbb000403
Description
Friends Matthew Bakula (48) and Anna Sue Courtney (73) discuss the beginning of Flying Monkey Arts, the artist collective that later formed the seed community for Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment.Subject Log / Time Code
Matthew Bakula (MB) and Anna Sue Courtney (ASC) discuss the beginnings of Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment ("Lowe Mill") and Flying Monkey Arts.
MB and ASC describe the early community that formed around Lowe Mill and its beginnings.
ASC speaks about her arts experience before starting Flying Monkey Arts. She shares why she helped create the organization.
MB and ASC speak about the importance of community to artists.
MB and ASC discuss art initiatives that they started and how they reworked the Lowe Mill space from a former textile mill.
MB and ASC discuss the skills they developed in building out Lowe Mill and its programming.
MB and ASC share their early reactions to Lowe Mill and its impact in the community.
MB and ASC talk about what they think about Lowe Mill now and how they see it changing.
Participants
- Anna Sue Courtney
- Matthew Bakula