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Re: Pasaquan art & music festival 2013

#831704
From: will.dockery@gma
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:19
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Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:

>> NancyGene wrote:

>>> On Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 6:51:49 PM UTC, Will Dockery wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Charles Fowler is now the curator of Pasaquan, to correct Nancy Gene's error.
>>>>
>>> He is the "caretaker" of the junkyard.


>> You've made another error, Nancy Gene, Pasaquan isn't a "junkyard":

>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasaquan

>> "Pasaquan is a 7-acre (28,000 m2) compound near Buena Vista, Georgia. It was created by an eccentric folk artist named Eddie Owens Martin (1908–1986), who called himself St. EOM. An internationally renowned art site, it consists of six major structures including a redesigned 1885 farmhouse, painted concrete sculptures, and 4 acres (16,000 m2) of painted masonry concrete walls. In September 2008, Pasaquan was accepted for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Pasaquan was restored by the Kohler Foundation and Columbus State University between 2014 and 2016..."


>> "President Jimmy Carter visited the site in the early 1980s.[25] In 2015, the Pasaquan Preservation Society won the Governor's Award for the Arts and Humanities for its work on Pasaquan.[26][27] In 2016, CNN recommended Pasaquan as a tourist destination. In 2019, Atlanta recommended Pasaquan as a folk art destination..."

>> "In 2004, the Pasaquan Preservation Society solicited the Kohler Foundation for help in maintaining Pasaquan. The project was accepted in 2014.[22] The Kohler Foundation collaborated with Columbus State University to restore Pasaquan's art. After two years of work, the site was re-opened to the public on October 22, 2016..."

>>> https://www.thecolumbusite.net/post/finding-fowler-meet-the-curator-of-pasaquan#:~:text=If%20you've%20heard%20of,and%20charismatic%20without%20even%20trying.


> Excellent back story....


Agreed.

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