What Is Art? A lingering question in Wallingford...
Channel: WPAA-TV and Community Media Center
Date: 2023-08-30

In January 2020, WPAA-TV accidentally heard about a 'public' gathering for artists to provide input into the creation of an Arts Council in Wallingford.  We showed up with a small reporter's camera (no tripod) and did our best to capture the room.  Most people in the room had never been to WPAA-TV nor thought of us as the in-town Arts & Culture Organization of Wallingford in spite of our 2-story public mural, #thesocialactionart gallery, and numerous national & regional video production awards for film, drama, and more.  Also, former staff had, by this time, become an Emmy Award-winning video editor for Nat Geo. We had also premiered a full-length animation movie.  In spite of this, we attempted to be active members of the community involved in the effort called the Wallingford Art & Culture Alliance (WACA).   We assigned precious intern resources to help develop promotional info and edit the gavel-to-gavel kick-off meeting.