Many individuals see an art event and immediately start to stereotype. They picture chain smoking, black garbed, beret wearing, pseudo art intellectuals. Others picture dreaded down, nose ring, tattooed templates who smell of incense and something else. Although these figures are often seen in the art world, they by no means have the patent on expression. Art is not exclusively for the culturally elite.
Art is for everyone.
Everyone has something to say, but many feel they do not have a right to say it. Those of us blessed with the gift of writing tend to be at the forefront when it comes to delivering our statements to the world. Yet, our statements do not undermined the validity of others. This is why events like the Miscellany's Open Mic Night should seem valuable to us as students. Truthfully, nobody expects you to be Nikki Giovanni or an Edgar Allan Poe.