Email to principles

 With further investigation found Malibu Art Association was incorporated in ’63, ran for ten years, then failed to file until 2005, when you guys picked up the ball.

I was under the impression that there was a through-line going back to ’53. You guys did the work, I don’t want to blow that up.

I have been in touch with the City and the Arts Commission, and having read the deed to Legacy Park, trying to get them to adopt/promote passive recreation (sharing art [what the park was deeded to nurture]). In fact they're already adopting a new approach to encampment, so it dovetails, and maybe one day Legacy will be a place where any vetted artist can show and hang out and have fun talking art with folks.

Again, you guys picked up the ball, and I appreciate the opportunities; some weight needs to be pulled, I’ll do it.

I owe MAA about $100 from the last day of sales.

Sincerely,
John

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recent email

 Dear Council Member Conrad,

I’ve been a member of the Malibu Art Association for some time and as you know we set up in Legacy Park one Sunday per month. I’ve noticed that homeless folks will be there in the morning occupying the stalls, but as soon as the artists start setting up, they vacate the premises. I have been there on Sundays when there are no artists, and the homeless stay put, and the folks shopping those Sundays have homelessness to look away from.

The deed to the park, found in City records, states it’s to be used for education and/or passive recreation. The latter includes anything from bird watching to sharing art. A link below testifies to the idea that art/educational displays as passive recreation in a park brings health to the community. If so, a vision might be to vet artists/artisans who are studied in their genre, and allow them to educate/provide passive recreation, while simultaneously mitigating the homeless situation. Action by the Council in this regard could and would turn Legacy Park into a wellness hub: 

https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/Three-Pillars/health-and-well-being/

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/53045b41ea204719a6aace92481f99ee

Records show that a main component of the Legacy Park Project was/is to develop it into a public amenity with educational/passive recreation offerings, so actually, no heavy lifting is required, the City just has to put word out to artists, and in due time Legacy Park might evolve where locals and visitors alike, with a little free time on their hands, will be keen to go see what artists are showing. It really is a beautiful park, and really could become the place where neighbors meet to catch up and be surprised by the work of an accomplished artist/artisan; a place a parent can take their kids to learn and get inspired—a wellness hub.

Sincerely,

John De Herrera

805-708-1965

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