The end of ‘State of the Art’

Dr. Janet Hammock has given us permission to post the letter she recently wrote to voice her dismay when the Telegraph Journal canceled Nancy Bauer’s popular arts column, State of the Art.

To the Editor:

I am writing to express my deep sadness that a column which I have enjoyed reading for many years in the Salon section of the Telegraph Journal has been axed.

Nancy Bauer has her finger on what’s happening in the arts in this province. She is well-known in the arts community for her encouragement of young writers, musicians and artists.  She is a wonderful writer. Her free-wheeling column was a must-read for those involved in the arts.  I admired the natural yet artful way she managed to take something local like a concert, an art exhibition, or simply a conversation with someone who interested her, and turn it into something of interest to everyone.