Hearing diverse viewpoints.

Opportunities for conversations around challenging work.

I get to bring together what I just experienced with other people’s perceptions.

These are unusually generous arts-community events.

Inclusiveness, being included as contributor– i.e. audience has share in the work.

An opportunity to gather, to discuss, to experience a work that a peer artist is excited about.

Talking about art, and talking about it with folks I don’t usually talk about it with! Being exposed to new work and new ideas.

Congeniality, engaged conversations that broadened my insights.