Opinion: Art is enduring
Guest Columnist
Doug Carpenter
Doug Carpenter is owner/developer of 11 W. Huling and founding principal of DCA, a creative communications consulting firm based in Downtown.
“We should recognize the power of art as an ever-evolving representation of who we are as a city.”
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