ArtOrg was formed 5 years ago in Northfield, Minnesota, and at that time ArtOrg founders suggested the Visual Arts be a separate division within another group called the Northfield Arts Guild (NAG). That proposal was turned down in August of 2004, and ArtOrg has proven itself with actions and enjoyed some good results in the meantime. Recently, the vacated Executive Director position at the NAG afforded an additional opportunity. ArtOrg Director Dave Machacek applied for that spot, and suggested that ArtOrg be integrated with the NAG. Dave did not make the final cut in that hiring process, but we would like to sincerely thank the directors of the NAG for the consideration. We would also like to thank the many people who expressed their support and also to those who wrote letters on Dave’s behalf: Ray Jacobson, Doug Padilla, Susan Jacobsen (MIA), Mac Gimse, Peter Dahlen, and Fred Rogers. This post is just a simple way for us to inform our members and other stake-holders of this concrete attempt to work together. We felt that each organization would benefit–and that’s the simple reason why we suggested it. (However, now stay tuned for the impending announcement of the “Twenty Views of Dundas” exhibit opening, and much more!)