To tell you the truth, selling audio visual supplies is not always the most exciting thing in the world, even when you are working with really great customers.
That is why we jumped at the chance to be involved in a really exciting art project in Durham, a city just a few miles from here that is enjoying a wonderful arts-centric revival in its downtown area.
I got a call recently from a good friend-Frank Konhaus, a former co-worker of mine at Duke University and the founder of Kontek ,an audio and video design company located in a beautiful award winning restored building in Durham. Frank and his wife Ellen Cassilly were organizing a project for downtown Durham that would bring French installation artist and photographer Georges Rousse to town to do installations in a number of historic buildings that were slated for renovation. That was good news. The great news was, The Rousse Project needed tape!
Let Frank tell you a little more about how the GoodBuyGuys got to be involved in something really cool.
“Among the many things requested by French photographer and installation artist Georges Rousse when he came to Durham to do 4 site-specific
public art projects was tape of various types. We called Jeff and he
sent us a box of Gaffers tape, painters tape,caution tape, duct tape,
marking tape, glow tape and some other mystery tape.
We have used EVERY ONE of them! We are using the barricade tape to mark
off the public access routes to the sites, the gaff tape to block out
windows, the painters tape to mark off all painting patterns specified
by the artist, the caution tape to keep folks away from the critically
positioned tripod, and the duct tape for everything else. Thanks to you
guys for helping us make this happen.”
If you would like more information or would like to make a donation, you can visit rousseprojectdurham.com or contact Frank at info@rousseprojectdurham.com.
The project is ongoing right now and there are a number of events open to the public. Dont miss the chance to see this exciting work.
Harrison Bros. and GoodBuyGuys.com are grateful for the support we receive from lots of local arts organizations-groups like Carolina Ballet, Duke University Special Events and the UNC Center for Public Television. They have helped us grow and we are proud to be part of such a vibrant arts community.
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