Al, et al,
I find your discomfort with positive thinking disturbing. The last time we here in Dallas approached the Dallas Museum of Art about having a fine arts display of bonsai there, their first question was, "How much do you want to be paid?" Yes, they were going to pay
us for the exhibit. Further, the museum was going to publicise the even within their community (in addition to the forms of advertising that we were going to use - you have to advertise). Of course, due to disagreements among the organizing staff, the thing never came off, but this was a hastily planned, unfunded effort. A serious effort would be a no-brainer.
Your irrelevant obervations about how other non-publicised, non-community driven "exhibits" have flopped is no refutation. You, like most of the bonsai leadership in the U.S. are blinded by inability, fearful of success and unwilling to take chances. This is nothing new.
By the way, just who are you trying to convince and why?
Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
www.andyrutledge.com/
zone 8, Texas