Marianne Goldberg

VS: Now you’ve had years of experience working in this cross-pollination in the arts, where different generations meet.
MG: Yeah, that’s important. The most important support is not financial. It’s the respect. You have to believe in yourself very fully. And sometimes the culture doesn’t believe in you in the same way it does other people. Especially for women or artists who aren’t commercially successful. Let me just say we’re creating an environment where people need to feel safe, protected, and I’m the protector. This is my space, and I’ve created an environment where people do feel safe.

VS: You’ve created an environment of intentional cross-pollination.
MG: Yes, definitely. I don’t feel like there have been that many specific collaborations, but there’s something else, like a huge artistic friendship. I see these people who didn’t know each other before working together, being friends, creating a web. I wanted to have this collaborative arts center, and people don’t want that connection to end.

VS: How has Pathways inspired you as an artist?
MG: It’s the opposite, mostly. Being an artist is the whole basis of Pathways. I didn’t want to put my work forward; it was more about the community.

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