Last week I drop off another seven matted photographs to my
favorite “bank gallery”. I tend to show
my work in anyplace that happens to have a wall exposed to the public. This includes restaurants, coffee shops,
churches, senior centers, hospitals and various store fronts during Keene’s
annual Art Walk. Some of my favorite venues
are banks and especially The Savings Bank of Walpole.
Banks are great places to show my work, first because they actually
purchase the art and, when they give me a check, it never bounces. Also, the customers at banks have time in line
to look at the work, and they generally have money in hand. I must also mention that the people with whom
I deal at banks are uniformly appreciative and friendly. This is especially true of the folks at the
Savings Bank of Walpole.
The Savings Bank of Walpole is a full service financial
institution, but it devotes special attention to being a strong part of our
community and region. Over the years,
the bank has purchased my photographs for their posters throughout the banks,
and I have been pleased with the fidelity of the color reproduction.
They have many of my framed pictures along
their walls and the staff gets to select their favorites to decorate their
offices. My pictures have been used for the bank’s holiday cards and they are prominently
positioned on their web site. They even
use my images to decorate their debit cards.
On a recent visit, I counted 14 of my images
scattered throughout the bank. This does
not include the seven more pictures that I dropped off last week. It has
reached the point that a trip to the bank in Keene is like a visit to my
personal gallery.
Martha Curtis |
It has been a pleasure to work with the marvelous people at
the Savings Bank of Walpole, especially Martha Curtis who has tirelessly
supported my work.
They have all been
appreciative and supportive, and always patient when on-going projects delay my deliveries. It is great to work with an organization that has such a strong
commitment to our local community. I
hope our association will continue for years to come.
"My" Debit Cards |
And did I mention that their checks clear.
Drop by the SavingsBank of Walpole for all your banking needs AND to check out my personal
financial photo gallery!
Jeff Newcomer
partridgebrookreflections.com
603-363-8338
What a super blog post! It sounds great when a member of a community and an institution dedicated to that community can work hand in hand to the mutual benefit of each. And actually, it gave me an idea because of the local bank at which I just opened an account this morning.... :-)
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