Today Jay Villwock and I met with Iowa's new Cultural Affairs Director, Mary Tiffany Cownie, a beautiful young woman who was most generous with her time and made us feel quite at home in her office.
And speaking of her office..... I was surprised to see that one of my late seventies paintings was hanging just inside the entrance directly across from her desk. I believe my work was purchased by the state decades ago and was chosen by Mary to adorn her space.
We talked about the widely-held belief in Iowa Capitol circles that the Iowa Film Office will be placed within the Iowa Cultural Affairs Department. Mary was not sure that this would happen but seemed quite comfortable with the possibility.
We also discussed how Iowa communities in which movies were shot may be fun tourist destinations and that those communities enjoyed considerable financial benefits when the filmmakers made their movies in Iowa towns and cities.
She said her door would always be open and welcomed Iowa film activity updates from us.
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