40 Under 40: Daniel Sipe is helping to create space for the arts in western Maine
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Daniel Sipe is co-director of Lights Out Gallery in Norway.
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Significant professional accomplishment: My most significant professional accomplishment so far has been to work with co-founders Reed [Mclean] and Karlë [Woods] to turn an artist interview series into a statewide network of artists and a community development project based in Norway, Maine.
I finally feel like we are working towards a sustainable project that will take care of us, the team we are building and the artists we are working with.
Current state of mind: I feel pretty calm, we have a ton going on but right now I feel that we have a team that can continue to handle the hurdles that are coming our way.
Passion project: Lights Out is a passion project, it is pretty much all consuming.
‘Lightbulb’ moment: Our first pop up show in 2019 in my apartment in Portland. The power on the peninsula went out but we decided to continue with the show. We rented a generator and lit the show with construction lights.
Since everywhere else in the city was dark, the place was packed. It had an electrifying energy and we were immediately hooked. It is where our name came from.
Audacious goal: To raise $6 million dollars to fully renovate our Lights Out’s building in Norway, Maine, into an arts and community hub.
Favorite quote: “Take chances, make mistakes, get messy” — Ms. Frizzle, “Magic School Bus” series
Influential book: “Hello Mr.” — a magazine with 10 issues by Ryan Fitzgibbon
Favorite podcast: “S-Town” or “This American Life”
Best way to recharge: I love to kayak.
At age 60: I see myself supporting a group of excited young people that want to build an organization that will have a huge impact.
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