Banker buys cow
Stopping in for an impromptu lunch at Lowell health food oasis, Life Alive, several of us bloggers sat with Enterprise Bank Chairman George Duncan. The conversation ranged from health food to local politics (MA-05 in particular) and quite naturally to blogging, about which we had a lot to say, as you might imagine. Lynne of Left in Lowell mentioned that she is an artist (in addition to being a blogger, radio host, political activist, web designer, etc), which led the conversation to art, which led to us getting a mini-tour of Enterprise Bank’s Middle Street offices where Mr. Duncan proceeded to show us some of the local art he has purchased to adorn the office walls. There were some beautiful Lowell-themed pieces by Tom Gill that looked great on the exposed brick walls; however, the piece that stood out for us was Heidi Jackson’s “Have we met someplace?” which is shown below:
When Mr. Duncan goes on an art-buying expedition at the Brush Art Gallery or the Western Ave Studios, he brings back his choices and lets bank employees select which ones they would like in their offices. While chatting and viewing the soon- to-be-expanded office space and the beautiful conference room that is available to community groups, we learned that Enterprise Bank was voted the #1 best place to work of mid-sized companies in Massachusetts (Boston Business Journal, 2006). Looking around at the light, art-filled offices and the smiling employees, we weren’t surprised.
By the way, to learn more about Heidi Jackson, you can visit her at her website or go to Western Ave Open Studios this Saturday. As on every first Saturday of the month, from noon to 5:00 pm, the Western Ave artists will open their doors to the public. Who knows, you too might buy a cow or other unusual piece of art!