We have an artist on staff who worked for a large company that designed and then fabricated for zoos and aquariums. We have been able to sell his services, first to another museum and then to a local indian tribe here in AZ. This artist could certainly make a lot more money if he worked directly with other organizations but he prefers to work through us to both, retain his benifits and to have a larger safety net should the project go sour. We have done this twice in recent years and does provide us with some small income. This artist essentially works for the contracting organization for the duration of the project. We have not aggresively tried to land additional contracts because I feel that this sort of work does not adequately fulfill our mission and except for a few bucks has no lasting benifit to us. I would rather have staff working on projects that will impact our institution more directly. These project have nothing to do with us as a science center. They just happen to tap the talents of one particular staff member. Other science centers do however, sell services closely related to their mission, producing 'exhibits for sale' for example. Joe Ruggiero Flandrau Science Center