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Approved Minutes -Lexington Council for the Arts -June 9, 2014 2 Action item: David Williams advised that we must vote to approve release of funds for $175.00 from Trust and $25.00 from us in order to fund the Ella Lou Dimmock Award. Emily Passman moved to approve release of funds for $175.00 from the Ella Lou Dimmock Trust and $25.00 from our Local Fund account. Jean Hart seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Community Center grant proposal is now posted on Google Drive. It was not accepted. Jean reported that LACS is working on mural, though the progress is not yet visible. LOS reimbursement request for food was over by $17.90. It was reported that this was just record keeping and LCA will reimburse for agreed grant amount (and not over). New Business: Cristina introduced the evening's main discussion items: our input regarding the Community Center, and our future Fundraising plans. Fundraising: Fundraising was taken up first, and Zoe Perry-Wood observed that the timing for a fundraising initiative may be too late. Zoe felt that a mid-June start time might prove too challenging if our goal is to increase funds available for the fall cycle. It would be advantageous to raise funds before October 15th. Cristina confirmed that postcards and letterhead could be available for new fundraising efforts. Zoe reviewed some earlier suggestions, including hosting an event in someone's home. Regie O'Hare Gibson has shared the idea of ekphrasis. Emily Passman shared the idea of holding a Pecha-Kucha, or similar event. (A "20 x 20" event includes having someone present 20 slides, at 20 seconds each. Presenters prepare a topic in advance. 10— 12 presenters create an exciting event full of ideas and creative sharing. An emcee is important. Townspeople advertise stores or services, which adds another element. Presentations vary and could be about art or business ideas.) Like a mini-Ted Talk. Notes are allowed. Leslie Masson shared experiences from an anthropology conference. (Similar sharing with multiple presenters, at five minutes each but no slides, and no notes. Audience pays to come in. Leslie felt an auditorium could be helpful.) Emily noted that there are standards for becoming an official Pecha-Kucha society. Zoe suggests maybe you can do a 20 x 20 talk without being part of a formal Pecha-Kucha. Or evening of 6 painters presenting 20 x 20, or artist talks. On the question of timing, Jessie said she doesn't want to give up trying to increase resources for next grant cycle and outlined reasons she felt it was not too late. Jessie felt the urgency to increase available funds is real because we were not able to fund all of the