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• Zoe to locate form used for joining Artists Directory. Diana mentioned putting a link to that on the Directory page. • Diana will explore other cheaper options for the Artists Directory (e.g. the justhost.com).. • All LCA members should explore the current and new websites to make the following decisions later: o Do we prefer the format of the current artslexington.org website, or the proposed blog.artslexington.org website? o Should we logically separate the Artists Directory from the LCA website? This simply means that we want different people to maintain each. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. There are two seats on the Council (Regie's term is expiring and he did not respond to query about continuing; Matt moved and resigned in July), with one application made to the Board of Selectmen for appointment. Cristina made note that it would be ideal to balance the group by adding a male, as well as culturally to add a Chinese perspective, and an interest in music. Cristina and Jean agreed to another term's reappointment. b. Community Center meeting • The Library is making plans to fold in the Community Center gallery into their gallery exhibit rotations, and look forward to working with the Council to streamline this. • Zoe, Lynne, and Cristina attended the last planning meeting. The Library director is hoping to make the Council's October meeting to discuss this further. c. Filipowski Sculpture may well have a home in the Community Center (watch this space!) d. Gallery Night Update - 2 women from the Center Alliance are working to locate banks and real estate agencies in town to host a gallery show that would culminate in food and drinks and meet - the- artist night, Jean has a notebook that archives the 2008 arts walk in town that was very similar (this has been made available on the LCA Google Drive for members). November 13th 2015 is the target date, in the likelihood of coinciding with special holiday retail nights planned for that weekend. The next meeting to discuss this is Thursday 17th at LACS. e. Grain Mill Alley Pocket Park Update - HDC meeting resulted in the park committee taking down the solar globe lights (as part of field test), and shortening the time the temporary furniture is up. Due to complaints from building office tenants re: noise, the furniture will be removal by September 15th. At the group's next meeting on 9/24, new ideas by the hired design firm will be presented for the permanent installation. f. Community input Survey - URL for online survey now on business cards to hand out (distributed in meeting to all attendees). Paper forms are also at Cary Library. This information was posted in the town listserv, as well as sent to the Minuteman and Colonial Times newspapers. The survey will close the beginning of October. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Artists Listsery - Groups.google.com - 40 artists are now on this list. b. Grants: PR & Local Priorities - PR flyers were distributed to each attendee to help post around town. Cristina reported that articles were sent to the Colonial Times, and Minuteman newspapers, as well as over 100 emails (including several town listservs), and fliers were put at Cary Library and LACS. c. Window painting project - Lexington Retailers Association is interested in working with the Council to host a window decorating event whereby artists paint some seasonal images on Town retail windows. It is anticipated that this would be in place by December 4th for the town holiday lights. Cristina is attending Lexington Retailer's Association meeting on 17th of September and will share further details. It is believed that the Council's input would be to find local artists to participate. d. "Hidden Treasures" arts walk is expected to happen again this year (on May 14th, 2016). There has been interest by the Lexington Symphony (also holding an event this w /e) and the Friends of the Bikeway (should there be a possibility to do something along the bike path). The group discussed centralizing art along the Bike Path with a few votes to expand to Parker meadow or Tower Park. 3 of 4