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Lexington Council for the Arts <br />Meeting Agenda <br />IA arch 4 <br />Tonight's meeting will be primarily focused on the review of the 2016 grant applications received <br />by the Council. <br />Pre - Meeting Tasks <br />Review of handouts & minutes <br />Attendance: <br />Present:Cristina Burwell (Chair), Lynne Klemmer, Seetha Ramnath, Jean Hart„ Jessie Steigerwald, Susan <br />Hammond, Faith Lin <br />Absent: Cheryl Meadows, Diana South, Leslie Masson <br />Guests: Rebecca McGowen (LC4A applicant), David Williams (Lincoln Park Cmte.) <br />Recording Secretary: Seetha Ramnath <br />Meeting start time: 7:03pm <br />1. WELCOME - Chairperson <br />2. REPORTS <br />a. Secretary's Report <br />i. Approval of previous meeting's minutes - approved Faith Lin, seconded by Lynne <br />Klemmer <br />b. Treasurer's Report <br />i. Local Revenue update to be made next month, as Treasurer unable to attend meeting <br />c. Grants Report <br />i. Upcoming Grant events <br />• No events planned for March, April has several planned <br />ii. Grant Publicity <br />• Susan will provide write -up in Lexington Minuteman <br />Lex. Historical Society grantee extension request <br />• Vietnam exhibit reimbursement extension granted <br />d. Communications Report <br />i. Website <br />• Facebook presence is more regular <br />• No comments on anything missing from website <br />ii. Newsletter <br />• The Council has a MailChimp account, and now just needs someone who knows <br />how to use it! The goal of instituting an arts council newsletter is to develop a <br />friends list to circulate information about the Lexington Arts Scene via artist <br />interviews, event listings, etc. <br />iii. Other <br />e. Fundraising Report <br />• Application to Community of Lexington - $5,000 investment for town -wide mailing <br />to gather interest in an arts council newsletter, and to establish an Annual <br />Appeal, as done earlier in the Council's history. Incoming funds from an annual <br />appeal could be applied to Town arts programming or public art. <br />3. NEW BUSINESS <br />a. Granite Forest project at Lincoln Park - David Williams <br />• Request for a token amount of support granted from LC4A, will discuss with Diana next <br />month regarding available funds <br />b. Connecting retailers to gallery artists <br />• Retailers have been directed to the artists listing and helped to connect with artists they <br />1 of 2 <br />