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Lexington Council for the Arts (LCA)
Minutes for Meeting November 3, 2008
Cary Hall, Ellen Stone Room
Present: Barbara Ciampa, Co-Chair; Louise Cady-Fernandes; Janet Post, Secretary; Jan Goplerud;
Zoe Perry Wood, Co Chair; Jonathan Cue; Mary Trometer,Treasurer; Bill Janowitz; Jackie
Hawkinson;
Absent: Sirarpi Heghinian Walzser
Call to Order
Zoe Perry Wood called the meeting to order at 7:10PM
Secretary's Report
The minutes for the October ‘08 meeting were accepted.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer’s report was accepted. There is a balance of $8800.22 in our account
Grant Business:
Thirty-five grant proposals have been submitted that our grant subcommittee has done an initial
review of. The proposals total $22,998. We have only $4470 that has been allocated to us by
MCC for distribution. The subcommittee will meet one more time before our next meeting.
New Business:
??We currently have two applicants to fill the vacancy on our board from Myron’s
resignation. Victoria Campos will be invited to join our next meeting so that we can meet
her.
??We have been approved by the town to have posters and/or a banner made that says
“Lexington Council for the Arts” to hang at our functions, or for other groups to hang
that we have given money to. Zoe will order them.
??Zoe suggested developing an email list to use to notify people about our grant cycle in
the future.
??Continued discussion about someday having an art auction to sell the artwork that our
council owns.
??Barbara shared an email from MCC about nominating a local group that we have given
grant money to for a Golden Star Award or a Leadership Council Award. Janet will put a
list together of all the different groups we have given grant money to so that we can
discuss this further.
??Zoe discussed the possible MCC reduction in our grant money and how it might effect
our communications with those that we are giving grant money to. It was agreed that
sending out a preliminary approval letter to our grant recipients letting them know about
the possible cutbacks and delay in funding might be a good thing to do.
??Barbara reported that the library is now thinking of making the donor wall a tile artwork
instead of a mural.
Business for Next Meeting:
Introduction of Victoria Campos
Grant Business
Introduction of Victoria Campos
Town Hall art
Website
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. The next meeting will be December 8, at 7:00 pm in
the Ellen Stone Room in Cary Hall.
Respectfully submitted
/s/ Louise Cady-Fernandes
Recording Secretary