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Agenda Minutes September 10, 2012
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society
Present: Zoe Perry Wood, Chair; Jan Gopelrud;Victoria Campos, secretary; Emily
Passman, Reggie Gibson, Chris Kyle, Treasurer, and Liz Lemont, guest
Absent Jackie Hawkinson, Diamond Hayes, and Meg Landers
Zoe called the meeting to order at 7 20pm
Chris made a motion to accept Jan. minutes;Approved.
Tonics Discussed
• Zoe missing March and May 2012 minutes; secretary absent during those
meetings Victoria to follow up in an email
• Treasurer's Report: Chris met with Lex Town treasurer today to fulfill MCC
requirements for a meeting between LCA and Municipal fiscal officer in
sept to go over funding cycle All these amounts have to be reconciled
• Chris went over the amounts disbursed to 2011 (All except Robotics, whose
money of$300 will revert to 2012-13 grant cycle)
• Of our 2012 grantees, only two--Open Studios and John Root, have submitted
their requests for reimbursement
• Council divvied up the grantees in order to send them reminder emits of the
Feb 6 2013 deadline
Lexington Pops Chorus Jan
Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee Jan
Contemporary Arts International: Emily
Denise Doucette Meg
Lexington Arts &Crafts Society Victoria
John Root: Diamond
Bridge Elementary School Victoria
Sam Doran/Lexington Historical Society Zoe
Munroe Saturday Nights: Emily
Metropolitan wind Symphony Zoe
Lexington Open Studios Zoe
Discovery Museum:
Masterworks Chorale
• Council reviewed Edwin Huberdeau's application to be on the LCA. Zoe to
contact him
• Discussed Gallery at Munroe
+ as a location for holding an LCA Iuried group arts show and cash bar as a
venue for fundraising for the LCA, Friends of the Munroe Center for the Arts
to contact(Reggie to reach out to Tom Griffiths, Denise Rickets, Merrill
Meadow, Dan Fenn); artists could volunteer to gallery-sit.
+ put forward a proposal to the Munroe Board that the LCA take over the
running of the gallery
• Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Zoe to photograph participants at
Munroe Center
• Zoe to add the Call for 2013 Grant Applications on the LCA website
• Jan to write up a paragraph calling fro new members; paragraph to be
included on the LCA website
• Discussed Gallery at Munroe
+ as a location for holding an LCA juried group arts show and cash bar as a
venue for fundraising for the LCA, Friends of the Munroe Center for the Arts
New Business
• Review Surveys taken during the LOS,
• Artists'talks at Cary Memorial Library; LCA wants to coordinate with Cary to
put forward local artists
Meeting adjourned at 9pm. Next meeting October 1, 2012 in Cary Library.