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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-20-ARTS-minLexington Council on the Arts Minutes October 20, 2014 Town Offices Building 7:00 p.m. Present - Diana South, Emily Passman, Lynne Klemmer, Cristina Burwell, Zoe Perry - Wood, Jessie Steigerwald, Matt Pronchick. Minutes were taken by Jessie Steigerwald. Meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. Secretary's report - Jessie Steigerwald Minutes from the September meeting were reviewed. Motion to approve was made by Lynne Klemmer and seconded by Emily Passman. The vote was unanimous. Treasurer's report - Diana South Three grantees from last year who have not yet contacted us: Historical Society, LCAS (Mural - $700.), Munroe Saturday Nights (Supportive Dance). Money remains through end of February. Three others contacted and said they did not run their events. $1,825.00 has not yet been claimed - some will not be claimed and will go into the 2016 grant pool. Total balance: $3,639.44 in state funds. $2,685.00 in local account balance. There will be approximately $1,000 unclaimed funds that will go into next grant cycle. State grant: $4,350.00. Chairperson report - Cristina Burwell Town Report Chair distributed pens and binders. Chair shared the Town report, which includes several photos documenting parade participation, trading cards, and it is now in google drive under "Report ". LCO Grant Application Cristina worked from last year's application but transferred our requested location over to the Community Center for a gallery space. Membership Would like to connect with music, dance, drama or literature. Discussed Monday meetings versus other days. Monday still works for group and other days have assorted conflicts. Old Business Website / Blog Zoe, Matt and Diana will work on the blog and plan to meet next Tuesday at noon. Review of Grant Proposal Workshop Zoe shared that the meeting was held at the Arts and Crafts Society. Several people attended, including people who were applying this cycle. Matt and Cristina also attended. Jean Hart was commended for doing a great job with promotion. This year, we did newspaper, email and fliers. She also sent to high school arts too. Suggestions are to do some promotion further in advance, to consider some kind of email list collection, and to consider holding it in June. Diana has started a database that includes all prior applicants. She will move it into a contact sheet and put it on google. We will revisit this at November meeting. New Business Request for LCA Subcommittee Leslie Masson moved to support an affiliation with the Golden Tricorne project where LCA will accept funds designated for the project, keep track of these funds, including processing reimbursements. Golden Tricorne will acknowledge LCA as "Golden Tricorne Committee in partnership with Lexington Council for the Arts." Lynne Klemmer seconded it. It was unanimous. Comments on Lexington Pocket Park design proposal Cristina attended to learn about the proposals for Grain Mill Gateway. There were two proposals and the group received input. The refined version was not received perfectly, so further refinements are underway. Leslie Masson also attended the meeting. Review of Grant Applications for 2014 Checklist concept: Met deadline? Contact information? Basic requirements? Project info makes sense? Plan if not fully funded? Target wide range of residence? New program or emerging artists? Plan for publicity? Venue? Potential to promote excellence in and access to the arts? 1. Pops Chorus - Cristina 2. MUSIC dance.edu - Cristina 3. Metropolitan Wind Symphony - Cristina 4. Contemporary Arts International - Diana 5. Karen Berman - Mulligan- Diana 6. Discovery Museums- Diana 7. The Marble Collection - Emily 8. LACS: Ceramics - Jessie 9. LOS -Emily 10. Special Needs Arts Program - Lynne 11. Lexington Symphony - Lynne 12. In Good Company - Lynne 13. New Repertory Theater - Matt 14. Denise Doucette - Matt 15. Stephen Collins - Matt 16. Henry Lappen - Jessie 17. Sunanda Sahay - Jessie 18. William Diamond Fife & Drum - Emily 19. Munroe Sat. Nights - Jean 20. Kammerwerke Double Wind Quintet - Jean 21. Zoe Perry -Wood - Jean 22. Fruitlands Museum - Cheryl 23. Zoe Perry -Wood - Cheryl 24. LACS - Cheryl 25. Belmont World Film- Cristina 26. Chamber Music- Cristina Video Show /Clip Concept Discussed ideas around art shows, sharing information over Lexmedia or the blog to include artists at work in Lexington. Announcements Upcoming shows: Emily Passman - is having a show in Concord November 2015 Zoe Perry -Wood - Cambridge Art Association Members Prize Show National Portrait Gallery - in London Zoe has someone helping on gallery from Concord. Letter out to Munroe for artists (who would get priority) to see if they would want a show in next three years. They created a google form to collect information. Emily suggests Minuteman article as well. Matt made a motion to adjourn at 8:38 p.m. Emily Passman seconded. Meeting adjourned unanimously and very cheerfully. Next meetings: November 10 (Parker Room) Community Center - Interiors Meeting might be Friday 10/24/14 (or 27th)