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Lexington Council for the Arts (LCA)
Minutes for Meeting April 13, 2009
Cary Memorial Library
Present: Barbara Ciampa, Co-Chair; Louise Cady-Fernandes; Jan Goplerud; Zoe Perry Wood, Co- Chair;
Janet Post, Secretary; Jackie Hawkinson;
Absent: Victoria Campos, Bill Janowitz, Jonathan Cue; Mary Trometer,Treasurer; Sirarpi Heghinian
Walzser
Call to Order
Barbara Ciampa called the meeting to order at 7:16PM
Secretary's Report
The minutes for the March ‘09 meeting were accepted.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer’s report was accepted. There is a balance of $10,058.74.
Grant Business:
??Betty Ray sent her request for reimbursement by mail and town hall sent it back to her. This is
not an unusual incident that our mail gets redirected back to the sender because there are
several different departments that sort the mail and not everyone is familiar with LCA. Barbara
will check with George Burnell to see if he can straighten this situation out.
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Cary Library will soon be asking for the $5000 in funds that we are granting to them for their front
entranceway “donor wall” display.
New Business:
??Concern has arisen that the Lexington Council for the Art’s link on the town website is very hard
to find. Zoe, Jan and Bill are on our website subcommittee and will prepare some suggestions to
submit to Candy McLaughlin that will hopefully allow us to be more visible on the town’s site.
??Jan presented the LCA’s new mission statement and guidelines for those who submit grants to
us. We will put them on our MCC page and also the town page eventually.
??We are planning to have a table again at the non-profit tent on Discovery Day, which is Saturday
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May 23 of Memorial Day weekend.
Business for Next Meeting
Website discussion
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Discovery Day plans
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Approval of our mission statement and guidelines
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Review membership status
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Update on mailroom situation
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Space reservation for meetings beyond June
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Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM. The next meeting will be May 11, 2009 at 7:00 PM in Cary
memorial Library in the Learning Center.
Respectfully submitted
/s/ Louise Cady-Fernandes
Recording Secretary
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Local Cultural Council News & To-Do's -- May 2009
Welcome...
Welcome to the May issue of the LCC News and To-Do's. The nice weather is
here, and what better time for a little spring cleaning! Take this opportunity to update your
council's public information and membership list in the online office, and collect community input
if your council is due.
This month we highlight a few great resources that are available to councils. The first is offered
through ArtsBoston and is our feature article. The second is the updates we've made to your
council's public web pages, and the third offers councils a new way to recruit volunteers. We
hope these will help you in the great work you do!
important information to applicants.Massachusetts To help LCCs reach potential members, we have created an MCC listing on the Recruit New Volunteers to Your Council then click "Update
your council's public web page." To update your new public web page, click on the yellow "Council Profile" button, and password. and log in with your chair username and culture.org-www.massVisit
the online office at
Feature
ArtsBoston has launched a new arts and
entertainment online calendar. The new
artsboston.org features upcoming concerts,
exhibits, performances, and screenings in the
Greater Boston area. Its goal is to gather all
of Greater Boston's cultural and
entertainment events in one central space that is accurate and easy for the public to use. There
is also space to read reviews from the media and individuals, as well as watch video and hear
audio for an interactive and informed buying decision.
You can submit your organization's information free of charge at
www.artsboston.org/submit/org, and information about your upcoming events at
http://www.artsboston.org/submit/event. This is a perfect opportunity for local arts
organizations to list themselves on this new site and gain exposure. Be sure to tell your
grantees and your community about this new resource!
For more information, go to www.artsboston.org or contact Stephanie Janes at ArtsBoston at
stephaniej@artsboston.org or 617-262-8632 x224.
LCC News
New LCC Public Web Pages
As you know, each council has its own public web page
available through the Online Office. Councils can see their
public page at any time by going to https://www.mass-
culture.org/lcc_public.asp and selecting your city/town's
name from the list on the left.
We've recently launched some important improvements
to this feature and wanted to share them with you.
In addition to what was possible before, you can:
Post local guidelines and priorities
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Link to LCC/PASS application forms
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Provide LCC contact info
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List LCC grants from most recent fiscal year
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Link to reimbursement forms and MCC credit logos
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Now LCC Chairs can:
Add their LCC's logo
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Provide an "About Us" for their council
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Upload up to four images (w/ captions)
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Post details about council news and events
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Link to their Council's online calendar (if applicable)
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Market their public web page with "user-friendly" URLs (For example, Lakeville's new
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URL is http://www.mass-culture.org/Lakeville.)
With this improved public web page, your council can more accurately and more vividly tell the
story of everything it does for arts and culture in your community, while continuing to provide
Log MCC Communities Department: Pictured: North Adams Open Studios 0960 x285.-232- at 800Kylie Sullivanmail address, please contact -your eTo change toolkit and password: memberin
with the username: -
story of everything it does for arts and culture in your community, while continuing to provide
important information to applicants.
Visit the online office at www.mass-culture.org and log in with your chair username and
password. To update your new public web page, click on the yellow "Council Profile" button, and
then click "Update your council's public web page."
Recruit New Volunteers to Your Council
To help LCCs reach potential members, we have created an MCC listing on the Massachusetts
Service Alliance web site. The MSA helps to connect volunteers with opportunities across the
state. Any LCC may log onto the MCC agency profile to add a volunteering opportunity in their
specific town.
We hope that potential volunteers will be directed to you and that you will increase your
membership. You may use this resource whenever you are seeking new members, and can
leave your listing up for one year. Learn more about making your own listing under Tips for
Recruitment in the online office.
The Listening Tour Meeting in Warren on May 7 has been cancelled due to low
registration. Come to our other meetings and let us know what you think! We invite all
LCC members to participate in the LCC Listening Tour; there are still four meetings remaining in
locations across the state. At these meetings you'll get to learn more about the new web site,
provide feedback about the LCC program, discuss LCC-generated topics and exchange ideas
with other councils. Register for a Listening Tour meeting.
Gold Star Award Celebrations
Congratulations to the Gold Star recipients and the LCCs that funded these projects! Visit the
online office for details about the projects and upcoming local celebrations.
LCC To-Do's
Continue to check your council mailbox for
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reimbursement requests. Process these requests as
you receive them.
Make a plan to gather community input this spring or
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summer to solicit and collect local public opinion about
how to best distribute funds.
Attend some of the projects that your LCC has
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funded. This is a great time of year to visit projects
funded by your LCC. Site visits give you an opportunity to
gauge the quality and community impact of funded
projects firsthand. You will be a more knowledgeable and
effective evaluator when it comes time to vote on
applications in the fall.
To Access the Toolkit:
Go to http://www.mass-culture.org/
Go to http://www.mass-culture.org/
Log-in with the username: member and password: toolkit
To change your e-mail address, please contact Kylie Sullivan at 800-232-0960 x285.
Pictured: North Adams Open Studios
MCC Communities Department:
Jen Lawless, Program Manager
Tara Ahmed, Program Coordinator
Sara Ewing, Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Longmire, Program Coordinator
Kylie Sullivan, Program Coordinator
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