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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-13-ARTS-min 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. 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 May 23rd of Memorial Day weekend Business for Next Meetina • Website discussion • Discovery Day plans • Approval of our mission statement and guidelines • Review membership status • Update on mailroom situation • Space reservation for meetings beyond June 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 THE HOLE THING®Whimsical sweaters, housewares,and accessories made from recycled wool. • Website: www HoleThina corn • Available at: www TheHoleThina etsv corn From Pvcdbc@aol com Date Wed, 6 May 2009 14 35 51 -0400 Subject Fwd LOCAL CULTURAL COUNCIL NEWS & TO-DO'S - May 2009 To jhawkinson@hammondre com, goplerud@comcast net, Zoe Perrywood@gmail com, Jonathancharlescue@gmail com, gburnell@rcn com, bjanovitz@hammondre com, swalzer@swalzer com, Pvcdbc@aol com, cadyKnitz@hotmail com, victoriaecampos@gmail com, marytrometer@verizon net, jhpost2@comcast net Info prior to our meeting next Monday from MCC--B Big savings on Dell's most popular laptops Now startina at $449! --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date Tue, 5 May 2009 11 01 25 -0400 From masscultural@masscultural pmailus com To pvcdbc@aol com Subject LOCAL CULTURAL COUNCIL NEWS & TO-DO'S - May 2009 Sent by Massachusetts Cultural Council Reply to the sender /I ' :' A q e t .. % "-.A .y i 14 .1,../ 1 *. ye 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! ArtsBoston has launched a new arts and entertainment online calendar The new artsboston ora features upcoming concerts, ARTSBOSTON 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 ora/submit/ora, and information about your upcoming events at http //www artsboston ora/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 ora_ or contact Stephanie Janes at ArtsBoston at stephaniei©artsboston ora or 617-262-8632 x224 New LCC Public Web Paaes -` � As you know, each council has its own public web page available through the Online Office Councils can see their #; Mt public page at any time by going to https //www mass- °' culture ora/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 • Link to LCC/PASS application forms • Provide LCC contact info • List LCC grants from most recent fiscal year • Link to reimbursement forms and MCC credit logos Now LCC Chairs can • Add their LCC's logo • Provide an "About Us" for their council • Upload up to four images (w/ captions) • Post details about council news and events • Link to their Council's online calendar (if applicable) • Market their public web page with "user-friendly" URLs (For example, Lakeville's new URL is http //www mass-culture ora/Lakeville ) With this improved public web page, your council can more accurately and more vividly tell the ..�..... ..F .........,�I.. ..... .� .J...... 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I.. .......�.... ..... �.. ........ ..1.. 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 ora 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 Reaister for a Listenina Tour meetina 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 • Continue to check your council mailbox for reimbursement requests. Process these requests as you receive them • Make a plan to gather community input this spring or summer to solicit and collect local public opinion about Contrrtse°c•checi:yo4r Pt3 uitt Jx.ter how to best distribute funds re:mbut.erteng.a.Q�.: cr • Attend some of the projects that your LCC has funded This is a great time of year to visit projects Effie ni.ar ;:0.en er funded by your LCC Site visits give you an opportunity to cummundy:r,Kfa; 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 pr eau that`.'"Q oteut.that y.;1147 CA, applications in the fall iwidQd To Access the Toolkit Go to httD //www mass-culture ora/ 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 This electronic newsletter was sent to all LCC volunteers who have an email address on record This e-mail was sent from Massachusetts Cultural Council Immediate removal I c .I I.: with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. 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