Minutes (Updated)

ESTACADA ARTS COMMISSION

Wednesday, June 5, 2002

Present:

Commissioners – Jane Reid, Barbara Mattson, Jami Berry, Karen Veslick, Katinka Bryk, and Gloria Feider Polzin.

Guests – Keppie Kepplinger, Gary Guttridge, and Nina Hamilton

Meeting called to order at 7:06 pm; minutes of May 1, 2002, approved as corrected.

*Karen, Jane, and Barbara need to reapply for Arts Commission positions. They will need to submit their applications to the City.

*There was no Budget Review as there were no copies available.

OLD BUSINESS

Banner Update

Samples are in the Innovation Graphics office and once they are printed, we should have them in four days.

PGE banner application has to be done.

There is a community celebration planned on June 28, 2002, for the new median strip. There will be room for plantings. We hope to have the banners up by then.

Spring Arts & Lectures

Katinka sent in reviews.

It was discussed that the name be changed to “Spring Arts Series.” We decided to talk about it again in September.

There was discussion about how publicity is the key to getting the community to come to these lectures. Suggestions included a community “upcoming events” board, having the City put the upcoming information on the water bills, use reader boards at The Cazadero and the junior high. Also, perhaps forming a publicity committee.

Summer Celebration

Posters went out to all the local schools. Barbara agreed to take them to local churches. Nina Hamilton will distribute down Broadway. We will leave a stack at the newspaper office.

Jami will check with Rod Moore regarding the availability of the Ace Hardware location for the art exhibit.

Gloria checked with Tomas Griessman and Ken Streeter about using their empty stores.

Karen will contact John McAdoo about street closures. She would like to see the street closed all of Saturday.

If inclement weather causes the Main Street project to be extended, we need to come up with an alternative plan just in case.

Jane will call Leslie Atlansky about Summer Celebration advertisement poster.

Co-Op Gallery Update

Karen, Norma and Dave Piper, and Nine Bradford met to discuss the possibilities. Dave wrote a business plan. They plan to meet with Myrna Yoder about her co-op experience. The possibility of it running as a non-profit business was also discussed.

Auditorium Committee Update

Jane connected with the Oregon Arts Commission regarding a $500 assistance grant. She will meet on June 11 with Cheryl Snow.

Arts Commission Brochure Update

Jami, Katinka, and Jane completed the brochure. If anyone wants changes or updates, contact Jami and/or bring changes to next meeting.

Public Art Policy

No update.

Outreach

Lisa Holman of the Chamber of Commerce requested updated information about the celebration.

Katinka emailed Bob Austin and spoke with Randy Ealy about creating support for a public art policy. City-backed interest for supporting art should be included in a comprehensive plan.

Next Friday, there will be a County Arts Leaders meeting in Oregon City at Carnegie Center.

NEW BUSINESS

Board Elections

We elected board positions as follows:

Jane Reid, Chair

Gloria Feider Polzin, Co-Chair

Jami Berry, Secretary

Katinka Bryk, Treasurer

Jami will take over the Arts Commission Scrapbook from Norma.

Cultural Summit

It will be held on June 20-21 at the Oregon Convention Center. Cultural trust, pool of money, and grant programs.

Cheryl Snow has agreed to come in September for another Clackamas County Arts Alliance retreat to discuss the direction of commission.

Policy for New Commission Members

Katinka reviewed and decided to plan some time in the near future to work on it, plus putting together a brochure.

Miscellaneous

The Arts Commission received a thank you letter from the drama group, “The Chair Wasn’t There.” It was read and will be placed in the scrapbook.

Gary Guttridge with participate in the Lewis and Clark Pageant, which will be a series of short skits in conjunction with the Philip Foster Farm.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Gloria Feider Polzin, Acting Secretary