Minutes
ESTACADA
AREA ARTS COMMISSION
Wednesday,
March 5, 2008
Meeting called to order at 6:35 p.m.
Commissioners
Present: Gloria
Polzin, Am Griswold, Janette Kirchhofer, Angel Austin, Rob Gaskill and Kathleen
Wyatt.
Jami Berry Absent
Approval of Minutes: January and
February minutes were approved.
Financial Statement: Kathleen gave us the financial
statement. With the Arts Action Alliance
and State of Oregon grants added in, the Summer Celebration balance is
currently $5,036 and the Arts Commission’s Administrative balance is $1,499.
Yahoo Group: It was discussed whether to discontinue this
seemingly useless effort. It was decided
to keep it for now and try to make it more user-friendly.
Thank you Cards: One needs to be sent to RACC for the $2200
grant received, and possibly one to Alex Fulmor, who is building our fundraiser
benches.
Music Crawl III: The EAAC discussed donating to the Spring
Music Crawl. It was moved and seconded
that we donate $200. Motion carried with
one abstention. Rob offered the use of
the Chamber’s US Bank account to the Music Crawl, so that careful accounting of
monies collected could be made. Am will discuss this with Music Crawl Committee members.
Subcommittee Reports:
Summer Celebration: Everyone seemed to be on track at the meeting
held last month.
Publicity: Kathleen will write an article for the Rural
View newsletter, something regarding Summer Celebration, Arts & Culture,
etc.
Fundraising: Am brought in one of the benches to be
auctioned, all but finished, and all agreed they are very nice. Rob mentioned the idea of making some benches
and leaving them unpainted for buyers to purchase as custom-painted-to-order
pieces. Discussion on whether to pay
Alex some stipend for his efforts in building the benches was tabled for now.
Community Relations: Rob reported on some Chamber activities (Good
Morning Estacada, etc). Rob again
offered the services of Connie Redmond, who works for the Chamber and is
willing to make calls, stuff envelopes, etc.
Public Art Opportunities: Gloria reported on the Main Street Workshop,
where the Highway renewal project was discussed thoroughly. Possibilities include a crosswalk, sidewalks,
trees, traffic median, bike lanes, lights, flowers, and Art!
FOTA: Am will begin calling soon (promise) as she
is also preparing to call for Kid’s Art Booth volunteers.
Arts & Culture:
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Final performances of PAGE play
“Harvey” March 7 & 8
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Music Crawl March 21
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Sneakin’ Out on March 29
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Writers Night is coming up on April 12
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Larry Wilder and the Stumptown Stars on
April 18
Estacada Business Summit: the date has changed, and it is now scheduled
for April 12.
EAAC Spring Retreat: Do we need one? What will we discuss? It was decided we should hold a Spring retreat to discuss policies for Summer Celebration,
and the strategic/action plan for the Arts Commission needs to be reviewed and
updated. It will be held here in Council
Chambers from 5 - 8 p.m. in place of our regular meeting.
Next Month’s Meeting is April 2, 2008 -
Spring Retreat with Special Agenda
Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully submitted by Am Griswold for Jami Berry