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RAC_SEP_10_minutesRichfield Arts Commission Meeting Minutes 1 Thursday, September 2, 2010, 7p.m. Richfield Community Center http://www.cityofrichfield.org/officials/Commissions/arts.htm Commission Members present: Judy Goebel, Kevin Klos, Ellen Stinger, Jackie Mihalik, Deborah Caserotti, Willie Falwell, Marilyn Anderson, Ron Wilson, Pete Dysart, Bob Teslow, Melissa Huybrecht City Liason present: MaryKaye Champa, Debbie Goettel Guest: Michele Thompson Agenda Item Presenter Discussion Action, if any Approve August Minutes Minutes from the last meeting have not yet been published Deferred to next month City Staff Report MaryKaye Champa was not at the meeting, so the items she had to report were in the form of hardcopy. Snack Sales at Concerts in the Park has realized a profit of $78.42, which is now in the Arts Commission budget. The first of the three films to be sponsored by RAC this winter has been advertised in the Richfield Recreation Services Program Guide (page 11) that is mailed to all homes in Richfield. Finalize plans for Art Center Open House during Farmers' Market for Sept 18, Oct. 9 The upcoming Art Center Open House will be on September 18 from 9 to noon. Activities will include exhibits of relevant work by those Arts Commission Members who are offering public classes through Adult Education or the Recreation Program. Rather than doing demos, we will just exhibit work and have a description of the class offered. We will request staff to compile a one-page listing of arts classes offered this fall , dates, location, cost and registration information and duplicate it so we can hand it out during the Open House. Bob will bring his button machine. Spin art, rubbings and an opportunity to work on the mural paintings will be offered, depending on the number of volunteers who staff the open house. Peter is requested to recruit musicians to play during the open house. The next open house will be October 9. We had originally planned on decorating pumpkins, doing leaf rubbings and letting people paint on the mural. At this time we don’t know whether we can get pumpkins Richfield Arts Commission Meeting Minutes 2 donated. We will discuss this further at the October meeting. Teen Art Contest status Kevin Klos Kevin was not at the meeting, so this could not be discussed. Deferred to the October meeting. Retrospect- RAC Achievements Judy Goebel The commission reviewed a list of our accomplishments in the year since last September. See Attachment A. 2010-11 Planned Activities Judy Goebel The commission reviewed a list of activities planned for the coming year (September 2010 through August 2011), See Attachment B. In addition to the activities mentioned in the attachment, the Arts Commission would like to have an influence over the presence of artwork in the new city hall and over its selection. It was suggested that we find out when the next Mayor’s Hour will be held and have a group of RAC members go and speak with her about this. (Note: The Mayor’s Hour is held on the Last Saturday of the month from 9:30 to 10:30 am. The next one will be September 25 and will be at the Farmers’ Market.) Judy and Ellen will compile a calendar of our planned events for the coming year. Marketing RAC Judy Goebel There was a discussion of how we can better market our activities and arts events in Richfield. The following is a list of possibilities:  Write letters to the Editor of the Sun/Current  Issue press releases  Offer a chance on the Richfield city website for people to sign up for email news from us  Keep our FaceBook page updated Respectfully Submitted, Co-President Richfield Arts Commission Meeting Minutes 3 Attachment A Richfield Arts Commission Achievements in 2010 (Sept 2009-August 2010)  Staffed a Cattail Days booth (2009)  Provided judging for the Teen Art contest and helped with the logistics of the Recognition Breakfast for participants.  Staffed a table at the Richfield Remodeling Fair table and offered a presentation  Held Four Open Houses at the RichfieldArt Center  Provided a free activity at Vuitts Gallery during Penn Fest  Hosted Music in the Park (8 concerts0  Provided demos at Richfield History Center Ice Cream Social  Raised $78.42 by selling snacks and requesting donations  Judy and Ellen attended Metropolitan Regional Arts Council training  RAC leadership is participating in n etworking and partnering with other city commissions Richfield Arts Commission Meeting Minutes 4 Attachment B RAC September, 2010- August 2011 Planned Activities  Open Houses at Art Center May, 2011 – October, 2011  Judge and otherwise facilitate the Teen Art Contest  Film Series at the Community Center  Provide Volunteer Hosts for Music in the Park  Staff a table at the Richfield Remodeling Fair  Participate in the History Center Ice Cream Social/Outdoor Music. We would like to do plein air painting  Offer an activity at Penn Fest  Continue networking and partnering with other city commissions  Continue with fundraising: $  Continue participation in MRAC training  Continue to build our database of Richfield artists and continue marketing arts events