Monday, April 18, 2011

April 2011 Meeting Minutes


Stone Motion Meeting 4/17/11, 1-2 PM
Barry, Erica, Eva, Holly, Kevin, Malia, cousin Mike, Tammy

Shared work (music, text, photocopied drawings, painted stones) & ideas
Stone Motion exhibit scheduled for June 25-26 at the WRCC
Gave feedback on poster design in progress—Malia will photograph stone


GMCC Meeting 4/17/11, 2-4 PM
Barry, Erica, Kevin, Malia, Patrick Texier, Sandy, Tammy

Craft Center has a corner studio for rent, $250/month (could be shared by up to 3 people)

Korongo Gallery— Friday April 29, 5-7 PM Phil Godenschwager exhibit opens
  •  Will be open Sundays, closed Monday-Tuesday starting in May

Weavers Guild exhibit May 14-29 at WRCC, interested in art (ideally fiber arts but open to suggestions) for the walls of the halls and lounge
  •           Erica and Tammy have work to contribute
  • ·      Rug-hooking?
  • ·      Peaceful Hearts quilters, Sue Schoolcraft, Alice Wakefield—Kevin will contact
  • ·      Knitting? Sandy will talk to them
  • ·      Alexis?
  • ·      Fee (no)/commission (yes, 25% commission to WRCC)
  • ·      Who will hang the show?  Participants themselves; Kevin, Barry, Sandy, Erica might be able to help/coordinate
  • ·      Show hung prior to May 14 during business hours
  • ·      Labels—Susan Rockwell; need to buy more vellum labels
  • ·      Will not be separately advertised; but will include Open Studio weekend so should provide exposure
  • ·      Picture rail will be installed in hall and lounge prior to Weavers Guild show

Membership application: revise registration form from Inaugural Show?

E-mail list: should it be blind? Active members vs. complete mailing list

Change meeting time for summer?  Poll the Collective… third Sunday, change to Monday evening? 
  • ·      Next meeting Sunday May 15 2-4, overlapping Weavers Guild show that ends at 3 (or 2:30-4:30?  Malia will contact Susan Rockwell)

Leadership questions:  someone needed to chair meetings, set agendas, or do it collectively
  • ·      Ken has volunteered to work as membership chair & treasurer
  • ·      Malia will continue to help with communications (e-mail, blog, minutes)

Future shows—should plan ahead; themes?
  • ·      Art Resource Association—a model for how to host self-hung, self-curated shows as they do in City Center, Montpelier
  • ·      “rent” wall space to individual artists for a period of time—commission to WRCC if any work sold, GMCC membership gets access to wall space, “Artists’ Market” concept rather than a unified show; need guidelines
  • ·      Send e-mail: come to next meeting to show work as part of the Collective wall, or to sign up for solo wall space