Call to Artists!

Plans are afoot for the Creative Collective's first annual Fall Show, open to all area artists.  It will open with a reception from 5 to 7PM on Friday, September 16 and run through October 28 in the Kimball Room Gallery at the White River Craft Center.  For more details, info or questions see the registration form or e-mail the Collective at gmtncollective(at)gmail.com.

Click here to access a registration form.

August 2011 Meeting Minutes

CREATIVE COLLECTIVE MEETING 8/21/11

Barry, Bonny, Ken, Kevin, Malia, Sandy, new members Pam Druhen and Andrew Davis

Pam talked about her fiber art (like painting with a sewing machine!) and showed examples on business cards

Ken shared a possible conflict re: the name Green Mountain Creative Collective: the Green Mountain Cultural Center uses the same acronym

Ken shared examples of intake form for hanging art at town hall—ready to accept work

·      *adapt form for Craft Center use?

·      *Contact Cindy Spaulding or Gary Champy to show at Town Hall

Upcoming Events:

·      *Sculpture Symposium next Sat. 8/27—local sculptors can present work (10-15 min), will have computer projector set up, audience members invited also, lunch included

·      *VT Watercolor Society next show at Chandler, starts 9/30

Collective Show Fri. 9/16 to Fri. 10/28

·      *Opening or closing reception?  Opening reception, Friday 9/16 5-7PM

·      *Theme?  No—open local artists show, not just members

·     * Register by 9/10, drop off on 9/13 & 9/14 (10AM-1PM or 3-6PM each day)

·      *Closing Fri. 10/28, pick up work between 10 and 3

·     * Call to Artists—e-mail list, blog, Mindy Jackson, posted physically, 7 Days..?

·      *Poster—Andrew will help design and post

·      *$10 fee, separate from membership fee, for publicity costs

Pick up/closing potluck for Stone Motion on Sunday 9/11 at 11AM-- tentative

Tour of Café area

Artists Market

·      *Work should be labeled with artist’s name, price, contact info

·      *Andrew/Malia will create and print label template on card stock

·      *Get listing in Herald’s calendar section (after next show?)

Herald article upcoming—talk to Martha Slater tomorrow (Monday 8/22) at 3PM

·      *Sandy will call; Barry, Sandy, Bonny (?) and Malia (?) will meet at WRCC

Creative Collective Flier

For some reason this has been hard to post, so if the images can't be seen, check back again later-- I'll keep trying different file formats!

July 2011 Meeting Minutes

GMCC Meeting 7/17/11

Kevin, Barry, Ken, Malia, Sandy, Kathy, Eva

Discussion of Karen Petersen’s exhibit at Chandler Gallery and unveiling of her new public sculpture

Idea of getting together with other Randolph galleries to coordinate leaf-peeping tourism season—Ken will contact other galleries re: fall event, general joint brochure

Contacting people on e-mail list—Malia will give list to Ken to call personally

“Art from the heart of Vermont”—have painted hearts at galleries?

Next exhibit at Craft Center a GMCC member show this fall?  To coincide with Craft Center open house and/or café opening also?

·                            Proposed date: opening reception September 17 through end of October

·                            Poetry slam?

Future show concept: “Something Funny”

Publicity—how (some might ask whether??) to get more people involved in the GMCC and to come to shows and events

·                      Facebook & other social media

·                      Seven Days

·                      Vermont Art Zine-- http://vermontartzine.blogspot.com/

·                      Vermont Life Magazine

·                      VT Dept of Tourism—tourist flyer racks

·                       http://www.vermontvacation.com/-- how to link to The Vermont Travel Planner

·                     Valley News

·                      Three Stallion Inn

·                      Randolph Area Chamber of Commerce, Randolph website

·                      Brochure—John Lutz?

·                     What doesn’t appear to work to get the word out?  Herald, e-mail, posters

Zimet Art Project has work at the Shelburne Museum this summer, will be doing demonstration on Sunday 7/24’s Circus-palooza event

Sally Penrod show at Korongo Gallery July 22-August 28, opening Friday 7/22 5-7PM

Round Barn photography show opens August 1—Ken’s 5^th year participating, sells well there

Artist’s Market—need info for each artist’s work (Ken will make up a form), labels (consistent format—coordinate with Susan Rockwell, Kevin will purchase vellum)

·                         Still room for new artists—current work can be consolidated as necessary, and new walls will            become available

·                         Need small postcard-sized artist’s statements with contact info to mount with artwork, longer bio for binder

Other keys to a gallery’s success:  renting studio space, on-site art classes, on-going grants, publicity