January 2012 Meeting Minutes

Creative Collective Meeting 1/15/12, 2-4 PM

Barry, Donna, Holly, Ken, Malia

Update from Holly—working on Cuba & Sardonis videos, plans to show in the near future:  Cuban video will be shown Friday March 16 at Jewish Community Center in Woodstock

Wide-ranging discussion starting with Holly’s experiences traveling in Cuba to document the Jewish community there in video

Visual identity of White River Craft Center, Artists Market space

Barry brought Man Ray photo “Image of Man” for discussion

Question for all:  How can we improve the Artists Market??

Cultural Facilities Grant?  Ask Kevin if WRCC has applied

Donna and Ken will come in to tidy up the gallery space in the next couple weeks

December 2011 Meeting Minutes

Creative Collective Meeting 12/18/11, 2-4 PM

Barry, Erica, Holly, Ken, Kevin, Malia

Review of recent activity: labels, costs

Update from Holly—working on Cuba & Sardonis videos, would like to show in the near future (WRCC? Elsewhere in town?)

Kimball Gallery—plan themed show for spring/next year? Invite traveling shows here?  VT Arts & Humanities Council

Who wants to write a grant to be gallery director??

New Creative Collective file cabinet in darkroom!  Posters, postcards, & labels are there

Idea of open studio drawing evening—organize, get sign-ups

Holiday Artists’ Market

Move back to Kimball Gallery little by little

Replace rest of labels after work is in “permanent” position

To Do:

Personally invite another artist to join the Artists Market

Come in and move your own artwork, do your own labeling (print neatly with extra fine Sharpie)

E-mail Herald to update Calendar listing (Malia)

And finally, sharing work!

Barry: Eat More…, misuse of the word “abstract” (for future discussion)

Malia: photo & art notecards

Ken: wood-mounted photos, tribute to Vermeer

Erica: photos of new sculpture

November 2011 Meeting Minutes

Creative Collective Meeting 11/20/11, 2-4 PM

Alexis, new member Donna, Erica, Ken, Malia, Tammy

Discussion to explain membership, talk about publicity, etc.

Tammy talked about successful studio sale this month: advertised in the World, posters at Gifford & around town

Lars Neilson, publicist who has worked with Alexis, of help to Collective or members?

Holiday Artists’ Market

• Poster for Holiday Artists’ Market—8.5x11, postcard size; get images from Sandy; Malia & Donna will create poster
• Name change to Winter Artists’ Market, to extend duration
• Publicity for WAM—Herald, Times Argus, Seven Days ($)?, posters hung, radio station (Ken)

To Do:

• Signs up on Main St.
• Stop sign at end of Randolph Ave?
• Publicity for WAM
• Labels— find vellum labels? Good looking design with handwritten info: acceptable
• Filing cabinet for Creative Collective
• Purchasing—need to talk to Kevin about arrangement
• Receipts, list of artists’ names and phone numbers
• Mailing list; does post office have option to send mailing to all area residences?

 And finally, sharing work!

• Malia’s books from bookcrafting workshop, handpainted child’s height chart
• Tammy’s 28 years of basket weaving, including the Stone Motion piece
• Alexis’s new graphite drawings
• Erica’s new sculpey figurine, goddess drawing
• Ken’s ideas for reproduction of members’ work

October 2011 Meeting Minutes

Creative Collective Meeting 10/16/11, 2-4 PM
Alexis, Barry, Erica, Ken, Kevin, Malia, Sandy, Tammy

 Discussion of recent shows and events: Brian Pfeiffer opening at Korongo Gallery, Arts Bus Open House at WRCC, watercolor exhibit at Chandler, Creative Collective article in the Herald

 Alexis invites artists to her studio for conversation about beauty, community and healing

 Tammy announces studio sale at her Northfield studio—clearance work $5 & up, 20% off new work 

Getting the word out—both to artists and audience

 Next show?
• With greater organization and delegation of responsibility, putting on a show could be much easier
• **Possible Hi-Lo exhibit at WRCC, dates TBA, class/workshop in conjunction Artists’ Market—unified label; expand to Kimball Gallery?
 • Send personal invitations via snail mail to participate in holiday market (“the Gift of Art”)
• Possible discount table, $5-$15 items (with honor system lock box?)
• “Gimmick” to attract attention throughout town, i.e. public art project?
• Information about Collective posted

 $234.94 in Collective coffers

 Needs assessment: how is the Collective working for us?
• Shift focus back to sharing work and inspiration—presentation, demonstration, etc.
• Put energy into on-going Artists’ Market, not short-term shows for a while
• Keep meetings on third Sunday

 Tasks & questions:
• Invitation to Holiday Artists’ Market— print on WRCC cards; Malia will e-mail text (composed in meeting) to Kevin
• Flier—distribute better, mail ahead with invitation & application; Sandy and Malia will each print 50
• Look up addresses—Ken will look up & cross-check with Kevin, needed by end of October
• *Publicity—Alexis will put up fliers, stuff envelopes; MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
• Poster—Sandy has seasonal art to use; Malia will create after drop-off dates
• *Who will staff drop-off dates? Fridays, November 11 & 18 and Saturdays, November 12 & 19 (or by appointment)—what times??
• *Purchasing of art—who/how?
• *Labels—Kevin will talk to Susan Rockwell
• *“Presentation ready”—do we agree about what this means?

 **LATE-BREAKING NEWS: Hi-Lo show will be on display in the Kimball Gallery and café spaces during the weeks of 12/5 and 12/12. Artists’ Market will need to be moved to the north hallway

Summer flashback: Stone Motion performances

At long last, here is a short video from the June opening of the Stone Motion exhibit, featuring John Mahan, Barry Miller, Spencer Lewis, and Eddie Freund (plus audience participation :).

September 2011 Meeting Minutes

Creative Collective Meeting 9/18/11, 2-4 PM

Barry, Erica, Malia

1. Sharing inspiration and stories behind the work in the gallery:  Music…the human form…self-portraits…current events…symbolism of blue sky… discussion of relationship between origin and interpretation of artwork

2. What’s going on with the Collective? It’s time for our second annual self-examination to determine how we want to move forward!  Last fall it was a broad survey of all the e-mail list to determine the interests and needs of the community; this time the “core” membership must engage in the discussion.

For next meeting, please think about these questions for discussion:

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS (some different ways to frame):

Think about your role in the Collective.  Would you like it to be different/bigger/smaller?  How could it [realistically] change?

What IS working for you about the Collective?  What might help it work better for you?

What is the value of the Collective for you?  How could it more valuable to you?

What are you contributing to the Collective?  What are you getting out of it?

CONCRETE QUESTIONS:

How do we want to focus our meetings—planning shows? Sharing work? Making art?  Something else?

If we have a show after this one, how should it be done?  Theme?, list of tasks and deadlines, other planning… Fall Show scheduled through 10/28

NUTS & BOLTS QUESTIONS:

What is the actual membership—list of paid, current members?

Treasurer’s update—what funds are available, what has been spent and on what?

Labels—for Artists’ Market, gallery shows: we need to get consistent about this!

Fall Show Opening Friday, 9/16/11