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