Arts Commission Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 at Sue Taylor’s home.

Attendees: Pat Dorrian-Sandbothe, Kathleen O’Brien, Sonia Swigart, Sharon Rossow. Kathleen Tabaczynski, Sue Taylor, Irme Tracy

Absent: Ken Naigus

Voted into office for 2003 fiscal year were –

Kathleen T. will get copies of the approved budget to the Commissioners.

Team agreed that the cash box should be kept at the Recreation Center @ Hillside.

Sue T. will work with the City Finance Dept. to establish the Treasury process.

Sue will make the final decision on the remaining two openings for Art Market. Some artsists not juried into the show will be put on a waiting list in case there are last minute cancellations.

Kathleen T. will schedule a special, optional meeting to iron out details of the various Art Market activities including the NAC booth schedule, artist breakfast, etc.

Sue and Kathleen T. presented the idea of a Northville Artist Art Show and Sale, which would be a new program/fundraiser (a percentage of the artist’s sales would be donated to NAC).

Pat announced that the Art Lecture Series would start in December and the theme selected for this year’s series is The Wild West.

Sue and Kathleen O. will lead an effort to add 4 optional, supplemental meetings to the NAC schedule per year. The purpose of these meetings will be for an art-related activity or social gathering. Team agreed that 2 of the meetings would be for NAC members only and 2 would be activities open to the public.

Kathleen T. will distribute the revised (per Ken) NAC Articles of Organization for the team to review and approve prior to the revisions being presented to Council.

Kathleen T. announced that the Commission has been invited to participate in the Cultural Initiatives Alliance a collaborative organization for the Humanities, Arts and Libraries. Meetings are the third Thursday of every month. Sharon volunteered to attend some of the meetings.

Kathleen T. announced a tentative date for the Canton Chamber Orchestra performance (the first in the 2003 Winter Concert Series) of January 12^th at Northville High School auditorium.

Team agreed that it would be O.K. for the Northville Rotary Club to display their car raffle booth on the South side of parking lot adjacent the bandshell during the Friday night Clock Concert, as long as Rotary members were not soliciting participation in the audience.

July 18^th – Cultural Initiatives Alliance meeting, 3:00 pm, Plymouth District Library

July 17^th through July 20^th – The Ann Arbor Art Fair

July 19^th – Deadline for content for the Parks and Recreation Fall Brochure

August 14th – Next regular meeting 7:30 pm, City Hall

Friday nights through August 23^rd, Clock Concerts, 7:30-9:00 at the bandshell.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 pm

Respectfully submitted,