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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_ARTAB_06.21.2016Minutes of the meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas June 21, 2016 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. in the Small Conference Room of Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Anderson, Tim Fleming, Jeff Hillery, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Laura Sewell, and Linda Wilde. STAFF PRESENT: Eric Lashley- Library Director, Dana Hendrix- Fine Arts Librarian, Lawren Weiss - Administrative Assistant, and Kaleigh Kelley- Arts & Culture Intern Chair Sensabaugh called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Regular Session A. Citizens wishing to address the board. — None were present. No action required. B. Announcements of upcoming arts and culture events. — Board members discussed upcoming arts and culture events in Georgetown. No action required. C. Consideration and approval of the minutes of the May 17, 2016 Arts & Culture Board meeting_ -Betty Ann Sensabaugh. Laura Sewell moved to approve the May 2016 minutes as distributed. Linda Wilde seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. D. Introduction of Arts and Culture Intern Kaleigh Kelle .. —Dana Hendrix. Hendrix introduced Kaleigh Kelley to the Board, who discussed her duties as the City's first Arts & Culture Intern. No action required. E. Report from Georgetown Art Works regarding operation of the Georgetown Art Center. — Eric Lashley. Lashley reviewed the report from Georgetown Art Works (attached to these minutes). Discussion ensued regarding the organization's recent high turnover rate of board members, decline in the volunteer base, the new office manager Lindsey Jones, and how the changes could impact the Arts and Culture Guide. No action taken. F. Discussion of future City arts and culture budget. —Eric Lashley. Lashley asked Board members to brainstorm new projects for next fiscal year that would benefit the cultural district's nonprofit organizations, as well as local artists. No action taken. G. Consideration of future board meetings. —Betty Ann Sensabaugh. The next Arts and Culture Board meeting will be on July 19, 2016 at 4:30 PM. No action taken. Chair Sensabaugh adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, C �ol Watson, Secretary /0) -WET o_�. A_m""_4 Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair • • May 2016 ART Monthly Report CENTERi 6MIM, IP Prepared by Georgetown Art Works Visitors & Volunteers # of Days Open I 27 26 (1) # of Open Hours 196 196 0 Monthly Visitors 3000 1167 (1833) �# of Volunteer Hours 605 396 (209) # of Volunteers 37 33 (4) The trend that is developing with visitor traffic is that 2016 traffic is significantly lower than 2015 traffic. The exhibitions held the first part of 2015 were very popular. The first exhibitions held during the spring of 2016 don't seem to be as popular. Botanicals seems to be the most popular exhibition in 2016 so far, but visitor traffic still does not touch the numbers from 2015. One factor that may have had some significance during the 2015 exhibition schedule was help in Public Relations efforts. The Art Quilts exhibition had publicity help because of program coordination with other community groups and events, as well as publicity help from Sew Much More. The Women Painting Women program had publicity help from the lead artist's Public Relations firm. cf0CT0w" ART CENTER # of Days Open # of Open Hours Monthly Visitors # of Volunteer Hours # of Volunteers Visitors & Volunteers YEAR TO DATE 2016 Monthly Report Prepared by Georgetown Art Works gr 25 24 26 26 26 188 1294 672 176 196 991 2687 547 654 192 2488 598 196 1167 396 36 3i an aI 127 948 8627 2867 37 AVG The number of volunteers and volunteer hours for May have declined significantly due to Amanda Still's family commitments and the resignation of several volunteers; therefore the time necessary to recruit, train, and manage volunteers, as well as fill empty volunteer slots, has not been invested. When the new Volunteer Coordinator, Lindsey Jones, begins employment with GAW on June 22", Lindsey will be tasked with processing new volunteer applications and filling empty volunteer slots as necessary. • :7 • # New Members # Renewed Members Business # Members Expired YEAR TO DATE 2016 • Monthly Repor Prepared by Georgetown Art Works Membership Tracking 180 187 210 195 209 209_ 12 6 13 5 11 47 64 29 11 3 5 112 0 8 0 0 0 _ _._ 8 � i F 76 43 24 167 164-- Second quarter Membership renewal letters need to go out to expiring members. When that happens, membership renewal numbers will go up again. �r GEORGETOWN ART May Exhibit: Stereotypes Stereotypes Reception: Held in April I Member Open Studio: No Summer Studio Education: Weekly Summer Camps June Exhibit/Reception/Artist Talk: Tongue in Cheek Notes About May The Georgetown Art Works Board is going through major changes. Amanda Still is resigning from the Board, the Presidency, and the Volunteer Coordinator position in June, and Mari Ramirez will take her place as President while Mar's assistant, Maricella Badillo, will fill in as Treasurer. John Chapman has agreed to join the Board as an at -large member, and Michael Walton will join the Board as an at -large member if the monthly board meetings can be moved. Additionally, our Education Co-chair, Kalena Powell is resigning. The point -of -sale system has also been inoperable for a month and half, so financial reporting cannot be executed. The next exhibition opening in July will be Fantasy and Reality, an open call opportunity for artists. March 2016 Monthly Report Prepared by Georgetown Art Works TONGUE IN CHEEK THE SURREAL ART OF HO L;;,KON C: • • • Page 8 of 12 w • C. r"' a --� ► ate'' `; 0 w TONGUE IN CHEEK THE SURREAL ART OF HO BARON JUNE 3 -JULY 10 1 2016 -- TONGUE IN CHEEK THE SURREAL ART OF HO BARON JUNE 3 -JULY 10, 2016 ARTIST RECEPTION: SATURDAY. JUNE 4. 7-9 PM ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2 PM My imagery has its roots in the ancients, like the Hindu and the Mayan, �nd the work is archetypal in nature. The forms are primal and naive, and though brut, they are fluid and sophisticated. My creations exemplify Karl Jung's theories of the universal creative unconscious, and they are thus metaphors that emulate the mythologies and commonalities of our species. Intuitively modeled in clay in an arduous sculptural process, the sculptures are surreal creations covered with intricate motifs. The images are odd, timeless and cosmic. My style is complex, ornate and baroque. It is tactile and visually intriguing, and the works are intended to present a bold look into the aspects of humankind, the obvious and the hidden, the haunting and the humorous. The sculptures are a play on our physical and emotional features, and though the works are titled, the names are but labels. The forms are otherworldly, their interpretations are limitless, and they lend themselves to scenario. 1111 EXPERIENCE ART. GEORGETOWN ART CENTER 816 South Main Street Georgetown, TX 78626 5129302583 GeorgetownArtCenter TX.org