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Edina Art center Board Meeting April 26, 2007
Members present: Gene Andersen, Dolores Dege, Liz Eisenbrey, George Hadjiyanis, Bill
McCabe, Heather Randall King, Ken Rosland, Daniel Schroeder, Ruth Valgemae, and
Jim Van Valkenburg.
Members absent: Mike Kelly.
Staff present: Phil Johnson
Call To Order
Meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm by chair, Jim Van Valkenburg
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the November 16, 2006 meeting were read. Heather moved and Dee
seconded; approved.
Welcome New Board Members
Jim Van Valkenburg asked Daniel Schroeder, the new Student Member, to introduce
himself. Daniel is an 11th grade student at Edina High. He has taken classes at the Art
Center, winning prizes in the Juried Show. His great love is photography.
Juried Show Meetings - Dee Dege
The 2007 Juried Show will run from August 23 to October 3. The next meeting of the
Juried Show Committee is Thursday, May 10 at 4 pm. A tentative meeting has been set
for May 24, following the EAC Board Meeting.
Dee is redoing the solicitation letter to prospective donors. The current list includes
people who donated 5 years ago which seemed to Dee to be inappropriate. She suggested
that the list be trimmed to include people who have been donors in the last 3 years. Ken
moved to that effect; Dee seconded; passed.
Dee is making flyers and advertising cards for distribution. She is also formulating
written instructions for volunteers so they can get to work more quickly. She asked if
Board Members knew whether the Watercolor Society would permit juried show
information on their Web site. Ruth stated that she had checked last year and found that
this would not be permitted.
Dee is in process of identifying possible judges. She had been in touch with a man who is
a Director of Photography but questioned whether this person had the broad
qualifications needed. Heather added that a candidates list was made last year and could
be a resource this year.
A discussion ensued regarding possibly giving judges some guidelines to promote more
equitable representation for all types of media. While judges should not be influenced in
their choices for awards, artists from all disciplines should receive recognition for their
work. Perhaps, a statement of direction and purpose for the juried show would help to
express this desire that all artistic disciplines be encouraged and recognized.
Phil suggested that judges could be asked to share more of their criteria in making award
judgments. During their presentations, rather than talking primarily about themselves and
their backgrounds, perhaps they could list a few characteristics of the top award works
that caused them to be highly rated. Daniel suggested that judges could make comments
as they viewed the works and those comments could be typed on index cards that would
be posted next to the individual works. This was unanimously recommended as a good
idea.
Dee continued to list items: Catering and Floral arrangements will be discussed at the
next committee meeting. Gene Andersen will do the ribbons again this year.
Introduction of Board Members — Continued
Jim VanValkenburg suggested that since all Board members were now present, that each
member introduce themselves. New Board member, William McCabe IV, began by
describing his lifelong involvement in the arts , including management responsibilities
with the New York Society of Fine Arts. His primary responsibilities involved group
liaison, visits and public tours. He is now with the Opus Corporation.
Other Board members introduced themselves in turn.
Media Studios
Phil Johnson reported that the new Tobin 8mm Film Transfer equipment had arrived just
an hour before the Board meeting. This new device will solve the problem of obsolete
projectors needed repairs with scarce parts. The video tapes and DVD's produced will
have brighter, clearer images. This new equipment will give the Media Studios something
to talk about so newspapers and TV stations may be willing to publicize the film transfer
services. The new projector was purchased with grant money provided by the Peggy
Kelly Family Fund and the Edina Community Foundation.
Outreach and Public Art Committee
Since Linda Kieffer is no longer on the Edina Art Center Board, a new liaison is needed
from the Board to work with the Public Art Committee and to continue our outreach
exhibits at Jerry's and City Hall as well as contacting other venues. Any member
interested is asked to indicate by next meeting.
Appointment of Public Art Committee
Jim Van Valkenburg asked for a motion to formally appoint the Public Art Committee as
an official entity of the Edina Art Center Board. This is a procedural recognition of
policies and resolutions approved in the past. Ruth moved and Liz seconded. Passed.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
GARDEN SALE
Opens next Thursday ( May 3) from 5-8pm! Curated and designed by Sandra
Shaughnessy and Jean Slatery, this sale will include lots 'o pots and even some antiques!
Bring your friends!
THANK YOU, SANDY!
A huge thank you to Sandy Clark for hosting our 30th Annual Volunteer Luncheon. It will
be Friday, May 4 at noon.
ART FAIR
We will have the same space as last year. We will be setting up tables in front of Tejas.
Come help sell and also shop! This is the pottery department's big fundraiser of the year!
GIFT SHOP and GALLERY — VOLUNTEERS WANTED
If you are not already on a committee or have a specific Board area, this might be your
chance to get more involved!
• Arrange items.
• Dusting.
• Contacting artists.
• Suggesting items.
• Attend art fairs to get new items ideas.
• Set up Gallery Exhibitions.
• Help host-serve wine, arrange food, clean up.
Please call Eddi Fesler at 952-941-4395 or Mary Dvorak or me if you have a few hours to
donate or if you know of anyone who would like to help.
CULTURAL EXPLORATIONS PROGRAM — Carnival of the Arts
We need Board Members to participate to make this year's Carnival a success!
October 7, 2007 — Carnival of the Arts — Art Around the World
This is one of our BIG events of the year and I hope you already have it on your
calendar! Next meeting will be before the Board Meeting on May 24, 2007. So far, we
have planned to make this Cultural Event include activities from Sweden, Ireland,
Mongolia, America, and Senegal. Also, the Manduhai people will be setting up a tent
(ger) that will be open to the public. Mike, I'm hoping that it's ok to go ahead and use
funding from the Peggy Kelly Family Fund. The performance tent worked out great last
year. See complete details of the last meeting.
PIE DAY SILENT AUCTION
Thanks to all of you who worked on the Silent Auction. (Especially Gene, Dee, and
George!) We were able to raise $4,475! Oh, and thanks to Liz, Ruth, and Jim for bidding
and Alexandra and Linda for donating! I think it is an easy fundraiser as far as staff time
goes and very little expenses. Anybody want to chair for next year?
With the funds that we raised, we have contracted an electrician to replace the "car
headlights" in the Gift Shop with energy efficient, long-lasting bulbs, adding a new track
as you go into the Gallery, and putting in some undershelf lighting to brighten up the Gift
Shop. We have also purchased new area rugs for the entry way and downstairs.
JURIED SHOW
Dee Dege is chairing and will be setting up meetings. We need a bigger committee this
year!
NEW ON THE TEAM
We welcome Sandra Shaughnessy as our new Pottery Studio Manager and Joe Lanners,
Maintenance and Building.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - See Calendar
POTTERS' GAMES
Special thanks to Grace Pass, Harriet Campe, and Sandra Shaughnessy for organizing the
Potters' Games on March 31. There were about 25 potters attending with Pat Cook as the
emcee. The potters made hundreds of pots that they are donating to sell at the Edina Art
Fair.
FINANCIAL
We're starting of the year in a healthy financial situation. We're almost $1,500 ahead on
Gift Shop sales and almost $1,000 ahead in the Media Studios. We're somewhat over
budget on cleaning and maintenance, but we really needed to do extra cleaning in pottery
due to health concerns over the excess dust in the department. We had many volunteer
hours, too.
BUILDING EXPANSION
Board Members are invited to join this committee. Committee Members so far are: Pat
Greer, Bob Kojetin, John Keprios, Jim VanValkenburg, Michael Frey, Sandra
Shaughnessy, Bill McCabe, and Diana Hedges.
Brief recap:
Idea: To build a two level 3,200 sq ft total addition — upper level for the School of
Realism and lower level for pottery.
Ken Rosland and Jim VanValkenburg submitted this plan to the City Council to receive
funding for the project from the Capital Improvement Plan. The City will pay for an
assessment.
At the City Council's request, we are preparing the Request for Proposals (for
Assessment and Impact) to see if this proposed expansion is feasible. Next meeting is
April 12 at 3pm. We will go over the request draft.
ADDITIONAL DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
July 461 — 10am parade — decorate an umbrella and join in the fun!
- 6:30-10:30pm — Open House- host and watch fireworks, too!
July 12 — Children's Book Illustrators opening 5-8pm
July 26 — 4pm EAC Board