Board Agenda
May 31, 2009 12noon-1:30pm
Old Business
1) Review of minutes from May 3, 2009 (Steve)
http://119gallery.pbworks.com/Minutes+-+May+3rd%2C+2009
2) Treasurer's Report (Jason)
- Profit/Loss YTD
- Profit/Loss monthly
- Balance sheet as of last day before meeting
- Profit/Loss by class
3) Director's Report (YSok)
4) Curator's Report (Mary Ann, Setheyny)
- HOPE: Noredin Morgan + Eugene Vining Elementary Students
- Seduce Me: art students from regional schools
5) Marketing Committee Report (Mira)
- Artbeat! in the Park 8^)
6) Development Committee Report (Walter)
- NLT Concept Application was turned down
- Lowell Cultural Center proposal ...
- Greening the building
New Business
7) Sushi Smackdown (YSok, Mira)
- Final lineup of hosts, chefs, judges and sponsors
- Location and coordination with current ALL exhibit
http://www.artsleagueoflowell.com/gallery.cfm
- Budget including expenses, ticket sales, etc
- Volunteer schedule, duties, signup
8) CTC Vista grant approved but we missed cutoff and will not be getting a Vista volunteer 2009-2010.
9) Interns: UMass Lowell marketing intern, other alternatives?
10) Plans for Lowell Folk Festival
- Exhibit?
- Jim's performance event?
- New mural by Mike Dailey & volunteers [TAG?]
- Summer workshop for kids ... Kit asked about a sound workshop ... Frank's Urban Birds project ... suggestions?
- 3 Dub Mice [Gabe's new band] playing Friday night!
- Suggestions for Saturday night?
11) Closing August ...
- Repair & refinish the floor.
- Work on the exterior.
- Start greening the building [added some comments below] ?
12) Barratt/Pierce residency late August through September
- Claire & Patrick are taking over the gallery.
- We will invite individual artists/performers to work with Claire & Patrick.
- We will not schedule bands August through September. Perhaps we can find them another venue?
13) Next Meeting Sunday July 5. Y's camping weekend July 10-12.
Comments (3)
artguy@... said
at 12:18 pm on May 29, 2009
Kresge Foundation
Green Building Initiative
PROGRAM UPDATE
The Green Building Initiative will end in May, 2009;
application deadline is Friday, May 29, 2009.
Environmental conservation – sustainable building practices, environmental stewardship and sound land-use planning – is a core value of The Kresge Foundation. Our Green Building Initiative advances environmental conservation by awarding planning grants for sustainable design.
http://www.kresge.org/index.php/what/green_building_initiative/
artguy@... said
at 12:29 pm on May 29, 2009
Enterprise Community Planners/Green Communities
Enterprise offers grants to help cover the costs of planning and implementing green components of affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits.
Planning & Construction Grants
Grants up to $75,000 to cover planning and construction (http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/tools/funding/grants/planning.asp) expenses including additional costs of architectural work, engineering, site surveys and costs associated with items such as a more efficient HVAC system, green materials and energy efficient appliance.
Charrettes Grants
Grants for up to $5,000 to assist housing developers with integrating green building systems in their developments and engage in a serious discussion of green design possibilities. Enterprise will award planning grants to affordable housing developers to coordinate a green design charrette (http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/tools/funding/grants/charrette.asp).
http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/tools/funding/grants/
artguy@... said
at 12:35 pm on May 29, 2009
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative / Renewable Energy Trust
Programs for Businesses and Nonprofits
Large Onsite Renewables Initiative
This initiative provides grant funding, through a competitive process, to assist with feasibility studies and design and construction of renewable energy projects, including wind energy, hydroelectric, and biomass energy. Projects must have an installed capacity of greater than 10 kilowatts and consume more than 25% of the renewable energy generated by the project onsite. Grant levels vary based on the characteristics of each project.
http://www.masstech.org/renewableenergy/business.html
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