Agenda for September 13, 2009

Old Business

1)  Minutes from July 26, 2009 (Steve)

2)  Treasurer's Report (Jason)

- Current reports.

- PDF's for website?

- Endowment?

- From July minutes, “Mary Ann suggested we approach GLCF about hosting an event with potential funders. This will be looked into further by Mary Ann and Jason.”

3) Director's Report (YSok)

4) Curator's Report (Mary Ann, Setheyny)

- Current Exhibit and new artists-in-residence program (worth writing up as a grant?)

- Schedule for September 2009 – July 2010

- Theme for Juried Exhibit November 24 – December 19, juror Nick Capasso.

5) Marketing Committee Report (YSok, Mary Ann, Mike & Ang)

- Marketing Manual update. [WW] Checked Mira's Marketing How-to Manual, edited Chapters 1 & 2. Chapter 3 needs edited. Chapters 5 - 8 are missing!

- Missed September deadlines for press, calendars, and newsletter.

- Facebook page? Update on social networking. [WW] Mira set up a Twitter account, anyone have any info?

- Fall-Winter Fundraisers (Dinner & A Movie, Jazz Brunch, “Show Us The Love!”) pending.

- Updating brochure (COOL brochure) (Mary Ann).

- Lowell Open Studios September 26 – 27. Next year, loop the shuttle - Gallagher Terminal, downtown, Western Ave, 119 Gallery, Gallagher Terminal? This year, send out special invites for Claire & Patrick? Get some press in here ... Big Red & Shiny.

- Thursday November 12 7pm Life. Support. Music. @ UMass Lowell, Room 222, part of Parker Lecture Series, co-sponsored by 119 Gallery, Lowell Film Collaborative and UMass Lowell.

- Monday November 16 7pm Andreas Kapsalis Trio @ UMass Lowell, performance and workshop on music for film, co-sponsored by 119 Gallery, LFC, Revolving Museum and UMass Lowell.

- Bookings looking at alternate venues this month - the Dailey’s basement, Gemstones (booked for October?), Room 222 UMass Lowell, Western Avenue Loading Dock, and Second Wind. (Mike & Ang)

- Diana Coluntino asked about Armory Park this Fall.

- Mass Poetry Fest, we are hosting 3 events – Friday October 16 True Story Theater, Saturday October 17 Doctors Fox, Usonate Orchestra and readings by Annie ‘Zean’ Dunbar and Patrick Shaughnessy, Sunday Oct 18 Movement & Poetry Workshop with Rozann Kraus. (Walter)

6) Development Committee Report (Walter)

- GLCF Community Grant submitted. Objective is to convert Facebook fans to members, and to use social networking tools to find sponsors and donors, and to achieve long-term sustainability.

- GLFC Celebrate Giving! info table (can’t find dates on their website) (Mary Ann and Jason)

- LCC Grant for XFest February 26-28, 2010, next grant app.

- Parker Foundation coming up.

- UMass Lowell Office of Community and Cultural Affairs, Center for Arts & Ideas.

- Contact made with UMass Lowell Music Dept, Professors Ruthmann and Case. In addition to co-sponsoring events, Professor Case (with Jed Speare) is starting the Soundscapes project.

7) Volunteers (YSok)

- For gallery sitting, events (often a couple of volunteers required), data entry, website updates, Facebook, Myspace, newsletter and local calendar updates.

- UML Interns.

- MCC Service Learning.

- Volunteers calendar now on Google, need volunteers to sit gallery, immediately. [WW] login:email@119gallery.org pswd:cage4033

New Business

8) Vote of thanks to Claire Elizabeth and Patrick for a fantastic exhibit!

9) What do we have to do to be recognized as a member of Lowell's "Cultural Community?"

Although we have been members of, co-sponsors of, and donated in-kind to Mass Poetry Fest, Parker Lecture Series, and “Cultural Collaborative,” we continue to be overlooked in their advertising and promotional materials. We are not listed as a partner on the Mass Poetry Fest website. I’m not even listed as a committee member (I missed one meeting while on vacation). Our Saturday night program doesn’t appear on their schedule, while UVAS's on Friday is bolded. UMass Lowell’s Arts & Ideas doesn’t list us as “Community Partner” despite the fact that we will host four exhibits this year featuring UMass Lowell Faculty and Students - Prof Hyun Ju Kim (solo show), Prof Steve Mishol and students (group show), Setheyny’s last exhibit included 4 students from the Art Dept, and Prof Denise Dumas (solo show).

Any ideas? Joe Burgio suggests charging them a lot of money. Or we could open a restaurant. 

10) Next Meeting Sunday October 4, 2009, 12noon.