Art Boosters Meeting Minutes

January 17, 2007 7 PM – 8 PM Middle School Art Room

Attending: Jenn Briggs; Kelly Recktenwald; Ellen Hallahan, parent; Cindy Morsheimer; Cindy Zauski; Dan McCarthy; Tris Downer, parent; Virginia Floss, parent

• Cougar Creations is on March 30, 2007
• Silent Auction open times from 4 PM to 7:15 PM; winning bidders names will be posted at 7:30 to see who won what items
• Ask Jim Nelson to read script about Art Auction and time of closing bids
• Jenn Briggs will send info blurb to Jayne Drumheller for high school; Shawn Williams at Middle; Dan at Manor; Jeanine at Lima.
• Pick-up of awards will be from 7:30 or 8:30 “need not be present to win – we will call winners”
• Need more cash in the box to start; change also; some patrons brought hundred dollar bills to pay for their winning auction bid
• Need to solicit high school students to donate art, if possible for them to part with their work
• Will write notes to those who donated art last year, and solicit donations for last year
• Can we solicit quilts as donations?  Knit blankets?  We will advertise and call those we know involved in such activities
• Update website with new form Got Art? (Ellen Hallahan will send this updated form to Dan and the Art teachers.)
• BIG Signs around the building were done by Ellen; Cindy did simple paper fliers that directed people to the Art Room
• This year Art Booster meetings have been different.  Art teachers set the agenda and take minutes on a rotating basis.  All meetings are at Middle School Room 114.  Elementary Art Teachers host Wed., Oct 18 at 7 PM; Middle School teachers host on Wednesday, Jan. 17; High School teachers host Wed., March 7, 2007 at 7 PM; all Art teachers host last meeting on Wed., April 14, 2007 at 7 PM. 
• This year’s goals include work on the web page; increased visibility of Art Boosters; further development of Local Resource Guide to name just a few.  Further discussion at future meetings.
• Harold Coogan reports that Julia Panek, grade 12, will be doing this year’s poster for Cougar Creations

• Grant proposal; Barb Salter – looking to write a grant that involves art, music

• Still working on resource guide; Cindy will check with tech people about a form that can be directly submitted to her electronically

• Ceramic bowls made to celebrate Tales of Despereaux by Kate DeCamillo
Make bowls in Middle School Art Room
Wednesday, January 31; 2:30-4:00 pm
Thursday, February; 2:30-4:00 pm
Auction bowls on February 28 and money goes to support activities of the Community Reads program this year and in the future
Bonnie Foster and Jenna Thompson are our contact persons for the ceramic bowls project.

Treasurer’s Report: $2,218.50 in our non-interest bearing checking account at Canandaigua National Bank.