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Newtown Cultural Arts Commission
November 26, 2013
Meeting Minutes
The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission held a meeting on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at the Newtown Municipal Center, Meeting Room 1.
Members Present: Robert Rabinowitz, Donna Mangiafico, Donna Jennifer Rogers, Robert Kaiser, Laura Lerman, Andrea Spencer, Jennifer Johnston Cebry
Members Absent: Donna Randle, Laura Lerman, Ted Kreinik
Auxiliary Members: Lindsay Kelkres, Patrick Kearney
Guests: Valerie Culbertson (Director, HealingNewtown)
Jennifer Johnston Cebry called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM.
- Minutes: Minutes of October 22, 2013, NCAC meeting, approved unanimously.
- Officers Report:
- Jen Johnston Cebry (Chair): N/A
- Elections
- Commission’s Annual Report to Town of Newtown
- Arts Festival, Grants, Programs, HealingNewtown
- Pat Llodra has asked us to change the name of HealingNewtown
- Suggestion: Newtown Arts Space
- This would involve changing web site, Facebook pages, Twitter account, links, etc
- Jen Rogers (Vice Chair): None
- Robert Rabinowitz (Secretary):
- Calendar for 2014 needs to be set and voted on
- Treasurer’s Report (Donna Mangiafico):
- Arts Festival – one invoice outstanding, one sponsor still owes a promised check
- Motion to provide $10,000 in seed money for 2014 Newtown Cultural Arts Festival by Robert Rabinowitz, seconded by Jen Rogers. Passed unanimously.
- HealingNewtown: we have 2 accounts, one is a savings account, the other is a gift fund
- Budgeted money from town $4700
- Budget request for 2014 to the town needs to be submitted
- CIP input (Capital Improvement Plan
- Add additional funding for 4 weeks (40 hours a week) of a grant writer
- Election of Officers will take place at the next meeting, December 17th.
- Any commissioner who wishes to can put their name up for consideration
- The 3 current officers will put their names forward if no one else expresses interest.
- Treasurer position will be decided as well.
- Sub-Committees to be appointed. Every commissioner needs to server on at least 2 sub-committees. Goals need to be set.
- HealingNewtown (Valerie Culbertson)
- Joy of Art and Weaving with Hanna continue
- Small fee will be implemented for classes/workshops/programs – a portion going to instructor and a portion to the arts space
- Starting in February: Asian Paint, Clay Dates, Art from Nature, Creative Writing, Sticks & Stones, Interactive Poetry, Writer’s Forum, more
- Mentorship program – 2 college students who will earn credit for helping us
- Working with NHS for future activities
- Offer of donation of Ice Sculpture in December
- Budget for HealingNewtown Events – Valerie will make recommendation at next NCAC meeting
- New sponsors: On-Stage Stands, D16 Group, possible Steinway (NHS)
- Sunday December 22nd – 2pm to 6pm
- Set up starts at Noon
- People needed for set up, event, and clean up after event
- Motion to disperse up to $250 for Holiday party, by Jen Rogers, 2nd by Andrea S – passed unanimously. Urgent of CT will donate the $250 for us to spend.
- Newtown Cultural Arts Center,
- 15 Million donated by GE for Community Center
- No indication that NCAC will be included
- NCAC needs to lobby to be included in future plans
- 1214 Foundation – Jen R met with Michael B and Richard P – they want NCAC people to help on sub-committee: Jen R and Robert R volunteer. Grant writer needed to work with NCAC/1214 on project.
- Get letter of interest ready… next meeting vote to allocate funds for grant writer
- Arts Festival (Terry Sagedy, Chairperson of the Arts Festival Committee)
- Terry was unable to attend the meeting
- Thank you letters?
- Letters to the Bee?
- Broadway Sings Video?
- Laura L was unable to attend the meeting
- Lindsay & Jen are working together on next newsletter
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:28 pm
Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, Newtown Municipal Center, Meeting Room 1 at 7:30 PM.
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