2011-06-08 - Arts Commission - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑Arts commission
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Meeting ate: 06/08/2011
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
7:00 p.m., Village Hall, EOC
Present:
Linda Rosen, Chairperson
Mark Andrews
Sharon Borstein
Steve Bulmash
Chris Gibson
Bonnie Gold
Sandy Greenberg
Barbara Herman
Gayle Pervos
Fran Sachs
Lynne Schneider
Fred Weissman
Absent:
Marilyn Alaynick
Laura Ander
Sandy Greenberg
Lori Lapping
Staff Liaison
Carol Berman - Present
Trustee Liaisons
Trustee Steve Trilling - Present
Trustee Les Ottenheimer
Welcome
The meeting was called to order at 7.03 PM.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the May 11, 2011, meeting by Bonnie
Gold and seconded by Barbara Herman. The motion was unanimously approved.
Chair Report
Linda thanked the Blooming Buffalo Grove Committee on a successful project.
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band
Bonnie thanked all of those who attended the band's 10t" anniversary party. The
following is a list of future concerts:
Ensemble Concert scheduled for June 5t" at Village Hall
July 4t" concert at the Village Green
July 15t" concert at the Village Green as part of the Fine Arts Festival
The 9/11 concert, scheduled that day, is scheduled for Buffalo Grove High
School
Fall Concert is scheduled for November 13t" at Buffalo Grove High School
Bonnie Gold, Fred Weissman and Steve Bulmash are representing the Arts
Commission on the 9/11 committee. They committee is trying to get members of local
churches and synagogues to participate along with other civic groups. We will need to
have volunteers to work this event.
Blooming Buffalo Grove
Fran Sachs thanked the committee members for working so hard on this event. The
member included Sharon Borstein, Marilyn Alaynick, Barbara Herman, Sandy
Greenberg (co-chair) and Carol Berman.
She reported that the program was a wonderful success. The Saving tiny Hearts
organization brought in a number of guests that day. The Artists' League members
aided the program by decorating approximately 30% of the boxes and mirrors. The
raffle was a big success and raised about $1,000. Attendance at this event was better
than last year but we still need to increase attendance for future programs. This year we
did not get the publicity that we had the previous year. In the future we need to
concentrate on publicity and distributing posters to various businesses.
Fran felt that we should not do another Blooming Buffalo Grove project next year. One
of the difficult things is to choose a medium that would be priced right and the artists
could decorate. Sharon suggested that china plates for a future project. Fran also
mentioned that the cookies and beverages we had did not sell and possibly not do any
food in the future. Linda suggested that we look to partner with another event that
would bring in more people.
The remaining boxes and mirrors, plus some of the remaining birdhouses from the 2010
Bloomin' Buffalo Grove project, will be donated to Saving tiny Hearts for their July gala.
The check presentation to Saving tiny Hearts will take place at the June 20t" Village
Board meeting.
Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival
The volunteer meeting was held tonight prior to the Art Festival meeting. It was decided
not to do bags for the artists this year. The committee was also concerned that bottled
water would be distributed to the artists this year.
Art purchase program — a motion was made by Fred Weissman and seconded by Lynne
Schneider to set aside a portion of the money collected for the future sculpture garden.
The motion passed unanimously, Lynne suggested that we also consider purchasing
a display case for Village Hall where we could buy 3 dimensional pieces. Currently we
are limited to pieces that can be hung on the wall. The committee thought this was a
good idea and we should pursue this suggestion with Ghida Neukirch.
Artists' League
Sharon Borstein reported on the May meeting of the Artists' League. It was held at the
Arboretum Club and Len Upin was the featured speaker.
The Artists' League will have its first all member show at the Indian Trails Library the
month of August 2011. Sharon is seeking members of the league who would like to be
part of this event.
Sharon plans to try ways for the members to take more responsibility for the group and
possibly make specific assignments. Also, the group is continually seeking new
members.
The next meeting is Monday, June 27t" at the Arboretum.
New Business
None
Old Business
None
Village Report
No report
Adjourn
The next meeting is scheduled for August 8th, 2011.
The motion to adjourn was made by Barbara Herman and seconded by Steve Bulmash.
It was unanimously approved. Meeting adjourned at 8.10PM
Sincerely,
Carol Berman
Staff Liaison
cc: Steve Trilling, Trustee Liaison
Les Ottenheimer, Trustee Liaison
Ghida Neukirch, Deputy Village Manager