2011-01-12 - Arts Commission - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑Arts commission
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Meeting ate: 01/12/2011
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
ARTS COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
7:00 p.m., Village Hall, EOC
Present:
Linda Rosen, Chairperson
Marilyn Alaynick
Laura Ander
Sharon Borstein
Steve Bulmash
Chris Gibson
Bonnie Gold
Sandy Greenberg
Barbara Herman
Lori Lapping
Gayle Pervos
Lynne Schneider
Fred Weissman
Absent:
Fran Sachs
Guests:
Kari Freeman
Mark Andrews
Staff Liaison
Carol Berman - Present
Trustee Liaisons
Trustee Steve Trilling
Trustee Eric Smith - Present
Welcome
The meeting was called to order at 7.05 PM.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the November 10, 2010 meeting by
Marilyn Alaynick and seconded by Barbara Herman. The motion was unanimously
approved.
Chair Report
Linda welcomed Dr. Eric Smith, our new Trustee Liaison.
Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band
Bonnie Gold reported that the spring concert is scheduled for April gth at Stevenson High
School. Wayne Messmer and his wife will be the featured artists.
There is an Ensemble Concert scheduled for June 5th at Village Hall. More Details to
follow.
Howard is looking to do a special concert on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Wayne
Messmer will be part of this program. Carol reported that she has contacted both
Buffalo Grove and Stevenson High Schools and they cannot commit to allowing us the
use of their auditoriums at this time. Their schedules for the 2011-2012 school year will
not be complete until the early spring. Since this will be a free concert to the public
Howard would like to see if the school district would donate the use of their space.
Jim Osters of the Symphonic Band has designed a new logo that will be used this year
for their 10th anniversary.
Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival
Carol reported on her meeting with Ghida and Amy Amdur regarding the upcoming
2011 Fine Arts Festival and recap of the 2010 festival. All agreed the 2010 festival was
a success. Next year we will continue to distribute chilled water bottles as we have
done in previous years.
A motion was made by Fred Weissman for the theme of this year's fest to be Art Alive.
Bonnie Gold seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.
With the theme of Art Alive Laura and Lori discussed a possible craft of painted flower
pots for the Family Art Tent.
Another suggestion would be to see if the Rotary could change their Thursday night
concert to Friday night that week and have the BG Symphonic Band play. The Arts
Commission could sponsor a family art evening and possibly have easels set up for the
kids to come and paint. Food vendors would be someone like Weiner Take All or
vendors that have a connection with the Rotary for their concerts.
New Business
Spring Event
The commission members recommended that we sponsor another event like Bloomin'
Buffalo Grove for 2011. This time the committee talked about doing a variety of small
items such as flower pots, clocks, boxes, etc. Sandy and Fran will bring suggestions to
the next meeting.
2012 Public Art Display
The commission discussed decorating used bicycles at the November, 2010 meeting,
for a public art project next year. Sharon said when she talked to artists they were not
enthusiastic about this project. Carol mentioned that she spoke with representative of
the Public Works Department who stated that the bicycles could not be placed in
right-of-way areas that were governed by the state or county.
The commission will explore other avenues. Some of the catalogues that feature such
things as chairs, birdbaths, etc. are not available to us this time of year. We will have to
wait until the spring/summer for more ideas on what types of items we can suggest for a
2012 project.
Old Business
Artists League
Sharon Borstein and Fred Weissman are working to develop a group of local artists who
can assist the Arts Commission with programs and aid them in promoting their work in
the community. A date of Monday, January 24t" was selected to hold the first meeting at
Village Hall. Sharon developed flyers that are designed to be placed in local businesses
promoting this event. In addition, to maximize the publicity for this event an article
appears in the current Village Newsletter, will be publicized on the Village enews
system, and will be featured in the local papers. Also the committee members can post
this information on their Facebook page and such sites at etsy.com.
Some of the ideas Sharon had were to establish pop-up galleries, sponsor workshops,
and do other things within the community.
Village Report
Carol reported that the annual Commissioners' Reception will be held on Sunday,
February 27t" at the Arboretum.
Adjourn
The next meeting is scheduled for February 9, 2011.
The motion to adjourn was made by Marilyn Alaynick and seconded by Bonnie Gold. It
was unanimously approved. Meeting adjourned at 8:OOM
Sincerely,
Carol Berman
Staff Liaison
cc: Steve Trilling, Trustee Liaison
Eric Smith, Trustee Liaison
Ghida Neukirch, Deputy Village Manager