Minutes From the Last Meeting

Minutes of General Meeting of A.C.E. 2-8-10
( 7:00m Life Song Church Building)

President: Call to order 7:05pm
Sign in for attendance record
and Vallee requested everyone put their birthdays by their name in the sign-in book

Secretary Report: Motion to approve on-line minutes of 1-11-10 meeting was 2nded & approved, (printed copies are available)
- Vallee: I've been asked to provide a members' roster & to save paper have created a pdf file type roster available on-line
            that can be updated for members to open and download to print.
- Members questioned if this would be password protected for members only
                and raised dispute over publishing their info out to all and requested their contact information not be published.
     - Vallee will withdraw the roster until contacting all members for their permission and/or determining how best to address this issue.
        - Poets Corner is on-line and have had one submission already! Please submit your poems!
   - Requested 2010 Brochure ideas - Suggestions to include: Calendar of Events, Photo Contest, Poets Corner
please email ideas for what you feel need to be on the A.C.E. brochure.

Treasurer Report: Nicholas Johnson- beg.bal $546.10 +inc $600.00 -exp $374.69 end.bal Jan.$771.41
        - Motion to approve Treasurer's report was made, 2nded and approved
        - 2010 A.C.E. Budget has been approved. Copies available upon request.

Events/Publicist Report: Dave Johnson discussed Valentines "Show Your Love with Art" event
                 w/Children's Corner Feb.13th Sat. 10:-3:00
- shared current publicity - 200 flyers so far Pizza Place is putting our flyers with all their deliveries,
                    flyers up in numerous places.. signs going up across from Post Office this week..
                    sent announcement to all the local newspapers
               - signed up several participants ($5.00 per artist to help cover utilities per owner)
- Dave requests people save paper towel holders, klennex boxes, etc..   for future craft projects for kids,
- March 20th is Spring Ahead show at same place.. w/Children's Corner and art display
       - April 17th we'll have another show - same place possible unless we get situated in own building..
- Discussed and began sign up sheet for "501(c)3 Victory Party" to be held at Eva Distels date
and time to be determined once we have IRS designation.
- Gary announced we basically have 501(c)3 but are dealing with effective date of issue with IRS and trying to get it
moved back to the date of our Incorporation Jan.2009 or application for 501(c)3 in July 2009
                    so do not have the actual designation number yet, but should have it cleared up within the next few months... if not sooner.
- Will have sign up for March & April Show at March 8th meeting & Fair and Farmers Market sign up begins at March meeting
:-) Members welcome to sign-up in advance (-:
  - flyers handed out for Farmers Market
- Announced Town of Erie/A.C.E.Banner Project- 18 lamppost banners w/ ACE art to be up in Old Town by Town Fair
                   - One up in Spring for Fair and One up in Fall - art to hang 6 months..
-gathering price quotes and details and meeting with Town- Town to sponsor/pay for this project.
                    Will let members know details for submission of Art by posting on website and by email
                    - Big Image files will be required -
Vera: Questioned about whose art goes up.
Gary: We'll just have to see who submits. May have to have drawing for whose art goes up.

- Dave- Mentioned Article in Erie Review
- Dave also announced that we'd be in Homecoming Parade with float.

Building Report- "Almost a done deal on Children's Library Building."
        -Gary suggested we all be thinking of various Names for Art Center – get ideas - Include Cultural?
        and reminded that while building will be operated by A.C.E it will also be used for other organizations and other types of ARTS activities..
        doesn't have to have A.C.E. in title.
           Some suggestions were: "Art Comes to Erie" Arts Center of Erie (A.C.E.) or Cultural Arts Building of Old Town Erie (CABOTE)
            -Vera commented A.C.E. related to hardware.. quit using ACE and using “Arts Coalition of Erie”
                -has block against A.C.E. for building and using the term Old has bad connotation.
          - Others suggested A.C.E. represents many other things such as TOP of the line and Best in field and that this was already our well known moniker,                 trademark and already icon.
          - Sandy suggested "Olde Towne Erie Art Center" and we discussed importance of our role to help save Old Town Erie.

New Business:

Need New VP: Gary announced that Karen McGee had resigned as our Vice President
           - and we will be accepting nominations for a new Vice President at our next meeting. Vallee to email notify those not present.

ACE Slogan: Gary asked members to submit slogan ideas for A.C.E. advertising brochure, buttons, etc..
        announced some of the current idea that had been suggested: "ACE of Arts", "ACE Creates" "ACE the Artbeat of Erie"
        - some new suggestions were: "Art Comes to Erie" "Arts Alive in Erie" "Arts in Old Town" "ACE Means Art"
              "Old Town Erie has Arts"
           - Everyone to email ideas to ACE for a list to present to membership

Other Business:

Gary brought up The Art Lease Program to remind everyone this is not an A.C.E. program.
            - There have been alot of rumors and questions going around about this program, but it is a
                separate entity from ACE that will be run by a few individuals to help artists get their art up in Erie.
            - This separate entity of individuals will donate the proceeds of this program to A.C.E.
            - Dave mentioned it will be difficult to get this going now w/ 5 Erie businesses already getting art hung for free.
                    Gary agreed, but wants individuals to try to set this up and help to get started working towards it
                           to get our local artists works hanging in local businesses.
                    For more information contact Gary 720-261-2562 gary@thewesterncraftsman.com

Photo Contest - Maryanne Dascher presented the 12 January submissions for vote
                Remind everyone they get to vote on as many as they like..
                "One Winter Morning" by Vallee won this month with 12 votes
                "32 Pontiac" by Gary Haynes came in 2nd with 8 votes
                "The Future" by Pam Hubbard and "Four Flatirons" by Evan Cantor tied for 3rd place with 7 votes each

       Vallee thanked Maryanne for taking on this Photo Contest and learning how to do the website page
            and told everyone "It's wonderful to just be able to forward the Photo Contest Entries to her now!"

Announcements: Show & Tell opportunity.. Everyone welcome to bring latest works or share news!
            Several people brought items to show.
            Dianne Widom brought a shadow box framed display of little dresses made from her grandmothers dresses
            Vera Babiak brought some of the sample works she's doing in Dianne's watercolor class
                and her new painting framed by Gary Wetzbarger.
            Nick Johnson brought two of his current contemporary paintings.
            Vallee brought a print of her latest digital artwork.

Adjournment: 7:55pm

Break:

Main Presentation: "Framing For Success" with Gary Wetzbarger
Gary brought samples of many different kinds of wood along with several of the tools he uses to finish his frames and cut mitered corners. He displayed and discussed various types of corner joining involved. He provided a power point demonstration of framing techniques through history.

Respectfully Submitted,
Vallee Johnson