ACW Task Force
(In person at the office)
Attendees:
Barbara
Kelly
Deb
Margo
Paul
Becca
Sam St John
Bryce
Lin
Susan
Anna
Lalita
Layl
Lucy
Daphne
Katie
Frances
Jeff
Lisa
Notes:
We are looking for someone to take over the following tasks.
-Write an MRAC grant
-Post ACW events to NEMAA
-Newsletter coordinator
AI/Original Art discussion went well > New guidelines are in the September newsletter and posted to our website
Art Treasures Gallery – Should ACW take a percentage to help run the website?
>We discussed both 10% and 20% as options and the final vote was for 20%.
Send Lucy images of your art for a second panel of shower curtain for the office bathroom. She is also looking for fish themed art to decorate the bathroom.
Interns are working on creating a fun space for the office porch area
Lin is now running a house plant trade at the office
Where can we move the Pearl sculpture and Bonita (Kelly’s butterfly)?
Climate Change Group
-Board game nights have been a success
-ACW was in the top 10 for two sustainability challenges (Plastic free and no food waste)
Emma Norton classes will be starting soon!
Jeff’s project – Cameras for Social Justice > Approved
CommonBond Communities in Redwing looking for art/artists > Barbara and Sam St John can work on this together
Sadie and Lin did a great job organizing the art supplies
Upcoming events:
September 5th 5-9pm Open Studios at Solar Arts Building
September 7th Community Tempo/Greenway Glow
September 11th
-12-2pm Snack and Squish at Layl’s studio
-6-8pm Artist Solan Night (Collages with Deb) at the office
September 12th 5-8pm Legacy Dream Space exhibition opening at Modus Locus Expansion
September 14th 12-2pm On Location Drawing Co-op at the St Paul farmer’s market
September 15th Phakamani Picnic
September 17th 3-9pm Climate Change Group event at the office
September 20th 8-10am Morning Coffee at the office
October 3rd 5-9pm Open Studios at Solar Arts Building
October 4th-6th St Paul Fall Art Crawl
October 12th Project Management Training
October 18th 8-10am Morning Coffee at the office
October 20th Leadership Meeting
Next meeting in person at the office on October 22nd at 6:30pm