October meeting....

October 10, 2007

Art and About met at Stump Jack’s coffee house in Two Rivers at 6:30 on Wednesday night. Those present included, Theresa, Becky, Judy, Heather, Bonnie, Marge, Amy, Barb, Laurel, Randy, Glenn, Kim, Jo, and Jolene. The fall tour and auction were the main agenda items for the evening.
We began the evening by sticking date stickers onto the charity auction flyers because the date was acci-purposly left out. The stickers made a great impact.
There are five galleries participating in the fall tour and they include: Persimmons, Full Circle Products, Petals Plus, Rahr-West, and Artworks. The Friday evening reception will be held at Persimmons so we can commiserate and otherwise hobnob with our fellow wizards. It was decided that we would have ‘pot luck’ hors-dourves at Kim’s so if you would like to bring something to share that would be great.
It was discussed as a possibility for the next tour to have a punch card so people can get a stamp on their card at each gallery and when they get all of them they get something—we don’t know what—but something. We think about that again next year.
The auction is coming up fast!
Heather and Kim were on the breakfast club on October 11th and will be on the Thursday edition of the Noon Show (channel 2) on October 18th. They will also be going to the farmer’s market again on Saturday October 20th and will start around 7:30 / 8:00 so if anyone would like to come and join them please do! It’s just to promote the auction and have fun.
Also, on the 22nd, a few of us are going to meet at Persimmons around 10:00 ish to collect all the chairs from around town and bring them to the museum. So, anyone who is able or would like to come and help—please do.
Tickets for the auction are already on sale. They may be purchased at Kim’s, Heather’s, or the Rahr. Suggested donation price is $5.00. Complimentary tickets will be given to anyone who donated a chair. There will be a table set up on the night of the auction at the Rahr for artists to claim their tickets—I will be manning that station. Artists will also be asked to wear a simple sticker / tag that says they are one of the artists. This is optional—so don’t panic.
A sign up sheet for jobs needing to be done at the Rahr on the night of the auction was sent around. Tim still needs to finalize getting a few students to help with the clean up—he also has a student who would be willing to take photos.
There was a question brought up about what should be done if one of the chairs doesn’t sell. Kim said she would buy it and sell it in her shop. We really don’t think this will happen but we just wanted to have a plan in place—just in case.
Although, the majority of the proceeds of the auction are earmarked for art scholarships, we thought it would be smart to attach specific numbers. Since we have no idea what the auction will bring in, we have decided to break the amount into percentages—50% of all profits will go toward local scholarships, 25% will go to Art and About, and the remaining 25% will go to the Rahr-West. So, in essence, 100% of the proceeds from the auction will go back into the local art community to fund future art projects / activities / exhibits, et cetera.
For those helping with set-up and whatnot, we plan to be at the museum that evening by 5ish. The event starts at 7:00—doors open at 6:00.
Also, we desperately need a treasurer. Jolene has graciously accepted the responsibility (unless of course, someone else wants it). We also need people to pay their dues! It is $25.00 a year for adults and $15.00 for student artists. We have bills to pay and if we don’t pay them quickly someone named Vito will be coming soon to break all of our chair legs! Next year we will be very strict about the deadline—like we’re going to paint your house a really ugly color if you don’t pay by a certain date.
And one last note—next year’s members’ exhibit will be on March 1, 2008 at Roncalli High School in the Atrium gallery.
All for now—see you at the auction!

Jo of Art