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SALINA ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION
MEETING:
TIME:
PLACE:
JULY 28, 1988
4:00 p.m.
SMOKY HILL MUSEUM
AGENDA:
1. Minutes
2. Treasurer's Report
3. Smoky Hill River Festival
4. Museum
a. Museum Committee Report
b. Staff Report
5. AI E
6. Horizons
7. Other
8. Projects
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Please call 827-4640 if you are unable to attend this meeting.
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SALINA ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION JUNE 30, 1988
The meeting was held in the Commission Room of the Smoky Hill ~1useum. Members
present were Randy Graham, Karen Graves, Ned Rose, Dan Diederich, Vi Justus and
Harry Hughes. Staff present were Lana Jordan, Connie Burket, Tom Phannenstie1
and Marlene Stine. Also attending were Carmen Wilson, League of Women Voters,
and Lillian Zier, the Salina Journal.
Graham called the meeting to order. Minutes and Treasurer's Reportwere'ac'cepted.
Jordan reported Salina City Manager, Dennis Kissinger will recommend a lower
budget for the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission than was y'equestedby the
commission. The Arts and Humanities Commission approved a purposed budget
requesti ng $127,321 from the city for 1989. The city manager \lrl 11 recommend to
the City Commission the deletion of a part-time secretarial position', which will'
lower the budget by $4,500. Kissinger also recommended a part-.time position at
the Smoky Hill Museum not be increased to full time, which would lower the
museum's budget about $12,0000, Phannenstie1 reported. The Museum asked for a
full-time registrar to be employed for cataloging, cleaning and displaying
arti facts for the museum's co 11 ecti ons. The Museum I s proposed budget was $167 ,496
for. 1989.
The Arts and Humanities Commissioners are urged to call or visit the City
Commissioners and voice their concerns on the budget and also attend the dicussion
meetings on July 11, 14, and 18 regarding the 1989 budget.
SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVAL: Jordan reported receiving evaluation reports and
letters from entertainers with positives comments concerning the Festival. The
most verba] commentary was due to the additional comforts provided to Festival
goers this year, with great weather conditions, big umbrellas at the Gazebo
stag.e area and a large tent covering Stage II, and the Bank IV Information Booth.
Pre-Festival activities had very good attendance in the chi1dren1s workshops and
performances. Many children participated in the construction of the sunset
mosiac on Regional Day. The finished product is to be displayed in the Salina
schools. Positive comments have been received on the Four Rivers two-day
part'icipation, and the neon self-portrait by Fred Elliott. There were numbers
of requests asking for the return of the entertainment groups; Dallas Brass,
Chenille Sisters, Rare Air and The Romaniacs.
The only negative comment has been from the performance of The Mamas and The
Papas. The attendance was great, but sound system did not reach to the upper
leve1 and the performers did not do a sound check. The comments and reviews
from local media have been sent to their agency. The extra media coverage of
the Festival was of great benefit, and the estimated crowd was 70,500. The Hays
Big Band Dance received great reviews with 1500 in attendance.
Graham thanked the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission emp10y,ees for their
long hours and hard work spent on the Festival.
MUSEUM: Phannenstie1 reported that two students, one from Cloud County Junior
College and one from high school are working part-time in the Museum for the
summer. The college student is working in conjunction with the Salina Chamber
of Commerce and Cloud Coun(y Travel and Tourism, and the high school student is
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a part of the Job Training Partnership Act. Construction work is being done in
the southwest corner with boxing off the windows for temporary gallery space.
The opening of the photo exhibit, "Saline County, Portraits of !tIS Peoplell was
well received and the initial cost for the large construction was $7,500 on this
project.
The Smoky Hill Museum is sponsoring the Noon Cooler1s every Wednesday through
July in the Commission Room with films, IIWar: At Home and Abroad.1I The first
showing had 25 in attendance with increasing attendance every week.
AlE: Burket reported packets have gone out with position announcements on Artist
in Education. Three positions are open, a creative writing residency to work
with elementary students during second semester of 1988-89 school year, a one-
week residency for a Shakespearean actor to present one public performance and
give presentations and workshops in secondary English and drama classes and an
actor with teaching skills to serve a 15-week residency working with secondary
English students and teachers to enliven the study of Shakespeare through the
use of dramatic arts.
The publication of the personal history anthology, In Our Time, has' beencoinpleted
and on July 17, 2:00 til 4:00 p.m., at Smoky Hill Museum, the contributors will
read excerpts from their writings. The public is invited. The anthology will
be for sale to the public after July 17.
Burket reported work is being done on Horizons 50 Jazz workshop. On June 20,
Burket attended a master workshop on jazz artists at Emporia.
HORIZONS: Jordan reported that the Salina Art Center has submitted a revised
budget which shows the reduction in fees, expenses and materials in accordance
wi th the reduced fundi ng. TheCommi 55 ion recei ved the fi na 1 report from Salina
Heritage Commission with Mary Douglas, architectual historian, writing the
history and printing brochure for this program.
The llist of developing artists and organization potential applicants were mailed
applications for the Horizons grant round in August.
Graham thanked Diederich for agreeing to serve on the Horizons Review Committee.
OTHER: The Arts and Humanities Commissioners received a copy of a letter received
from Martha Rhea telling of her work and experiences in the Arts Administration
Fellowship Program of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The next Salina Arts and Humanities Commission meeting will be ,July 28, and no
meeting in August.
With no further business, meeting adjourned.
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SALINA ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION Revised Financial Statement as of June 30, 1988
EXPENSES
ANNUAL BUDGET
Salaries-SA&HC
Salaries-Festival
Office Supplies
Capital
Phone
Membership
Postage
Literature
Travel
In-town Mileage
Printing
OPS (Other)
Marketing
OPS (Artist)
Grants Program
Miscellaneous
Tar1vsky & Axhe1m
87,300.00
4,200.00
2,350.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
600.00
1,500.00
250.00
1,300.00
700.00
2,350.00
12,500.00
500.00
900.00
PROJECTS
Newsletter
Arts 'Blitz
Art a 1a Carte
Musical Arts
Community Resource People
AlE - Lemuel Sheppard
AIR - Don Weddle
Wichita Chi1dren1s Theatre
Creative Writing
Poetry Series
Museum
Project Support
AlE - Glen Gross
AIR -Patricia Traxler
TOTALS
1,975.00
1,310.00
1,000.00
3,800.00
1,875.00
1,500.00
5,750.00
2,500.00
500.00
3,500.00
50 . 00
950.00
8,550.00
8,515.00
$161,225.00
INCOME
Earned Revenue
usn 305
KAC - Community Development
KAC' - Programs
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Salina Public Library
Community Groups
Smoky Hill River Festival
Interest Income
Designated Funds
Museum
Miscellaneous Income
City of Salina (Sa1aries-SA&HC)
City of Salina (Salaries-SHRF)
~ity of Salina (Other)
:;-OT ALS
CASH ON HAND
PETTY CASH
C-D
SAVINGS
CARRY OVER
NET GAIN/LOSS
SALARIES-SA&HC
500.00
12,000.00
4,400.00
6,600.00
1,750.00
500.00
2,000.00
14,215.00
87,300.00
4,200.00
27,760.00
$161,225.00
PAID THROUGH
JUNE
1,216.41
603. 96
1,948.39
345.00
534.50
106. 35
636.83
8.25
2,350.00
429.51
784.43
846.67
1,172.00
325.00
5,994.56
3,431. 82
1,507.20
173.50
8,179.66
1,634.26
$32,228.30
28,001. 61
50.00
500.00
3,755.56
RECEIVED THROUGH
JUNE
6,000.00
4,400.00
4,975.00
1,750.00
556.89
1,484.60
61. 00
20,000.00
$39,227.49
25,307.98
6,999.19
$32,307.17 $32,307.17
$45.637.64
PAID OUT IN
JUNE
583.29
605.62
200.00
112.67
18.00
87.00
35.00
38.00
$1,679.58
RECID IN
JUNE
118.79
685.00
$803.79
$7,351. 52
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SMOKY HILL MUSEUM
Iller-itaoe I~xpr-ess
VOL. 3, NO.4
photo by Bill Pierson
ACTING OUT THE PAST
"Did you see that funny-looking little guy with the long
beard?"
"What was that song I heard echoing through the
gallery.. .something about farmers?"
"Grasshopper plagues andfantasy trips into the past-kids
sure have wild imaginations!"
A daytime visit ito the Museum during the week of June 16-
20 may have brought some surprises. The voices of nearly
20 primary students filled the gallery as they explored ways
of discovering the past through creative imagination and
dramatics. From a class-composed skit about the grasshop-
per invasions to a pantomimed sod house construction, from
a family photo come alive to the reinactment of a day in a
one-room schoolhouse, the children investigated every nook
and cranny of the current major exhibit, "Saline County:
Portraits of Its People," and brought it alive in a way that
only children can.
On Friday, June 24, their explorations were shared with about
65 friends and family members in an informal presentation.
Guests were led on a tour through the exhibit seeing each
area acted out or interpreted dramatically. At the end there
were cookies, drinks and conversation in the second floor
meeting room.
AUGUST-SEPTl8:MBER, 1988
This was a wonderful coupling of two different areas of the
arts, and the students seemed to flourish in the arrangement
"Every day my daughter would come home excited about
something new she learned," one mother said, while another
mother confided, "On the second day Joshua stated that this
was the best class I ever signed him up for."
The exhibit at the Museum was a splendid forum for creative
dramatics, giving a focused direction to the students' acting
activities. Not only did the location work well, but the staff
at the Museum was unceasingly friendly and helpful, making
the entire experience a positive one.
So now what happens? Was it a good experiment which is
now simply forgotten ? I hope not. Those of us who were
involved from the Theater would like to see this as just a
beginning. Perhaps next summer visitors will once again see
children acting out the exhibits and comment with
pleasure," Kids sure have wild imaginations!" - Twila
Schneiders, SCT Creative Dramatics Instructor
MAP!KCH GRANTS
Recently the Smoky Hill Museum was awarded two small
grants to help with programming and planning. The Institute
of Museum Services Museum Assessment Program (MAP)
Grant for $1,400 will provide for an independent, profes-
sional assessment of the overall programs and operations.
Funds are a one-time, non-matching source of basic support.
A Kansas Committee for the Hwnanities (KCH) grant of
$166.00 is being used for a traveling exhibit, "By a Thou-
sand Artifices: The Folk TechDlology of Farming in the
Flint Hills," and a slide-lecture program by Professor Phillip
Thomas entitled, ''The Promise of the Prairie: Settlement
and Development in the 19th Century American West."
The exhibit is from the KCH Resource Center and will be at
the Museum August 1-31. Professor Thomas' talk is on
August 11 at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome. -TP
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DIRECTOR'S DESK
Now that a tentative twelve-month schedule has been drawn
up for the Museum, the staff is turning its attention to several
aspects of that plan. The Museum Assessment Program grant
enables an expert to perform an on-site review of the Mu-
seum and to advise us on long-range planning and other
matters of concern. A final report is written by the surveyor
and sent to us so we can implement recommendations. I
hope the grant can be completed by early fall.
The first of a series of lectures/temporary exhibits dealing
with the "Saline County: Portraits of Its People" exhibit
will take place in August. Through a grant from the Kansas
Committee for the Humanities, the exhibit, ''By a Thousand
Artifices: The Folk Technology of Farming in the Flint
Hills," and a program, ''The Promise of the Prairie:
Settlement and Development in the 19th Century Ameri-
can West," by Professor Phillip Thomas will tie in with our
agricultural area in the exhibit. Other KCH exhibits and
programs in the coming twelve months will focus on the
family and education sections of our "Saline County"
exhibit.
Weare also beginning work on a baseball exhibit for the fall.
As yet it remains untitled but will chronicle the development
of the game and also relate events on the local level. H
anyone has items (e.g., uniforms, programs,pennants,
posters, etc.) from local teams, please call the Museum.
I am looking forward to the activity we have planned for the
next year with exhibits and programs and also with docu-
menting the Museum's collections. Hopefully, the increased
activity will help us strengthen our association with the
community. - TP
COLLECTIONS
A master plan for collection storage is in its preliminary
stages. Sarah Wood-Clark, registrar for the Kansas Museum
of History, has been contacted to help develop the plan.
Sarah will visit the Smoky Hill Museum July 18 to make her
recommendations. She has been studying an information
packet we sent containing maps of our space, plus tempera-
ture and humidity readings from all storage areas.
Sara Budke, intern, has been unpacking boxes and putting
information into the computer. Jan Miller, student working
with the JTP A program, has painted cabinets to be installed
in the catalog office. She has also been working on the
computer.
Mary attended the Kansas Quilt Symposium in Topeka, July
9th and the KSU Textile Conservation Workshop, July 11-15.
Several new books have been purchased as references.
Jane Clause, Marilyn Erickson, the Presbytery of North
Kansas and the Salina Planning Department have submitted
artifacts to be considered by the Accessions Committee. -
MD
EXHIBITS
Saturday, September24, 1938. Were you one of the crowd
of 4,000 people on hand for the dedication of Salina's new
Post Office building? Whether or not you were there in
1938, you are invited to the 50th Anniversary of the dedica-
tion this September 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Fifty years ago, the Post Office building was constructed at a
cost of $277 ,000. The Salina Journal reported that the
building showed architectural beauty in the modem sense
with simple, almost severe lines. The quality of construction
was high; the building was meant to last. And it has.
Today's workers who come to the building often remark that
they "...don't make (em like this anymore."
An exhibit in the museum lobby will show changes in the
building over the years through photographs on loan from the
Post Office.
Highlighted in the exhibit are reproductions of artists'
sketches for a set of murals commissioned for the Post Office
lobby. The murals were never hung in the building and now
their location is unknown.
Join the celebration on September 24 at 2 p.m. for the first
50 years of our building's heritage. Refreshments will be
served and entertainment will feature music of 1938.
You have probably noticed the changes taking place in the
southwest comer of the main gallery. The animals have
taken cover to avoid construction dust. Two windows have
been blocked to keep the sun's ultraviolet rays from fading
artifacts. New walls create a small space, separate from the
main gallery. This space will be used for special exhibits in
the.future. -LC
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MUSEUM STAFF:
Tom A. Pfannenstiel, Director
Lisa Callaway, Curator of Exhibits
Mary Dwgl..., Registrar
Joy MansIlCld, Administrative Assistant
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE:
Debbie Divine, Tcclmical Advisor
Max Ewalt, Teclmical Assistant
Mickie Breault, V oI~r Coordinator
Gayle Rose, Muacum Sture Mmagcr
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VOLUNTEERS
What would the Museum be like without volunteers-no
smiling faces to greet visitors, no museum store, no docents
to give tours, no technicians to clean and catalog artifacts!
How needed and appreciated the Smoky Hill Museum
Volunteef$ ~giving generously 575 hours of their time in
June and July.
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June and July were busy months with many, many visitors,
local and tourists. The new exhibit is indeed a grand success,
with compliments galore.
Our congratulations to Mavis and Harold Schmidt, a lovely,
lovely wedding! And our heartfelt sympathy to Fontella on
the death of her husband, Jim.
Tentative date for the Volunteer Banquet is October 3.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. You will
enjoy it! Last year's event was a fun evening.
A new volunteer training class will begin in September, time
and dates to be announced later.
Summer is a-flying by...enjoy! -MB
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MUSEIJM STORE
Museum Store sales have increased 54% over those for the
ftrst half of last year, as museum visitors and resident
customers discover the special items crafted in our area,
books about our state, and "nostalgia" items reminiscent of
earlier times. Most importantly, satisfied customers have
spread word of lhe store's offerings to others-a signiftcant
source of advertising for the store. Thank you!
Merchandise somces from the recent Smoky Hill River
Festival are being developed, and contacts are underway with
selected firms from the Bloomingdales's promotion of
Kansas products. Some of those selections already offered at
the store include Kansas Treasures (soy nuts), Pozzlin' State
(Kansas puzzles), The Copper Shop (punched copper and tin
decorations), ACAAK (Kansas artists' postcard series), and
these books BEST OF KANSAS COOKBOOK, KANSAS IN
COLOR, and THE PIONEER SPIRIT. Additionally, bread
sculptures from the Courtyard Bakery were featured last
spring at the store's "pioneer spirit" celebration.
-And the fust shipment of Christmas merchandise has
arrived! Most seasonal items will be held for the annual
Christmas Preview in early November. This two-day event
gives museum volunteers and Friends of the Museum
members first opportunity to view and purchase holiday and
gift items. -GR
WANTED:
The museum is looking for local baseball
memorabilia including uniforms, pro-
grams, pennants, posters, etc. from teams
in Saline County from the turn of the
century through the 1940's. Items will be
used as part of a baseball exhibit opening
in early October. Please call Tom or Lisa
at 827-3958 if you have anything.
SUNSHINE A""'ARDS
One Tuesday, July 19, museum staff and volunteers were
recognized in a ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce.
They included Lisa Callaway, Joy Mansfield, Bonnie Hicks,
Mickie Breault, Gayle Rose, Bernice Kearns, Ida Mae
Gustafson, and Ethel Gane. Each of them received "Sunshine
Awards" from the 1987 Linger Longer program sponsored by
Kansas Travel and Tourism. These awards were given by
tourists who visited the museum and were impressed by the
courteous and helpful people they met.
Each of the honored people received a certiftcate signed by
Governor Mike Hayden in recognition of their contributions
to the State of Kansas. Out of the eighty certificates that were
handed out, the museum received eight of them. Again this
year, the museum is participating in the Linger Longer
program. -LC
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August
September
1-31 Exhibit: "By a Thousand Artifices: The Folk
Technology of Farming in the Flint Hills"
5 Labor Day, museum closed
17 Ethnifest
3-6 Tri-Rivers Fair and Rodeo
19-23 Volunteer Orientation
11 Professor Phillip Thomas, slide presentation,
"The Promise of the Prairie: Settlement and
Development in the 19th Century American
West."
24 50th Anniversary of Post Office Building
Smoky Hill Museum
Box 101
Salina, KS 67402-0101
Bulk Rate
u.s. Poshge
PAID
SalinaJ Kansas 67481
Perlllit /10. 25
Arts and Humantitios Commissioocrs:
Randy ~ c:bair
Kuen Gra'VCS. vice chair
Nancy Hodges, KC./ttcs.
Mary NcIJ Beatty"
Dermis Carl....
Dan Diederich
Harry Hugho."
Vi Justus
Ned Rooc"
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" iDdicstcs Museum Commi_ member
Musr:um~
DcVen: Wanbcrg
Mary Maley
JoIm Q. Royce
Harold Schmidt
Sr. Evangcline Thomas
The Museum ~ meets at
4 pm. on the 2nd Wednesday of
each month at the museum.
This ncwslcl1cr is published by the Smoky Hill Museum. The museum is a division of the Salina Arts & Humanite. Conunission,
a dcparbncnt of the City of Salina. The museum operate. under an intertocal agrccmcnt between the City of Salina and Saline County.
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SMOKY HILL MUSEUM
MUSEUM COMMITTEE
MINUTES
4:00 p.m., Wednesday
June 15, 1988
2nd Floor
Present: Mary Nell Beatty, Chair; DeVere Blomberg, Harry Hughes, Mary Maley,
Ned Rose, Sr. Evangeline Thomas, Tom Pfannenstiel, and Joy Mansfield
Absent: Randy Graham, John Q. Royce, and Harold Schmidt
Also in attendance: Carmen Wilson, LWV observer
No members of the public spoke during the open forum.
Motion:
Minutes of the May 11, 1988 meeting were approved.
The April 1988 Budget Statement was approved.
Staff Reports, Tom Pfannenstiel
Tom highlighted the report, as printed and included in this meeting's mailed
packet. He also reported that he had attended a 3-hour budget meeting of
City Manager Dennis Kissenger and all department heads which emphasized the
long range affect of the proposed freeze.
Mary Nell suggested that if any member of this committee is personally
acquainted with any City Commissioner, please use any opportunity to explain'
the museum's request for hiring a full time Registrar as addressing the
community cry for more artifacts on display.
This week, the staff will begin examining artifacts and planning a future
exhibits time schedule.
Discussion
In response to questions that were raised concerning deaccessioning of some
of the animals, Tom explained his emphasis on getting the committee back
together which had originally met several times to identify the animal
collection. The committee was disbanded when it was realized that the
original plan for a natural habitat were too elaborate to be implemented at
this tirne. However, most of its members are ,still interested in helping
the museum and are willing to resume. Some of the specimens will need to be
disposed of. Others may have salvagable parts, depending upon whether they
can be used in a "natural" setting, or are to be exhibit-on-a-stick under glass,
which would require the whole critter.
Harry Hughes inquired of the source of the Noon Cooler program material. It
comes of the Kansas Committee for the Humanities Resource Center, Topeka.
SAL.INA ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION
Box 2181t 211 West Irant Salina, KS 67402-2181
913-827-4640
HORIZONS - A SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM
FINAL REPORT FORM
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Instructions: Please complete this form within 30 days after completion of project
and return to the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission.
LEGAL NAME OF GRANTEE ORGANIZATION
ADDRESS P.O. Box 743.
PROJECT DIRECTOR Saralyn Reece Hardy
PROJECT DATEs (Start): January 1
BUDGET: . month day
ACTUAL CASH REVENUES
1. Admissions.............$
2. Other Earned Income....S
Workshop &
luncheon $ 269.00
Salina Art Center Inc.
269.00
$
3. Contributi ons. . . . . . . . . $
Individual $ 100.00
Bu.siness....$ 1,500.00
Foundation $
1,600.00
4. Grants.........~......$
1,550.00
(Do not 1 i st grant
from Commission)
KAC 4' 1,050.00
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USD $ 500.00
5. On-Hand Organizational
Funds. .. . . . . . . . . " . -. . . .. $
884.20
.9, Other (Please specify)$
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7. TOTAL Applicant Cash
Revenue................$ 4,303.20
(Add lines 1-6)
8. HOR! ZONS GRANT AMOUNT.. $ 3,687.00
TOTAL CASH REVUE.......$ 7,990.20
(Add lines 7-8)
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PHONE 827-5255
(Finish): May
month
1988
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ACTUAL CASH EXPENSES
1 C t t d S' ~ 3,219.33
. on rac e ervlces........~
Artist or Exhibition( Curators $2,000.
( Speakers/
Fee.......$2,916.00 ( Workshop 816.00
Other Professi ona 1 (Registrar/
(Exhibition 100.00
Services..$ 303.33 ($20..00, 86.75, 10.50, 46.
2. Travel................<~~?::?~ 153.00
3. Hotel/per diem...............$ 445.23
4. Space Rental................$
5. Promotion/Advertising......$ 864.29
(Include printing expenses)
6. Administrative Expenses.....$ 395.15.
(Include personnelt telephone,
office supplies, etc.)
7 worq~~~~ (Please specify)......$ 2,913.20
Supplies $ 86.80
c~~~~~v. $ 224.92
Exhibit supp. $ 135.69
Shipping $1555.09
GalleryGuide $ 910.70
8. TOTAL Applicant Cash
Expenses...................$ 7,990.20
(Add 1; nes 1-7)
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L"i st the source and cash va 1 ue of any i ok; nd contri buti ons whi ch can be specf fi ca lly
identified with this project.............................................$
Docents 783.90 Volunteer Program Coord $1,280.00
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HORIZONS - A SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM
FINAL REPORT FORM - page 2
1. List activities:
ate ctl V'l tv oca.tlon Numbers Invo ve
April 7 - May 31 Exhibit Exposure Salina Art Center 1,509
April 7 Opening/Gallery Talk Salina Art Center 82
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April 8 The Critical Eve/lecture Salina Art Center 40
April 9 Roundtable Discussion Salina Art Center 12
April 12/13 Pre-School-Adult WorkshoI Salina Art Center 18
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May 11
Self-Portrait Workshop
Film/Grandma Layton
Directed Trours for
Students
Salina Art Center
Salina Art Centetota1
Salina Art Center
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1,935
2. Bl"eakdown of Parti ci pants
Children-
students
Organization
volunteers
Gene ra 1
Conmunity
Li st sped a 1
groups-ethnic
sr. citizens,
etc.
Total
(add across)
Exposure 509 50 82-0pening 200 Senior 1,580
739 Citizens
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Invo 1 ved , 11
hands -on /extra 258 Tours 40 5 314
information
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part; ci pa ti on 9 Staff Reg. 1
or training 12 41
Total Numbers
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Overall Total Involved 1,~35
(same as "total involvedll in #1 above)
Total number' of paid, professional artists, performers, and/or educators
participating in this project 8
~nclose copies of programs, publicity, and/or promotional materials, 'showing the
required funding credit as stipulated in the grant letter. Please explain below
:how the Commission was credited.
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HORIZONS - A SPECIAL PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM
FINAL REPORT FORM - page 3
5. Write a brief stJJ11nary of the highlights of this project. P1E~ase commr;!nt
'on whether the project met your expectations, the extent ofc:oOll1unity
involvement, the effectiveness of publicity. Discuss how it affected
artistic growth and the p.lanning of future activities for you or the
organiz,ati.on. (If necessary, attach an'extra sheet of paper.)'
,(SEE ATTACHED PAGE)
r hereby certify that the above is an accurate report and financial record
of this project. Records and documents of the above' report shall be
maintained in accordance with the regulations of the Salina Arts and
.. Humaniti es I Horizons progra,m~ecordSSha 11 be ma'intained for a 'm; ni'mum
of, three (3) year. 1 (';":-V i
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STGNATURE' I ; - ,-(JJ!~p Z fill) TITLE Director
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NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
DATE July 12,1988
TITLE President,' Board of Directors
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The Horizon's grant project, "Contemporary Artist's Self-Portrait:s", consisted
of the, exhibition and a series of educational programs and activities. The
highli.ghts of the project were in three major areas: the origination of an
exhibi.tion that borrowed and handled works .from major galleries and institutions,
the use of a professional registrar and curatorial staff to train in-house staff,
and the focus on a variety of ages.
This exhibit required the refinement of our registration procedures for loaned
works of art. One curator has worked as an assistant registrar for the Spencer
Museum and trained our registrar, Barbara Jarvis, in the current standards and
practices of loan forms, packing, and archival precautions. This internal effort
will expand our potential for borrowing from major lenders by increasing our
credibility.
The works of art in the exhibition were by major contemporary artists. The know-
ledge of and focus on current national artists will influence thEl future growth of
our in-house exhibition capacity.
Audiences for the topic and images of self-portraits were diversEl and the pro-
gramming reflected that diversity. However, we discovered that although audiences
need to be identified, they do not like to be catagorized. For Elxample, senior
citizens do not like the label. We found that people had stereot:ypes about what
was being offered that negatively affected our audience, (5 for Grandma Layton Film).
Most.successful (and fun!) were the workshops planned for the pre-schoolers and
adults together.
Student involvement was exceptionally satisfying during the gallery tours. The
curators produced a detailed audio tape tour of the exhibit that was invaluable
to the docents. Volunteers developed an activity to follow the t:our. Feedback
from teachers was very positive.
The only un~uccessful aspect of the project was the workshop for high school
students. After scheduling the workshop twice to attract high school seniors,
we finally cancelled the program and replaced it with the combinat~on pre-schooll
adult workshop. This was disappointing as all the planning and publicity had been
done in advance. It was our conclusion that high school students are already over-
loaded with activities and that it should have been done during school time, if
possible.