10-20-1988 Minutes
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SALINA ARTS AND HUMANITIES COMMISSION OCTOBER 20, 1988
The meeting was held in the Commission room of the Smoky Hill Museum. Members
present were Randy Graham, Vi Justus, Ned Rose, Dan Diederich, Mary Nell Beatty
and Jane Weathers. Staff present were Martha Rhea, Lana Jordan, Connie Burket,
Tom Pfannenstiel, Marlene Stine and Linda Ochs.
Washington Fellowship in Review: Martha Rhea gave a review of her summer as a
fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts. Graham distributE~d a letter from
Dennis Kissinger, City Manager, complimenting Rhea for the services performed
this summer. Attached was a letter from the National Endowment Mr. Kissinger
had received.
Treasurer's Report: Rhea stated the -$20,000 under Income, Miscl~llaneous, City
of Salina will be omitted next month. Pfannenstiel reported the Museum is
working under a revised budget as of August. The Treasurer's l~eport was accepted
by general consent.
Festival: Jordan reported the Super Supporter Core Committee is working on the
gathering for October 27 at Bank IV. Tony Redwood will be speaking on the
economic impact of events like festivals in regional centers like Salina. 70-75
businesses have been contacted.
A brainstorming group consisting of Jamie Hall, Karen Graves, Oale Cole, Larry
Denning, Ann Siemers, John Boyd and Betsy Poer met last week to discuss next
year's Headline Entertainment. The consensus was to charge $5.00 or less
admission, plus a button for twelve and older, and bring in a big name entertainer.
Jordan stated the budget for the concert would be estimated on a minimal level
with the Festival subsidizing at the same level as last year. Beatty suggested
contactin!~ the Bicennential Center to see what groups draw the best crowds.
Rhea stated another suggestion was to have only the one concert at the Bi-Center
Saturday night.
The group also discussed the organizational structure of the Festival. The
Commission is already the policy making board so a board for the Festival is not
needed. It was suggested that a core committee of Festival chairpeople meet
every other month until April, then monthly, to keep each other informed of
their activities. It was also suggested that a PR committee be formed to develop
and oversee the marketing aspects of the Festival, and that a Speakers Bureau be
formed, especially to reach into the region. Finally it was sU~lgested that
divergent Community Groups give their thoughts about the Festival in one-time
IIthink-tankll situations. The Commissioners expressed an interest in knowing
when the various committees meet.
The 189 Festival Budget will be in next month's packet.
Museum: Beatty gave the Museum Committee report stating the committee met last
week. The Baseball Exhibit is going well. Ruth Ascher gave the quarterly
Friends report at the meeting. The Friends are underwriting a Traveling Trunk
project for $2,500. The Friends membership drive will be in November. The
museum store now has a committee assisting Gayle Rose. A copy of the License
Agreement between the store and the City was included in the packets.
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Pfannenstiel reported the revised Collections and Exhibits Policy with changes
noted was 'included in the packet. The Museum committee accepted the changes at
their last meeting. Graham moved and Beatty seconded accepting the revised
Collections and Exhibits policy. The motion passed. The statement will be
corrected and distributed to Museum Committee members, Commission members and
sent to the City.
Pfannenstiel gave the Museum staff report. He had lunch in Kansas City with Dr.
Tom Meyers, MAP consultant. Dr. Meyers will be here during the first full week
in December and will want to speak with some of the Commission members.
Pfannenstiel has been working with Dr. Bill Caldwell of Brown Mackie on the Oral
History Project. Mary Douglass and Pfannenstiel have been working on a plan for
the layout of the collection in the basement. 25 people attended the Volunteer
orientation last month with 4-5 new volunteers.
The baseball opening had 100 people in attendance enjoying the collection and
listening to Mike Lamone speak about his love of the game and co"llecting. About
70 people attended Dr. Carothers talk October 19. Planning for the Gallery
space downstairs is beginning. It will probably take about two years. Several
exhibit services have been contacted to act as consultants. Justus stated the
City Commissioners appreciate receiving the Museum Committee minutes.
Horizons: Jordan reported final reports were in the packets from the Human
Relations Commission, the Salina Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse and
the Salina Community Theatre Association, Inc. The grant meeting will be
Novermber 2, 3:00 p.m. in the Commission room. The grant packets are available.
Twice as much money has been requested as is available.
Rhea repor'ted Horizons 50 renewal will be November 13. Donors will be asked for
$550 a year for three years or a one-time donation of $1,500. The City Light
Orchestra will be entertaining the group.
Burket reported the Jazz Series is underway with a great start. The first
concert held about 200 people in attendance and 156 season tickets were sold.
The JanicE~ Bor1a group gave a clinic for college students and adults on Sunday
and spent the next day in a high school clinic. Evaluations have been sent to
the students and teachers involved. The next concert is February 5 and will
feature Spike Robinson and John Pizzare11i. The Four Freshman will perform
April 16. Rose suggested having the artists do an evaluation.
A.I.E.: Burket reported there are four applications for the creative writing
residency. The Committee will be meeting to review them. Steve Andresen will
arrive October 29 to begin the Shakespearean residency. He will be at Central
two weeks, then spend two weeks at South during December. In FE!bruary he will
be spending four weeks in the Junior Highs. The Commissioners ~,il1 receive his
schedule.
The A.I.E. state convention will be held in Salina February 9 & 10. Headquarters
will be at the Salina Art Center. Educators from allover the state will be
here. Judith Radocyi s the Arts i n School s p 1 anni ng Coordi nator'. The theme of
the convention is "Arts Are Basic" and will deal with establishing arts as basic
to sequential education. They are hoping for 300 people in attE~ndance. Rose
asked if the Commission could assist in any way and Rhea replied that she will
keep them posted.
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Projects: Burket reported on the Built Enviornment Workshop led by Ginny Graves
on October 15. Development of a graduate course for teachers is under consideration.
Eugene Friesen gave a 45 minute concert October 20 to South and Central band and
orchestra students. He then conducted a 2 hour workshop with selected students.
During the evening he gave a concert at Christ Cathederal.
IN OUR TIMES has been distributed to all school libraries and was enthusiastically
received. Patricia Goedicke will be giving a poetry reading November 3 as a
preview of the Poetry Series in Spring. Sara Duffield will be wr'iting a one
page education sheet for each of the Festival purchase award art pieces going to
the schools.
Other: Graham suggested the Commission consider recommending a change in the
appointment of terms from March to September. This would coincide with the
terms for officers and the work of the Commission. Beatty moved the Commission
terms begin in September, with appointments made by the City Commission in
August, Rose seconded. The motion passed. The change will now be recommended
to the City Commission for consideration. Included in the packets was an
expression of interest form used by the City Commission to help in the appointment
of citizens to the various city boards and commissions.
The next Commission meeting will be the Horizons grant meeting, November 2,
3:00 p.m.
The next regular Commission meeting will be November 17, 4:00 p.m.