Seldovia Arts Council

There was not a quorum for today’s scheduled meeting, so the attending members held a workshop to review current business.

We will be holding election of officers for 2009 next month. Nominations will be open from Oct. 1 till 15; voting will be held from Oct. 16 to 31. Results will be tallied and reported in early November. The call for nominations will go out to members via email from the secretary, and nominations will be made by return email. Voting will be conducted the same way.

All currently paid-up members are eligible to vote. If you don’t receive an email nominations notice, please email secretary@seldoviaartscouncil.org so we can make sure that we have your current email contact information. It’s not too late to pay outstanding dues and become eligible to vote: download a member application and mail it as the form instructs along with your dues check.

Although no actions could be taken in workshop session, participants reviewed proposals for next year’s program and refined them for further comment:

1. Memorial Day in conjunction with the Chainsaw Carvers event:
   proposed:chainsaw-juggling comedian Mad Chad Taylor
   plan: director to discuss with Chamber of Commerce
2. 4th of July booth or fundraiser
   discussion: favorable but no specific ideas put forward
3. Other July event: Mary Glover would like to bring one of the Fiddle Camp folks to town
   discussion: depends on what kind of music we book for solstice festival
   plan: hold planning on this until festival selections are established
4. August event workshop:
   discussion: favorable
   suggested topics: fiber arts, possibly silk-painting or ? (more suggestions on topics and artists needed)
5. Labor Day event: Guitar Masters concert
   Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart signed up
6. additional suggestion: radio theatre
   discussion: favorable with call for participants in early spring and schedule to be determined by participants and potential venues
   plan: Susan Mumma will be taking a podcasting workshop at ArtsNorthwest that might allow us to record and distribute this event online as well as in performances
7. additional suggestion: late July/early Aug: Kenai Peninsula Orchestra (touring group) chamber music performance
   discussion: favorable

What do you think about these proposals? Leave comments and suggestions in the comments here or share them at the next arts council meeting.

The next regular meeting will be held November 10.