Meeting Notes 10/12/08
Attendance:
- Josh Gumiela
- Tommy Reyes
- Melissa Coleman
- Rebekah Allen
- Estefania Martinez
- Will Roberts
- Aygul Idiyatullina
- Lauren Roberts
- Ben Wilson
- Jessica Edmond
- Brian Wilson
- Lindsay Greer
- Patrick Mulcrone
- Sarah Lathrop
Topics discussed:
- Website: Instructions and info provided by Josh Gumiela for the Emerge website (www.emergecollective.org), blog, gmail account and community calendar. iWeb and possibly a demonstration from Antonio Martinez suggested for those wanting help with their individual artist pages. Submission of CDs to Josh Gumiela, via his grad mail box, with web-ready files for individual artist pages suggested. Josh Gumiela requests ideas for homepage content. Donation of $6.35 requested from each of the 12 members present to pay for web-hosting and other fees associated with the website.
- Bake Sale: Lauren Roberts and Lindsay Greer remind members of goods each promised to bring to bake sale. Bake Sale dates will be Oct 28 & 29, members volunteer to work 2-hr shifts from 7-4pm, schedule will be finalized. Several details considered about making the bake sale happen, such as set-up, storage and Halloween-themed decorations. Tommy Reyes requests that members bring or lend things to decorate the table. Lauren Roberts will be sending out the bake sale work schedule to Emerge members and will make a price list for goods. Flyers will be made and displayed.
- Emerge Logo: Several design ideas offered from the “Design Team” and the various designs are discussed, voted on, etc. A design is chosen and will begin to show up on all Emerge associated documents/paraphernalia. Color scheme is still up in the air.
- Representatives: Rebekah and Patrick affirm their interest in being representatives to Jan Roddy, DGS.
- Graduate Art Exchange: Brian Wilson gives an update of communication between he and a grad representative at Kansas City State University. So far the rep. only offered a schematic of the available space. More details about the exchange and a possible space for our school to offer to them will be needed.
Topics for next meeting(s):
- Guidelines for submission of works to the Chicago show
- Bake Sale: review of profits/successes, things learned from the experience
- Web demo: is there a demo set up for Emerge Artists’ pages?
- Logo: updates and selection from the first round of designs, possible business cards could be made for Emerge members w/ website info, etc.?
- Reminder: members should have donated $6.35 for website
- Ideas: needed for website homepage content, color scheme, fundraising in the coming months
- Community Calendar: It doesn’t work if we don’t add events and/or content! With our different backgrounds/mediums/social circles, we must know more events!
- Update on “The Show”: reports back from Tommy Reyes about communication, images sent or other items that have occurred since the last update about the Chicago Arts District Exhibition Space.
