July 16, 2012 Minutes

Jackson County Arts met Monday, June 18 at 6:00 PM, at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. Members present were Sarah Devader, Gin Fox, Fred Appelhanz, Kathleen Cobb, Linda Brownlow, Amy Cypers, Suzette McCord-Rogers, and Katie Morris.

Teasurer’s Report:

Cash on hand as of 6/18/2012 $541.68

Voted to pay 2 bills- $35.93 for Fair Supplies and $19.07 for Glory Days supplies.

Old Business:

Fair Booth- We will set up our fair booth at noon on July 29^th. 2 of the 5 sunflowers are finished. Schocks will bring a medium easel and a stapler, Katie will pick up straight pins, and Fred will print off a picture of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

Open Class drop off for the Fair is Sunday evening 7:30-8:30, or 8:00-12:00 on Monday morning. Open Class checkout is Thursday, August 2^nd at 5:00 pm.

Fall Fest- October 13, 2012. We are thinking about a Roy Rogers scarecrow to represent music, maybe incorporating “Happy Trails”.

Barn Tour/Country Living Art Contest- Winning artwork will be displayed as part of the Barn Tour on Barn Tour days and publicly at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage September 29-October 6. Katie will finish the announcement and entry form to send to county schools.

New Business:

Amy and Katie talked about plans for a Final Friday Art Walk to be held Friday, August 31^st. Arrangements are still being made but we are planning to have a few featured artists’ work displayed at The Alleyway Studio and Art Gallery (Cyphers Photography), artists demonstrating, and live music. Tentative hours are 6-8 pm. After we have more plans finalized, we will contact chamber businesses to see if they would be willing to feature artists or musicians. The group made a list of steps to take for planning this event.

Show and Tell: Kathleen showed 2 landscape paintings and Katie showed a mixed media mallard hen and ducklings.

Our program and meeting location will be announced. Check www.jacksoncountyarts.blogspot.com for information.