Basil Boys Meeting Review

The meeting started by announcing that all issues voted on will still need to be approved at the Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 13th at the gallery.

The first item on the agenda was voting on whether we should allow non-members to enter shows a la cart style. We proposed and approved that non-members can enter any show for $20, however they would be asked to gallery sit at least once. These persons would be considered contributors and not members for tax purposes.

The second issue was the introduction of the new calendar of shows for 2007. The new calendar once approved by the board will be posted next week. We essentially modified it by adding the "LCVA Spotlight Show" (formerly three person show) and by shortening the Box Show to two weeks.

The third issue was the approval of the "LCVA Spotlight Show" proposal. We voted to have the Box Show Juror select the artists. We also agreed that the artists in the show would curate the show. And, we agreed that we would use the TAA prospectus for the standards for application and slide submittals.

The fourth issue was the approval of using the gallery for classes during normally days which the gallery is normally closed (Sunday - Wednesday).

The fifth topic was the approval to streamline tasks by creating teams. We will be emailing and postal mailing all members asking them to complete a survey of their time and talents. Teams will be created for various tasks. For example, the Reception Team will be made up of persons who organize and set up for receptions. The Media Relations team will be responsible for advertising, cards, etc. The goal is to reduce the time spent trying to repeatedly find volunteers for the same task show after show.

Other discussion topics include the creation of a new website soon to be completed in the next month or two, Maple City Fest activities are being fine tuned, and Jennifer brought up some new ideas for the "Canstruction" Show. Jennifer also brought up some new ideas for coordinating membership information. She volunteered to be on the Membership Coordination Team and will propose her ideas at the next meeting.

The upcoming Box Show was discussed at different times during the meeting. It was fairly obvious to me that we have a lot of work to do in planning for this show. Therefore, we set up a time to meet specifically for planning the Box Show activities. That meeting will take place at Mr. Ed's Restaurant in Adrian on Tuesday, June 27th at 6:15 PM. All are welcome to attend, however since they do not have a conference room please RSVP with me so we can reserve a big table. Thanks