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Meeting Minutes
June 8, 2010
11:30 a.m.
Meeting of the Arts Commission
of the City of O’Fallon
held at Cavins Center
O’Fallon, IL
PRESENT: MEMBERS: X Caticchio X Wiggins _ Stawarski Jorgensen ___Faulkner
VOLUNTEERS: X Erb X Olds Scanlan Gerrish _ Dwyer Keim __ Marble __
Ercoline
STAFF LIAISON: Hutchison X Dallner
Item A. Strange Folk Art Festival (Wiggins): 2010 dates are Sept 25-26 (10am-6pm). Our 5th year! www.strangefolkfestival.com. Admission, parking, wi-fi: all free! Sign up for email updates.
- Vendors: Accepting 150. Juried show; vendor application posted online June 1; app due July 1; fee $75 includes both days. Had 50 apply in the first 24 hours! Have not sent out the emails or contacted blogs yet, only posted the app & Facebook. Have 80 apps as of June 8.
- Food vendors: Hutchison has the food apps for Wiggins to review. $50 w/out electric, $75 w/electric, $100/kitchen space. All booths can include drinks.
- Nonprofits who provide a service for the Fest (direct free craft or other interactive activity, process recycling, etc) have booth fee waived.
- Budget: Hutchison will email to Wiggins. Vendors fees will be paid earlier this year.
- Pending Items:
- Author’s Pavilion: Caticchio email Christine & Molly at Library to determine interest.
- Members requested Strange Folk business cards to hand out (smaller than postcard).
- Banners made to hang on existing brackets on Hwy 50 in front of park? Wiggins exploring cost, confirming size, public works installation.
- Student Art Display: Caticchio email Keim to determine interest.
- Showcase or skit by O’Fallon Community Theater (Laurie & Beth)?
- And/or perhaps “improv everywhere” type of activity (roaming performing arts)?
- Ecology Club involvement?
- Wine Tasting: not sure if we will do that this year.
- Bands: Wiggins budgeting $200 per band; 10 bands, has most selected.
- Tent size, table & chair quantity TBD; Security same as last year.
- Upcycle Exchange booth: patrons will drop off at camping tent, self help, obtain own coupon, probably just one volunteer. Perhaps near Info booth?
- Sheep to Shawl demo by Artisans Guild of Southern Illinois; also alpacas, pottery.
- Crafts for kids: Caticchio confirmed Girl Scouts.
- Crafts for kids: Wiggins confirmed Discovery School and Mothers & More will each run a craft.
- Boy Scouts: Caticchio confirmed hot dog booth and help with recycling.
- Sandbox; hula hoops, Wiggins making giant papier mache mushroom playhouse. Perhaps move Info Booth to north end of pavilion to oversee (so that tent can be adjacent to south end of big pavilion)?
- RFT; water bill inserts
- Sponsors so far: MS. Communications, Schmidt Music, RFT.
- Bags (won’t stuff with goodies), Postcards, ordered by Autumn
Item B. Arts & Parks Foundation – No new information.
Item C. Missoula Children’s Theater (Caticchio): “Pinocchio” April 11-16, 2011
Item D. O’Fallon Community Theater (Almodovar) – Laurie will contact us later this month to inform about the official name. Caticchio will email about their troupe doing a skit or showcase or pursuing Wiggin’s idea of roaming improv performances.
Item E. Sculpture at Thoman Park – Hutchison researching possible plaques that name donors, artist, title of the pieces, etc.
Item F. O’Fallon Invitational Art Show (Olds) – A visual arts exhibit open to all area high schools (and jr high?). Olds can obtain plenty of display panels. Obtain sponsors to provide award funding or prizes. Wiggins offered to make logo and website to promote the event. Location: probably Cavins. Target date for first event: January 2012, leaving up display Wednesday through Sunday. Discussed several area art teachers who might be interested in steering student work to the event and/or helping plan or implement event.
Item G. Science Share (Wiggins) – Exploring the idea of a community science fair (or similar to Maker Faire), an “Open Source Design and Technology Fair”. Catagories include robotics, architecture, software, alternative energy, design, etc. Would be for kids age 17 and younger. Partner with schools, see what science teachers suggest and how they could be involved. Would utilize sponsors and judges. Would require local mentors (parent, teacher, older student) to work with kids. Encourage project blogging: not just make something but show how they made it. Projects would be displayed at Cavins (Friday through Monday). Fall 2011? The event would integrate the use of computer and internet. Wiggins created logo and secured website name/domain. Wiggins had a discussion
with District 90 assistant superintendent to get preliminary feedback, and Dr Koehl was receptive to this opportunity that the commission could provide to area students.
ADJOURNMENT: 1:22 p.m. PREPARED BY: Jodi Caticchio, Chairman City of O’Fallon Arts Commission.
Arts Commission Accomplishments:
Strange Folk Fest voted “best craft festival in St Louis” by River Front Times in 2008.
Strange Folk Art Festival 2010: 5th annual event (since 2006) Arts & Parks Foundation
Missoula Children’s Theatre 2010: 10th residency (since 2002) Thoman Park Sculptures by OTHS Art Club – 2006, 2009
Backyard Playhouse Theatre Camp (2003-2008: 6 seasons) City Holiday Decorations – 2006
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