City of O'Fallon ARTS COMMISSION
AGENDA
For Committee Meeting June 10, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at O'Fallon City Hall
Call to order
Approve minutes of previous meeting
Streetside Banner Project: Competition banners are up in select locations.
Youth Theatre Camp (Backyard Playhouse): Camp in progress! Enrollment. Time, date, location of performance.
Sesquicentennial
Arts Festival
Guest: Greg Travous from ArtSpace regarding art show/sales of artists’ work, cocktail/opening reception tied to Nimbus play.
Progress wants to do story on Nimbus original play. Nimbus: Friday night/Saturday afternoon showings are planned; final script pending to Lin.
Additional Cut outs: 8:00am on July 1, July 2 and (if necessary) July 6.
a. Need “images” (i.e., 1904 family fashions). Need: projector, saws.
b. Calvin will pick up materials & deliver to Park by July 1: volunteer to calculate mat’ls needs.
"Antiquities" photos in (period) costumes as revenue for Parks/Arts Festival: Rendy update.
“Trolley Car” rides: Millie to research.
Discuss how Dick Blick employees could be involved.
Shakespeare Festival opportunity?
Taste of O’Fallon
Promotions
Ideas from Post Mtg 2003:
a. Sell Festival t-shirts then have area where people can color in logos.
b. Interactive theater games, improve, teach folk dance, etc…..film it then show on TV.
c. “Formalizing” Donation levels for potential sponsors.
New ideas:
a. Community project: Air Sculpture
Art Booths and Concessions (PTO & other nonprofit participation)
Entertainment Pavilion:
Sound system & keyboard?
Confirmed: Sarah Marsh (Central) to conduct all first graders (National Anthem).
“Celebrities”: Winona Judd, Johnny Cash, Donna Summer, Janis Joplin
Madrigals
Taylor Dance A capella group
Fulton Band Central Chorus & Band
TBD: Aging Hippie Band
Cloggers O’Fallon Folk
Judges for Celeb Contest: Molly Ramsey & Nicole Bitner (also MC?)
Professional Artists: Bookmaker? Other resources….
Confirmed Artists: Lu Behrens: Stone Sculpture (or clay trolls) “Rock Party”
Karen Snow: Hand-painting on silk
Alicia Scolarici: pastels/oils
Professional entertainment: Joe Wos: Illustration – A drawing performance in Action
Annette Harrison: Storytelling – A child’s eye view of the 1904 World’s Fair
Possible video (prep and Festival) for website & TV: TBD.
Missoula Children's Theatre Event
1. Final budget still pending from Parks Dept.
2. Next year’s dates booked: April 25-30, 2005 “The Tales of Hans Christian Anderson”.
Performing Arts Series?
Adjournment
Next Meeting: Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 6:00pm at City Hall. Other Meeting dates (2nd Thursday of the month):
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