2011-03-14 Cultural Council Minutes

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nCEIVED , Reading Cultural Council Q �, March 14, 2011 r\ n1l W P MEETING CALLED TO ORDER — 7:30 pm. MEMBERS PRESENT — Vicky Schubert, Sudie Fay, Lorraine Horn, Peggy Caouette, and Lynne Cassinari. MINUTES –.SF moved to accept the minutes of February 7, 2011 as amended. TREASURER'S REPORT – Progress was reviewed on reimbursements and account balances. See attached report. COMMUNITY INPUT SURVEY —SF reported that Bob LaLacheur was very helpful. SF asked him to put the survey on the website and send an email to the entire distribution list at two different times. VS suggested we inquire as to how people are put on the list. SF contacted the Patch, RCTV, etc. There was a vendor glitch, but the survey does have two more days. The council reviewed the responses to the survey. The following are some of the council's responses to the survey results. VS It would be beneficial to encapsulate the results of the survey and send to the people who received the survey. SF offered to put this synopsis together. PC suggested that a good question to ask to grant recipients, "What have you learned about the grant experience ?" Q. 2. LC – Public art needs to be emphasized. VS Community -wide conversation of the arts would be worth checking into. Perhaps the cultural council and cultural connection could work together. Other questions brought up were, "Why is it important for kids to have a face -to -face experience in the arts (as opposed to youtube, TV, etc)? Q. 3. LH shared that other communities exhibit artistic icons outside of business and then auction the icons. VS Keep our art activism on the table, but look for times when events are already taking place where the arts can be included to enhance the experience. Q. 7 LC suggested including a list of past project that we supported. VS might include a list of funding priorities. Q. 8. We need a picture of the data, a bar chart perhaps (to show what are the top three priorities)?