Arts and Humanities Council of Falls Church

Arts and Humanities Council of Falls Church Meeting October 18, 2018 Falls Church Arts Minutes Members Present: Corey Jannicelli, Barb Cram, Sally Cole, Laura Hull, Nikki Henderson, Marybeth Connelly, Letty Hardi, Ellen Gross, Rosemary Ziskind, Ron Anzalone Student Representative: None Guests: None The meeting was called to order by Barb Cram at 9:38 am. Minutes: Meeting minutes from September were approved with correction on next meeting date Development Update:  Founders Row - demolition for will start this fall  Broad & Washington- Insight Property is still committed to the project and Creative Cauldron is in conversations about a lease extension at their current location  Downtown Plaza – EDA voted down current plans and is looking at scaled down option Old Business:  Affordable Living Policy o Arts & Humanities Council recommends that special consideration be considered for people working in the arts (theatre, music, artist) in the City’s Affordable Housing Lottery o We need to support the creative economy  Civil War Trails Meeting o Will be scheduled for January  Heritage Days Meeting o The term Heritage Days will be an umbrella name for Falls Church cultural programs in the city to help with promotion of these events.  Examples of current programs that would be considered a Heritage Day include the Tinner Hill Blues Festival, Arbor Day, and Women’s History Walk. 1  o Final list of events will be determined based on a set of guidelines o Group plans to reconvene to discuss common language and branding elements o Recommendation was made to bring the Churches into the conversation.  Public Art Policy o Current draft of the policy was distributed and electric copies were requested o The final policy should be no more than 4 pages o Policy should cover:  what is public art and why  actions steps to take for future public art projects New Business:  VPIS to host a panel on Parking in Falls Church (Nov 11) Roundtable:  Victorian Society hosts Halloween Literary Evening on Fri Oct 26 and A Very Victorian Christmas on Sat Nov 24  Friends of Cherry Hill host Chocolate and Tea on Sun Oct 28  Chambers participates in proclamation for #livelocalFC encouraging business & residence to spend 40% of shopping locally  THHF shared the Henderson House is now a GeoCashing location  Schools Drama Club performs Chicago Nov 15-17 and High School Art Show will take place at FCA this spring  Creative Cauldron’s Nevermore will continue through Oct 28 followed by Peter Pan, Madeline’s Christmas and new Christmas Caberete  Christmas Tree lighting will take place the last Monday of Nov (26)  FCA Academy has been a big success Adjourn Meeting was adjourned by at 11:10 am Next Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 15 at 9:30 am at Falls Church Arts Gallery Submitted: By Corey Jannicelli 2