Arts Commission

APPROVED MINUTES OF THE NORTHBROOK ARTS COMMISSION VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK May 3, 2012 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Julia Miller at 7:03 p.m. at the Northbrook Village Hall in the Terrace Room. Commissioners present: Jerry Block, Maureen Fallows, Elsa Fischer, Marilyn Jamora, Christopher Laughlin, Sherry Natenberger, Eric Robbins, Cathi Winnie and Liaison Kendal Maltas. Commissioners Excused: Bonnie Siegel and Linda Goldman. Commissioners Absent: Terry Luc Guests in attendance: Brian Bruce, Tammy Friedman, Sherry Weiss, Sharon Moyer and Michael Greenberg (Artist of the month for May). MINUTES: Chairman Julia Miller asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the April 5, 2012 meeting. Commissioner Laughlin called for the motion and Commissioner Robbins seconded. All are in favor. Amendments to the minutes are as follows: Under YMCA – Music Event – delete sentence two regarding neighbors, as this was not discussed. Under Old Business correct the spelling of Steve Gianni’s name. Motion to approve amendments: Commissioner Laughlin and seconded by Commissioner Fallows, all in favor. HERE FROM THE AUDIENCE: Guest Tammy Friedman introduced herself to the commission as a resident of Northbrook. She is in pharmaceutical sales and serves on several different boards such as the Huntington Disease Society of America. Ms. Friedman stated that she is very creative and participated in the “Butterflies on Parade” event in Highland Park. Elsa Fischer from the Northbrook Park District introduced herself as the liaison for the Park District to the commission and said she would be working with us on Art in the Park until Cathi Klaver’s replacement starts on June 11, 2012. ART IN THE PARK: We have 67 artists paid to date and will be accepting artists until the day of the event. The contracts for the music groups are out and we are waiting for the signed contracts to return. The sub-committee walked the Village Green and saw the new design of the park and how beautiful it is. Slight adjustments need to be made to the layout of the tents and to ensure that the music is not too loud for the artists in the tents closest to the musical groups. Food Vendors to date are Hey Brothers Ice Cream, Sunset Foods and Little Louie’s. Volunteers – This year, a different approach will be taken to volunteers. Chairman Miller will be designating the volunteers and matching them up with a leader. Clair DeNanno will be the silent auction leader and Cathi Winnie of the YMCA has volunteered to take ownership of the children’s project. Junior Artists will be self-directed but we have plenty of areas where volunteers are needed. Commissioner Fallows will work as Chairman Miller’s assistant during the event. Several Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Community Service people will also be volunteering. Advertising – The image chosen out of a group of artists from this year came from artist Danilo Cuevas. Advertising this year includes two-sided posters, post cards, Trib handout and the DuPage “Explore” catalog. Junior Artists will only be on Saturday. There will not be a large tent, colorful, rented umbrellas will be used. Commissioners discussed next month’s meeting on June 7. Commissioner Brian Bruce announced that he will no longer be an Arts Commissioner, but he will still volunteer when he is able. Brian Bruce has been on the commission since its start, which was 10 years ago. WORKSHOPS: The first two workshops were a hit. We are in the black with 18 people in the first workshop and 7 or 8 people in the second. This year’s workshops have been very successful. YMCA – MUSIC COMMITTEE: The sub-committee met today to discuss talent for the events, the first three Tuesdays after Northbrook Days which will be August 7, 14 and 21, 2012. We have worked out a contract for Out of Control Band and others are being contacted as well. The food vendor will be Little Louie’s. They want two choices of food to keep it easy and simple. The commission will check into signing up other food vendors if needed as well. Food vendors must fill out a temporary food vendor permit with the Village Sanitarian. Techny Road will be under construction so we must keep that in mind, especially when promoting the event. NEW BUSINESS: The Youth Commission and Chairman Miller discussed the idea that the Arts Commission would help to fund the prizes for the Film Festival. The commission needs to vote on this idea. MOTION: Commissioner Jamora made a motion to fund the prizes in the amount of $100.00 for the Youth Commissions Film Festival on June 11, 2012. Commissioner Laughlin seconded the motion and all are in favor. Motion Passed. Commissioner Winnie discussed the kids’ project for Art in the Park. She shared the idea of making Butterfly Kites for the little ones and paper bag kites for the older kids. They can decorate them and fly them. This year the commission discussed making sure we have more signage so the kids can find the project area. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Walgreen’s space was discussed regarding displaying art in the windows. Liaison Maltas reported that she will work with Economic Development coordinator, Mr. David Schoon, to obtain more information on this opportunity. Liaison Maltas will get the logistics and forward them onto the commissioners. ADJOURN Commissioner Laughlin made a motion to adjourn and Commissioner Fallows seconded. On voice vote, the motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /s/Susan Kinney Recorder