Arts Commission

MINUTES NORTHBROOK ARTS COMMISSION VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK August 4, 2016 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Christopher Laughlin at 7:00 p.m. at the Northbrook Village Hall Terrace Room. Commissioners present: Al Alvarez, Jerry Block, Steve Gianni, Eileen Loftus, Sharon Moyer and Marsha Schwartz. Commissioners Excused: None Commissioners Absent: Sheila Day Guests in attendance: Bruce Bondy, Janet Cordovi, Chris Sheban (Illustrator). MINUTES: Minutes were approved for the June 2 and July 7th meetings by Commissioner Block and Commissioner Gianni. All are in favor. HERE FROM THE AUDIENCE: Janet Cordovi announced her husband has volunteered to make boxes (but needs to be paid for the materials) for the Art Sculptures to display at the Library. The Commission will discuss this with the Library but will not be until next year. The Commission thanks Mr. Cordovi for his thoughtfulness. Commissioner Gianni asked for a sample or a drawing for him to take to the Library to get their thoughts on it. This will be discussed further at a later date. 2016 ART IN THE PARK update: Chairman Laughlin asked all commissioners to comment on their thoughts of this year’s event and what can be changed for next year. Attendance cannot be quantified as the Park is open. However, Saturday was well attended and with the storm on Sunday it started out slow and picked up as the weather got better. Artists commented they sold more on Sunday than Saturday. The Northbrook Park District would like to be included in the contract negotiations next year per the Board of Trustees for the Park District. Set up and clean- up of the event needs to be included in the contract or the commission needs to get more volunteers. Coordination of tasks was discussed and how the responsibilities should be shared. The Commission discussed the coordinator and the event and sponsors. Also vendors were discussed. The selection of Artists and form of Art were discussed. The music was great. Picnic tables were discussed and the quantity provided. The new layout was discussed and how it worked. Some great new Artists participated. Six children displayed on Saturday and only two on Sunday. Next time we need more space and only allow one Artist per table. The Village of Northbrook is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of this meeting or facilities, are requested to contact Greg Van Dahm or Debbie Ford (847 664-4014 or 847 664-4013 respectively), promptly to allow the Village of Northbrook to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Hearing impaired individuals may call the TDD number, 847 564-8645, for more information.  Food trucks were discussed for future events. Better signage and Artist names needed for the booths. Photography was great for the event. Food Vendors need to be discussed and finalized before the event. Advertising was discussed. Where did she advertise? Did the commission see anything? Next time we need samples of the print before it goes out to advertise. The commission discussed the Commission running the Art in the Park or should they continue with an Event Coordinator. This will be discussed further at the next meeting. Bruce Bondy volunteered to talk to Brian at the Northshore Art League and discuss their event and coordinator and bring the information back to the commission. Chairman Laughlin will talk to the Glenview Art League. The commission discussed and agreed upon July 15th and 16th, 2017 for the next Art in the Park event. GRANT REQUEST MOTION: Commissioner Moyer motioned to approve the Grant request from the Northbrook Historical Society for Shermerfest in the amount of $450.00 to fund the Music. Commissioner Gianni seconded the motion and all are in favor. Motion Passed. Commissioners discussed the Arts Commission logo should always be included in all advertisement for any event they sponsor grant money. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: Arts in Residence update: Commissioner Block discussed with the Northbrook Library the Walker System for displaying Art. The system has been ordered. PLEIN ART FESTIVAL: This new proposed event was discussed and the commission will keep gathering more information and discuss if this event could be added to the schedule for 2017. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Commissioner Block and friends went to the City to see Al Alvarez performing and he stated it’s great. Commissioner Gianni reported one of the Library College employees did a 3-D chalk drawing and it’s amazing. Check the Northbrook Library Newsletter as they are having a lot of new events this month. ADJOURN: Commissioner Schwartz motioned to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Block seconded the motion, all are in favor at 8:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /s/Susan Kinney Recorder The Village of Northbrook is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of this meeting or facilities, are requested to contact Greg Van Dahm or Debbie Ford (847 664-4014 or 847 664-4013 respectively), promptly to allow the Village of Northbrook to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. Hearing impaired individuals may call the TDD number, 847 564-8645, for more information.