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MEETING MINUTES 2008 |
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MINUTES OF THE METAL
ARTS GUILD BOARD MEETING Taken and compiled by Suzanne Pugh General Meeting recap: The general meeting was a success, we had a good crowd. Jen Horning did a good job. MAG looking into ways to work with EM in the upcoming Radical Jewelry Makeover. Possibly help with collecting and cataloging donated work. Jen is bringing a draft of a proposal for legislators about ethical mining. By-law amendments: Vice Prsident: Vacant Programs: Budget for programs needs to be increased. Namita Wiggers in late winter or spring, eo to be in touch with her. Plan on collecting $ at Andy’s lecture from non MAG members, but not students of AAU. Workshops: Membership: Treasury: Librarian: Publicity: Guildletter: Web Site: Board members: send Susie your images and website address, she will put a link on the member’s page. Susie to check in with emiko at beginning of year to cover current members, remove old member’s work. Permanent collection is already on the website. eo suggests having a list of past presidents and the dates they served, RD please look up in archives, get that info to SH. SH to determine where that info will go. Idisk? Will be free soon so still holding off. Member at large: Change prices for cases on website Miscellaneous: Read the by-laws! |
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MINUTES OF THE METAL
ARTS GUILD BOARD MEETING PRESENT: Alison Antelman (AC, Chair), Shabnam Bahmanian (SB), Ronda Coryell (RC), Ron Elson (RE), Ben Fischer (BF), Ellis Gans (EG), Jennifer Cross Gans (JCG), Emiko Oye (EO), Suzanne Pugh (SP). The meeting opened at 7:40pm PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Suzanne Pugh was voted in as a board member handling Programs. Arrangements were finalized for the general membership meeting (Jan. 26). The speaker will be Jennifer Horning, co-founder of Ethical Metalsmiths: EO will work with her on presentation details. EO Each board member will make a brief statement about their personal goals and responsibilities; will also come early to help set up and stay afterwards for cleanup. We'll need four tables for the meeting. SB and RC (Hospitality) will provide snacks. EO circulated the SB, RC postcard she is sending out, and AA will ask Adam Clark to. email members. EO, AA, AC PROGRAMS: SP proposed a tour of a plating factory (possibly April). SP RC offered her talk on chasing/repousse of Argentium. RC MAGgrant:: AA will coordinate this year's grant with SP and Deborah Boskin. Deadline: May 2008. Followup is needed with BF (Publicity) and Cyndee Clearwater. AA, BF, CC JCG suggested another demonstration from Elhadji Koumama, the Tuareg metalsmith, when he returns to the US this summer, probably at Adam Clark's studio. . JCG, AC EXHIBITIONS: RE circulated the proposal for the Oakland Art Gallery entitled "Urban Renaissance: Jewelry and Metal Art".. We should hear by March if our proposal is accepted for August/September. If not, we will find another location. Meanwhile, an announcement is RE appearing in the Feb/March 2009 MAG GUILDLETTER:. Followup publicity will be needed. Also by email, and on the website. BF, AC, SH MEMBERSHIP: EO reported we have 92 members (and 143 still to renew). Renewal cards will go out to all members as of 2005-27, and schools (with student information). She will include a reminder people can use Pay-Pal, and that MAG welcomes donations. EO The Board discussed the possibility of offering two-year (or even lifetime) memberships, but did not vote on this. AA EO will ask Cyndee Clearwater to include a membership form in the MAG GUILDLETTER. EO, CC TREASURER: EG has sent out a revised budget. He also described his search for a more economical safety deposit box for the MAG permanent collection, since HSBC raised its rates from $150 to $250. He has located a box at Oceanic Bank for $80/year. LIBRARY: AA will email Rebecca Deans on plans for the library tea. AA, RD HOSPITALITY: The Board thanked SB and RC for their excellent work on the holiday party. A possible site for the summer party might be April Higashi's gallery. AA will ask her to join MAG. AA PUBLICITY: AA will pass over the publicity folder to BF. She and JCG will work with BF on goals, ideas and plans. AA, BF, JCG AA reported that Willy Scholten is interested to help but can't come to Board meetings (she lives in San Jose). AA will put her in touch with BF. AA, BF EO will send ideas about email sources we could use for publicity, e.g. Tribe, Yelp. EO BF will contact the Palo Alto Art Center: he needs more MAG postcards etc. BF, EO MAG GUILDLETTER AA will ask AC to check whether Makens still offers a member discount (if so, on what items?) EO will ask Aimee Golant to see if the Crucible would continue to offer a MAG discount. AA, AC, EO WEBSITE: EO reported that Google plans to offer a new service to share and store files electronically. She'll wait for more information. EO RENTAL CASES: AA will remind AC that the Board voted (Nov.) to increase the rental rates for these cases in January. AA, AC OTHER BUSINESS: On-line newsletter. Pros and cons will be discussed at a future Board meeting. EO reported that about 30 members aren't on line. JCG will talk to Nancy Monkman about SNAG's decision to publish SNAG NEWS on line. AA, JCG EO will follow up on the possibility of using Constant Contact or similar service. EO Workshops AA will contact Maureen Harvey about future plans. AA, MH Alan Revere offered to lend his premises for MAG events, where appropriate. BF reported that space is also available on the 10th floor of the Phelan Building. By-Laws AA will resubmit to JCG an email of the by-laws for her to start drafting revisions. AA, JCG Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 11, 2008, c/o Ellis and Jennifer Gans. (Please note: this date will have to be changed because the hosts are staying longer after the SNAG conference). The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm. JCG |
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