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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: September 8, 2014 LOCATION: Century Center, Carrboro MEMBERS PRESENT: Katherine Dickson, Deborah Hepp, Ashley Nissler, Kathleen Ponder, Devra Thomas MEMBERS ABSENT: Lindsey Alexander, Brian Finch, Doris Friend, Geoffrey Hathaway, Emily Lees VISITOR PRESENT: Tinka Jordy STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM NO QUORUM Topic A Topic B Topic C Discussion Point: Review of August 2014 Minutes Decision /Vote(s): Brief discussion of minutes. Action Item: No vote taken because of lack of quorum. Discussion Point: Director's Report Decision /Vote(s): The decorative bench placed within our public art project at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough has been removed. The bus stop in front of the library has been relocated to the other side of the library's entrance, and some other bench has been installed at this new bus stop location. Twenty -four (24) writers attended the "Sense of Place" writing workshop on September 5th with 2014 Piedmont Laureate Carrie Knowles at the Burwell School Historic Site in Hillsborough. Staff met with the new County Manager and gave her information about the Arts Commission's programs and services, including information about the previous "public vs. private" debate and our previous public art program (which we would like to re- start). Americans for the Arts' Arts and Economic Prosperity IV is coming up. We will need to budget for it over several fiscal years. BOCC abstract deadlines (to be on their meeting agenda) are approx. 2 -3 weeks prior to their meetings. If we want to present at one of their meetings (about public art or otherwise), OCAC board members should be meeting with them first. There are some changes to the OCAC board meeting schedule. The 11/10 meeting will be at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough; the 12/8 meeting will be at OWASA in Carrboro. Action Item: None. Discussion Point: CHOCVB Liaison, Ad Hoc Committee Updates Decision /Vote(s): Deb Hepp reported on the most recent Visitors Bureau board meeting. Nick Dido of the Kenan Institute has created a "brand" for the state at the request of the NC Department of Commence: beaches, mountains, and basketball (plus southern hospitality). A marketing firm in Charlotte will help design the brand. Deb Hepp would like another OCAC board member to attend the October 15th CHOCVB board meeting, as she will be out -of -town. The Marketing Committee discussed how to present OCAC at our Festifall booth — posters, pamphlets, focusing on grant recipients (especially individual artists) with